Given the history of the British Steel Corporation, DAN ATKINSON hesitates to say ‘ta-ta’ to Port Talbot. Continue reading
Author Archives: Dan Atkinson
A Harold for all seasons
DAN ATKINSON celebrates the 1970s incarnation of Harold Wilson. Continue reading
Reasons to be leaving: Part 1 – Trade
Who will speak for Britain’s silent mercantilists? DAN ATKINSON, that’s who. Continue reading
Losing our balance: The same old same old
DAN ATKINSON looks at how George Osborne’s ‘cocktail of new threats’ might affect the ‘rebalancing’ of the economy. Continue reading
Standpipe memories: I wish it could be 1976 again
DAN ATKINSON is bracing himself for a surfeit of political nostalgia. Continue reading
‘A long time in politics’: Blowing hot and cold on the Autumn Statement
DAN ATKINSON wonders if George Osborne is channelling Supermac. Continue reading
Tears of autumn: Big Bang and beyond
They went big, then they went bang. DAN ATKINSON considers the dubious reforms that made Britain’s banks what they are today. Continue reading
Searching for a role: What next for the IMF?
As Christine Lagarde steps down from leading the IMF, what is the future for the Fund, asks DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading
Denis the menace
He was a political bruiser and hated by the left. But Denis Healey’s great achievement, argues DAN ATKINSON, was to cut without harming. Continue reading
The Pangloss party
As the Tories muster in Manchester, DAN ATKINSON bursts their economic bubble. Continue reading
The anonymised mutineer: Are generals gunning for Corbyn?
DAN ATKINSON is waiting for the day the balloon goes up. Continue reading
Innies or outies?
With the Liberal Democrats massing (ahem) in Bournemouth for their autumn conference, DAN ATKINSON wonders whether they’ve lost the taste for power. Continue reading
