Category: presentations

UK economic and policy outlook

In case of wider interest, here are the slides from a brief presentation I made today. It was mostly gloomy, but did include some reasons for optimism... UK economic and policy outlook (24 February 2025)Download

Schools presentation on fiscal policy

Here the slides from a presentation I gave last week to A-level students of economics at a schools conference in Portsmouth. They include primers on the UK fiscal framework and the bond markets, the importance of confidence and credibility, and a comparison of the fallouts from the fiscal events in September 2022 and October 2024. … Continue reading Schools presentation on fiscal policy →

Schools presentation on the ‘productivity puzzle’

Here are the slides from a presentation I made today to sixth-formers at a conference hosted by my old school (hence the horrendous photo!) Schools presentation on the productivity puzzle (Jan 2025)Download

Should we lower the voting age to 16?

Here is the latest iteration of my schools presentation on the pros and cons of lowering the UK-wide voting age, updated with some fascinating polling (I think) on how 16- and 17-year-olds might have voted in the 2024 GE (slides 14 and 15)... Votes at 16 (October 2024)Download