
Neil O'Brien
Director, 2008-2013

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Is London sucking the life out of Yorkshire?
by Neil O'Brien | Aug 1, 2012
Now then. It’s Yorkshire Day, the strange quasi-national festival which has been gathering momentum since 1975. I generally think it is a Good Thing. Yorkshire contains as many people as Scotland (possibly very slightly more) but doesn’t have the same...
Can we make the economy grow faster?
by Neil O'Brien | Jul 26, 2012
During the Thatcher years Britain undertook a whole series of painful economic reforms which, on balance, worked. In the 15 years from 1994-2009 Britain’s productivity growth was the fastest of any G7 country. But Thatcherism left a lot undone – and also created some...
It was the best of recessions, it was the worst of recessions
by Neil O'Brien | Jul 12, 2012
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Dickens’ famous summary of the period in the run up to the French Revolution could apply to the recession we just came through. Depending on how you look at it, it was either the worst recession...
Work and education, not benefits, are the keys to social mobility
by Neil O'Brien | Jul 11, 2012
Tory MP Nick Boles has a reputation as a leading light in conservative modernisation, and friend of the PM. So his speech about public spending at the Resolution Foundation the other day is well worth a read. Boles’ speech generated some headlines because of...Support Us
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