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.
Hamish McRae: Tax if you must, but do so effectively
First and foremost tax must raise revenue; but then only at the lowest possible cost
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Hamish McRae: A time for giving with a difference
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
With the recession, there is a shift from giving people things to giving them services
Hamish McRae: China will soon export its ideas as well
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
We have not begun to think about what this huge shift in global power will mean
Hamish McRae: We've no choice but to keep inflating
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
A bubble or not a bubble? Right now I think the best answer is not yet
Another bank bailout is the right idea
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Hamish McRae: As growth resumes, the economy will need to find a way of financing it.
Hamish McRae: Prepare for a period of sullen calm
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
I find it troubling that people think it better to have a smaller financial industry
Hamish McRae: Technology holds the key to the future
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Technology is the engine of global growth, not politics or law, not even business
Hamish McRae: So what is the state really for?
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
If it's outcomes that matter not methods, then why should it collect all taxes?
Hamish McRae: Working longer ought to be an opportunity, not a curse
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
The challenge is to create communities of older people who can look after themselves
Hamish McRae: Fear can concentrate the mind – and bring on a 'yes' vote
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
In Ireland there is anger and despair – but with some resolution mixed in
Hamish McRae: Sometimes governments get it right
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
The question now is how to choreograph the recovery and get the balance right
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All the talk of targets by which withdrawal will be gauged is so much pie in the sky
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Ah bwaah bah habbab. Hang on, start again. Bwwhaaabwabab darrbba bubbua
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