Public sector finance data for the financial year 2014/15 was released at the end of last week, so we’ve updated our annual chart tracking historical UK government debt over the last 160 years.
Chart of the Week: Week 16, 2015: Duration of Unemployment
The UK labour market statistics released at the end of last week reported continued improvement.
Chart of the Week: Week 12, 2015: UK Essentials Inflation
For the first time since they started recording the CPI measure of inflation, the rate of price growth has fallen to 0% (for February).
Chart of the Week: Week 11, 2015: UK Central Government Finances
With the annual UK Budget due this afternoon, we’ve updated our yearly chart showing the central government finances per person.
Chart of the Week: Week 10, 2015: Current Budget Deficit
This morning, the Scottish Government released their annual report on their finances covering the period up to 2013/14.
March 2015
Russia has to be considered to be at a crossroads. The Kremlin’s propaganda against the West and internal dissidents is taking on a life of its own and it is difficult to see how Mr Putin, even if he wanted to, can roll this tide back. The West will have to play a careful game…