RT @StevePwCiom: Wise words from an economist and previous Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member that we must consider carefully…
Andrew Sentance Tue 27 Oct 2020 07:31

Locking down the economy in various ways is no longer an effective policy. We should focus now on encouraging and enforcing longer-term changes in behaviours so we can suppress the virus and protect the vulnerable, while allowing the economy to function as normally as it can.
Andrew Sentance Tue 27 Oct 2020 07:16

RT @BicknellJames: @asentance @truemagic68 How do they not realise Amazon can deliver all of these non-essential items in 24 hours. Politic…
Andrew Sentance Sun 25 Oct 2020 12:09

Did we learn nothing from the first lockdown earlier this year? Shutting down “non-essential” retail did a lot of economic damage for little additional health benefit. The Welsh gov’t is repeating this mistake and - even worse - stopping supermarkets selling many items. Madness!
Andrew Sentance Sun 25 Oct 2020 07:59

RT @BBCHughPym: ONS COVID infection survey now U.K. wide - 1 in 100 people in Northern Ireland were estimated to have coronavirus 1 in 130…
Andrew Sentance Fri 23 Oct 2020 12:47

RT @BBCHughPym: R number for U.K. has nudged down a little to 1.2-1.4
Andrew Sentance Fri 23 Oct 2020 12:42

RT @NiSibeal: @asentance Reeta Chakrabarti appeared to be a bit surprised with your assessment. I found your comments logical and sensible.…
Andrew Sentance Thu 22 Oct 2020 18:47

RT @rboyle: IAG and Lufthansa have just shared the headlines of their upcoming Q3 results. What do they tell us about which is handling the…
Andrew Sentance Thu 22 Oct 2020 15:52

On BBC TV News talking about Rishi Sunak’s latest financial package - around 3.45 pm.
Andrew Sentance Thu 22 Oct 2020 14:27

RT @notayesmansecon: @darioperkins Good question. I was wondering if it was just me......
Andrew Sentance Thu 22 Oct 2020 09:26

RT @shjfrench: First sign in UK fortnighly turnover data of a reversal of strong Q3 rebound. As @ONS note this has correlated well with mon…
Andrew Sentance Thu 22 Oct 2020 09:16

RT @julianHjessop: My latest for @CapX: a relatively dovish piece on UK government borrowing and debt, but relatively hawkish on monetary p…
Andrew Sentance Thu 22 Oct 2020 08:06

It is Eagles afternoon! Nominate your favourite Eagles album. Mine is On The Border but there’s are many other good candidates! https://t.co/np5He7iys0
Andrew Sentance Wed 21 Oct 2020 12:15

RT @jathers_ONS: @asentance @DilipShah_ @julianHjessop This hopefully helps?: key point is that EOHO was not a tax cut so shouldn't affect…
Andrew Sentance Wed 21 Oct 2020 11:20

Just to put gov’t support for lockdown areas into perspective, it’s just over 1 percent of monthly GDP to cover a 4-week period. Not inconsequential but when set alongside the 25 percent loss of GDP in April/May it is small. Any estimates available on GDP cost of lockdowns in NW?
Andrew Sentance Wed 21 Oct 2020 08:25

RT @Saur_energy: More Jobs, More GDP & Lower Emissions With Green Recovery Plans: Study @CambridgeEcon @asentance #Jobs #marketresearch @W…
Andrew Sentance Wed 21 Oct 2020 07:55

The headline CPI inflation rate was 0.5 percent in September, but if the impact of VAT cuts and other expenditure tax changes are stripped out, prices were 2.2 percent up on a year ago - ie above the #BoE inflation target, not significantly below it!
Andrew Sentance Wed 21 Oct 2020 06:45

What a travesty of democracy. Manchester and UK gov’t squabbling over terms of Tier 3 lockdown and then failing to agree. Grow up and recognise we are in the middle of a global #Pandemic!
Andrew Sentance Tue 20 Oct 2020 17:40

You are a man of good taste David. My favourite too.
Andrew Sentance Tue 20 Oct 2020 17:30

Now onto The Eagles ... https://t.co/WlPD4dtgwb
Andrew Sentance Tue 20 Oct 2020 17:25

JVT (Jonathan Van Tam) is the best gov’t medical adviser we have. Get rid of Whitty and Vallance and make JVT the #Coronavirus supremo.
Andrew Sentance Tue 20 Oct 2020 16:35

If local/regional and national gov’t can’t agree, what hope have we to defeat #Coronavirus? What a shambles - all parties should hang their heads in shame.
Andrew Sentance Tue 20 Oct 2020 16:05

Enjoying listening to Glen Campbell this afternoon.i think I have destroyed my street cred by admitting that! https://t.co/QDADRHqbrs
Andrew Sentance Tue 20 Oct 2020 16:00

Good to see Gordon Brown interviewed by @KayBurley on @SkyNews this morning - talking a lot of sense about the need for better financial support for employment, especially targeted to younger people. A voice of sanity and experience which should be heeded.
Andrew Sentance Tue 20 Oct 2020 07:24

RT @HectorPollitt: Modelling of Green Recovery Plans: - Five simple policies - Outperform tax (VAT) cuts for jobs and GDP - Potential large…
Andrew Sentance Mon 19 Oct 2020 11:14