Economics

Budget Roundtable: The Economy—what kind of growth and is it here to stay?

In the run up to this year's Budget, the economist Jim O'Neill led our discussion on the UK economy and future predictions for growth

March 18, 2014
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Listen to Part 1: Employment and life



Listen to Part 2: The crash of 2008 and US/China relations



Listen to Part 3: GDP and Universities



Listen to Part 4: Is ownership over?



Listen to Part 5: Inequality is declining



Listen to Part 6: Attractions of the EU—or not.



Attendees Matthew Ball, Chief Executive, New City Agenda

Luke Bartholomew, Investment Manager, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Pat Butler, Director, Resolution Group

Michael Cole-Fontayn, Executive Vice President and Chairman, EMEA, BNY Mellon

Jennifer Coombs, Director, Prospect

Philip Coggan, Buttonwood columnist, The Economist

Andy Davis, Associate Editor and Investment columist, Prospect

Jonathan Derbyshire, Managing Editor, Prospect

Jay Elwes, Deputy Editor, Prospect

Bill Emmott, author, former editor of The Economist

Mark Fallon, Managing Director, UK/Europe, CH2M Hill

Joanne Gilbert, Fixed Income Investment Specialist, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Faisal Islam, Economics Editor, Channel 4 News

Paul Johnson, Director, Institute of Fiscal Studies

Serena Kutchinsky, Digital Editor, Prospect

The Lord McFall of Alcluith, former Member of Parliament for West Dumbartonshire

Philippe Munch, Partner, Proval invest

John Plender, Senior editorial writer and columnist, Financial Times

Nicholas Proud, Senior Managing Director, International, Assured Guaranty

Vicky Pryce, author and economist

Allen Simpson, Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Barclays Bank

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