Gemma Tetlow
Chief Economist
Gemma's recent work
Rishi Sunak’s higher defence spending announcement does not add up
The prime minister should not be allowed to abdicate decisions about how to pay for his spending pledges.
Four things we learned from Rachel Reeves’ Mais lecture
What is the shadow chancellor’s vision for the economy?
The Treasury needs to engage earlier and more widely on tax reform
Jeremy Hunt's budget was not a case study in good tax policy making.
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Performance Tracker 2018
Government is quietly shifting costs of public services on to individuals.
The short-term economic impact of a no deal Brexit matters too
A no deal Brexit could be disruptive in the short term unless softened by a number of side deals.
The Government needs to spell out its spending priorities
The Chancellor has not yet said how much he will spend on other public services in 2020/21 or beyond.
The way the Government has announced its plans for the NHS makes those plans harder to achieve
The Prime Minister has made the job of persuading the public that tax rises - or looser fiscal targets - will be needed much more difficult.
Hypothecated tax is no long-term solution for funding health and social care
A one-off tax to fund health and social care might solve the short-term problem but would do nothing more than kick the problem down the road.