UK and Brexit

Worst-hit authorities are least able to respond to COVID

“The financial risk and resilience of English local authorities in the coronavirus crisis” By Kate Ogden and David Phillips, courtesy of IFS     Local authorities (LAs) across the country are among those on the front line of the coronavirus crisis. But geographical differences in demographic and economic structures make different parts of the country […]

UK and Brexit

Time to start worrying about 2021 deficits

“Don’t worry about today’s borrowing numbers. It’s next year’s that should worry us” By Carl Emmerson, Benjamin Nabarro, and Isabel Stockton, courtesy of the IFS     The ONS will release its latest monthly public finance estimates at 7 a.m. on Friday 19 June. They will show that across April and May government borrowing ran […]