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: Enjoy the cheap money while it lasts
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Hamish McRae: An optimism that has drained away
Thursday, 24 December 2009
We had better get used to new ideas coming from elsewhere
Hamish McRae: We have a lot to learn from Ireland
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
The biggest lesson is that, if a country has to impose austerity, it should do so swiftly
It's time we had some rules – and stuck to them
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Hamish McRae: It will be future generations that will have to work to pay off these debts.
Hamish McRae: In the end it's the deficit that counts
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
I am confident about the economic recovery but the fiscal position is dreadful
Hamish McRae: Tax if you must, but do so effectively
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
First and foremost tax must raise revenue; but then only at the lowest possible cost
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
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