Hamish McRae
One of the country’s most respected financial journalists and commentators Hamish McRae is an associate editor of The Independent. He was named Business and Finance Journalist of the Year 2006 at the British Press Awards.
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Hamish McRae: Recovery beckons. But it won't be easy
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Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Until people confront Europe's failure, things cannot change
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Wednesday, 27 May 2009
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Wednesday, 20 May 2009
The test of the new government will be if it can get the benefits of growth to the poor
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Wednesday, 13 May 2009
A public-service revolution looms – and the voluntary sector does wonderful things
Hamish McRae: This huge experiment has failed
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
It was the largest peacetime rise in public spending that has ever taken place
Hamish McRae: The worst time to suffer a pandemic
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
We know a lot about the impact on economies of health emergencies
Hamish McRae: The state we are really in
Sunday, 26 April 2009
Our cloumnist picks his way through the conflicting politics to deliver his assessment on the prospects for United Kingdom plc
The age of New Labour draws to a close...
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Hamish McRae: The electorate cannot have that spending level, or anything like it, without higher tax
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