Rather than inflation in the UK being the result of a series of one-off occurances as Mervyn King insists, perhaps we are heading for a new world-wide era of Austerity. With inflation rather than deflation being the main global issue. What we have been promoting as our Regional Prosperity and Inflation Framework, might well have to serve as an ‘Austerity & Inflation’ Framework. . . . → Read More: Alternative inflation report – or what Mervyn King does not mention
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It looks like a trend has now firmly set in for us to be the inflationary economy which besides undermining our living standards will help overseas companies hold their grip on our home markets. . . . → Read More: A trend set in – Alternative inflation report for June On July 12th our latest speaker meeting sparked a lively discussion on green jobs in the West Midlands- Where will they come from? Who will they employ? And how they will shape the future economy?
Keith Budden, manager of Be Birmingham’s Environmental Partnership, kicked the evening off with a short presentation, outlining . . . → Read More: The Green Economy and Local Job Creation None of our current inflation indices register the unique house price inflation the UK has had. Had they done so in any manner comparable to Germany and the US, there would have been far higher inflation registered across the UK under New Labour. Looking at housing affordability indices gives us some idea of the seriousness of the real inflation being missed. And an index that shows this up region by region would show a revealing story for the West Midlands. We show what it would reveal. . . . → Read More: Alternative inflation report – Living standards in the West Midlands The new government have inherited the highest inflation rate in the G7. And as they consider any sort of increase in VAT to pay off national debt they need to think about how they keep their finger on the national pulse as the country faces these challenges to their living standards. More like Ronald Reagan than Margaret Thatcher. . . . → Read More: Lessons from the Thatcher/Reagan years – an Alternative inflation report Localise West Midland’s latest report: Own Goal: the Globalisation of Football Finance, has officially been launched to the press today! Since the founding of the first official football club in 1857, professional football has grown into a national obsession; teams are regarded as social and cultural institutions by their supporters, embodying a locality’s passion . . . → Read More: Own Goal: Lessons for the West Midlands in the Globalisation of Football Finance Hello from Localise West Midlands, the small thinktank, campaign group and consultancy promoting a localised approach to trade, money flow and decision-making for a more just and sustainable society. If you don’t know us yet, see our website www.localisewestmidlands.org.uk. Now we have joined the 21st century and acquired a blog, we hope to have . . . → Read More: LWM is now blogging… |
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