It is the greatest economic question we face: how do we turn today’s stagnant growth rates into a solid and sustained economic expansion?
In a CPS lecture series, ‘Going for Growth’, leading economic thinkers set out their thoughts in the company of some of Britain’s most respected financial commentators
Thursday 10th October 2019:
Dr Dambisa Moyo, Author and Economist
For the first in the series, respected author Dr Dambisa Moyo spoke on ‘Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth – and How to Fix it.’
Dr. Moyo discussed the new political and economic challenges facing the world, and the specific, radical solutions needed to resolve these issues and reignite global growth.
Dr. Moyo is an economist and the author of four New York Times bestsellers including her most recent, Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth.
The evening was chaired by Jeremy Warner, the assistant editor of The Daily Telegraph, and one of Britain’s leading business and economics commentators.
Tuesday 19th November 2019:
John Mills, entrepreneur and commentator
In the second part of this series, the celebrated entrepreneur and commentator John Mills spoke on ‘Challenging the Consensus – How To Get the UK Growing at 3.5% Per Annum Like The Rest of The World’.
Mills offered a quantitative and evidence-based strategy to overcome slow growth. John argues that we must raise our ambitions on growth, blaming our poor economic record on an economy that is too heavily weighted towards services. The best way around this, Mills argues, is to use market incentives to drive up investment in our industrial heartlands.
The evening was chaired and remarks examined by Liam Halligan, the star economics columnist at The Sunday Telegraph.
Wednesday 29th April 2020
Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP
The fifth ‘Going for Growth’ lecture was adapted appropriately for the Covid-19 lockdown. Sir John Redwood examined the ‘Lessons for the Bank of England from the ERM, the banking crash and Brexit’ on CapX, in advance of a webinar with CPS Director Robert Colvile on 29th April.
Sir John Redwood explores the role the Bank of England can play in boosting the economy – and what lessons can be learned from past crises.
Sir John Redwood has been Conservative MP for Wokingham since 1987, having previously served as an advisor to Margaret Thatcher. He has held a variety of frontbench roles both in government and opposition, including serving in the Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet.
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