Latest articles by Simon Wilson
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The Post Office Scandal: A shameful miscarriage of justice
Analysis In the Post Office Scandal there were thousands of individuals wrongly accused and charged with theft between 2000 and 2013.
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LDI: the “doom loop” in the bond market
Briefings LDI – an investment strategy used by defined-benefit pension funds – was at the centre of last week’s panic in gilts. What exactly happened, and how was it tackled?
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Mini-Budget: will Kwasi Kwarteng’s gamble on growth work?
Briefings The government has launched the biggest dash for growth in 50 years, relaunching an approach known as supply-side economics. What is the plan – and will it work?
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Energy Price Guarantee: Liz Truss’s gigantic state handout
Briefings The PM railed against government-funded largesse on the campaign trail. Now she is introducing energy price guarantees that will cost more than furlough. Is that a good idea?
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India’s economy has come a long way in 75 years, but where next?
Briefings India has come a long way since independence to become the world's fifth-largest economy. But early mistakes and now a divisive leader are holding back the economy’s potential.
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One year later: how is Afghanistan faring under Taliban rule?
Briefings It’s been a year since the Taliban took back control in the country following the withdrawal of US troops. The outlook remains grim. Simon Wilson reports
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Neom megacity: Saudi Arabia’s vision of the future
Briefings The kingdom is building a futuristic city in the desert, a key component of its plan to wean the economy off oil and woo tourists and global businesses. Could it work?
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How to solve Britain’s water crisis
Briefings A drought has been officially declared across much of Britain, despite the fact that climate change is bringing more rain than ever. What’s going wrong?
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A new legal headache for Haleon
News Haleon, GSK’s former consumer-products arm, spun off last month, has made a dismal debut on the stockmarket.
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10 years on: how has the London Olympics “legacy” panned out?
Briefings The 2012 Games would benefit not just athletes and spectators, but the whole economy over the longer term, we were told at the time. Ten years on, how has that panned out? Simon Wilson reports.
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What’s gone wrong in the aviation sector?
Briefings Airlines and airports seem woefully unprepared for the rebound in demand for flights after the pandemic. Why? And when will the outlook improve?
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Boris Johnson's exit leaves Britain with a towering in-tray
Briefings Britain’s economic problems are rapidly piling up after the last few years of drift and chaos. What should we do first?
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Just how powerful is artificial intelligence becoming?
Briefings An uncannily human response from an artificial intelligence program sparked a minor panic last month. But just how powerful are machines getting – and should we be worried?
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Rail strikes and the summer of discontent – who's to blame?
Briefings The rail workers are all out and look likely to continue through the summer. Comrades in other unions are joining the strikers. Who is to blame?
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The Brussels effect – how the EU is raising standards around the world
Briefings EU standards and consumer protection regulations have a habit of being enforced globally. Why is that? And is it such a bad thing?
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Fortress Russia’s economy is crumbling
Briefings Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in the belief that the Russian economy could withstand whatever the West threw at it. That belief is being severely tested.
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Britain’s broken energy markets
Briefings Governments have no control over global energy prices. But the dysfunction that has led to rising price caps and windfall taxes is all of the UK’s own making.
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How the UK has changed in the last 70 years since the Queen took the throne
Briefings The last 70 years have been eventful and often difficult, but the UK is far wealthier than it was when the Queen took the throne in 1952. Simon Wilson reports.
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What's behind Sri Lanka’s crippling debt crisis?
Briefings Sri Lanka has been hit by a triple whammy of economic shocks and has gone to the IMF for a bailout. It may just be the first domino to fall in a global debt crisis.
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Hong Kong’s brain drain
Briefings A change in the political atmosphere and a harsh zero-Covid regime has seen thousands flee the global financial hub. Does it have a future – or will Shanghai take over?
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Britain’s post-Brexit trade chaos
Briefings The government has yet again postponed introducing post-Brexit checks on EU imports. Why has it done this, and does it matter?
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The emerging-markets debt crisis
Briefings Slowing global growth, surging inflation and rising interest rates are squeezing emerging economies harder than most. Are we on the brink of a major catastrophe?
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Why we need to chop off the “dead hand” of the Treasury
Briefings HM Treasury, the department in charge of long-term growth, fiscal policy, and departmental budgets, is a single bloated behemoth. It would be better to split the roles.
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Is China set to dominate the world?
Briefings Having secured a presidency for life within the country’s borders, Xi Jinping is now going for world domination – not out of megalomania, but a concern for survival. Simon Wilson reports.
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