Dr Gerard Lyons

08 OCTOBER 2021 BY GERARD LYONS There is considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook for the UK and the global economy, and this is...

Crisis what crisis? Gerard Lyons Midday, 25th September, 2021 A short essay on the present economic situation in the UK. Not the...

Levelling up is central to the Government’s policy agenda. But it has become an umbrella term for everything and anything – which while...

Evergrande: a foundational threat? 23 SEPTEMBER 2021 BY GERARD LYONS The second biggest property developer in China – a company called...

Over the last week we learned that the annual rate of consumer price inflation rose to 3.2% in August. A year ago, in August 2020, the...

The political conference season is upon us, beginning this week with a virtual TUC Congress and ending in a few weeks with the...

Here is a column that I have written in The Times - Saturday 14th August, 2021 Here is a link to the online version:...

Today we had two pieces of economic news, for the second quarter (Q2 that covers April to June) and monthly data for June. They show...

Originally published here: https://www.netwealth.com/ourviews/assessing-economic-prospects-for-the-next-five-years/ Following on from...

There is much focus on China and government intervention The main issue today for the markets is the focus on government intervention in...

This appeared as a blog on the Policy Exchange website, on 16h July 2021. Should a government provide subsides and intervene in the...

What is happening to the global economy and what does it mean for financial markets? There has been a significant evolution in the focus...

If England win the UEFA European Football Championship European Championships on Sunday will this be good news for the economy? That is a...

Inflation is rising in the UK. Will this pass through, persist or become permanently entrenched? This is a key issue for the economy, for...

I wrote the following column for The Times that appeared in the paper and online on 28th June, 2021, under the title, “Closing the...

When assessing the economic and policy outlook it is always important to anticipate what lies ahead as well as being on top of current...

The main message from this piece is one that i have argued since last autumn, once it became clear that the relationship between the UK...

Westminster must stop City of London 'neglect', says ex-Johnson adviser Dr Gerard Lyons, who worked for Johnson while he was mayor of...

My report on the City received coverage across the media, online and in print. This article appeared in The Times on 21st May, 2021 and...

Johnson told to 'go into battle' for the City after Brussels power grab PM's former chief economic adviser calls for new post-Brexit...

Full article here: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-told-go-into-battle-city-london-2021-05-20/ Britain should "go into battle"...

Executive Summary The conclusion of this report is that there is a need for a strategy and vision towards the City and UK financial...

At the end of last year I participated - virtually - in a number of conferences in China, on the green agenda and another on the global...