Liam Halligan

Liam Halligan writes his multiple-award winning weekly “Economics Agenda” for The Sunday Telegraph. A panellist on CNN Talk, he has previously worked for The Economist, Financial Times and Channel 4 News.

When will we tackle the housing crisis?

When will we tackle the housing crisis?

10 May 2019

May should set her sights on the crony capitalists

May should set her sights on the crony capitalists

08 Oct 2018

Time's up for the Big Four

Time’s up for the Big Four

07 Sep 2018

The real culprits behind Carillion's collapse

The real culprits behind Carillion’s collapse

21 Aug 2018

Nomi Prins: The central banking heist has put the world at risk

Nomi Prins: The central banking heist has put the world at risk

15 Jun 2018

Trump's protectionist swagger is no match for China's financial muscle

Trump’s protectionist swagger is no match for China’s financial muscle

17 May 2018

Why there are still deals to be done in Iran

Why there are still deals to be done in Iran

11 May 2018

Who can rescue the dismal science?

Who can rescue the dismal science?

03 May 2018

Home Truths – Part VI: A manifesto to fix the housing market

Home Truths – Part VI: A manifesto to fix the housing market

21 Apr 2018

Home Truths – Part V: the nonsensical 'no shortage' narrative

Home Truths – Part V: the nonsensical ‘no shortage’ narrative

18 Apr 2018

Home Truths – Part IV: how ministers made the housing crisis worse

Home Truths – Part IV: how ministers made the housing crisis worse

17 Apr 2018

Home Truths – Part III: The nine drivers of a broken market

Home Truths – Part III: The nine drivers of a broken market

16 Apr 2018

Home Truths – Part II: A place of our own

Home Truths – Part II: A place of our own

16 Apr 2018

Home truths – Part I: The UK housing crisis in six graphs

Home truths – Part I: The UK housing crisis in six graphs

16 Apr 2018

Why you can't rely on the news media to understand... ordinary people

Why you can’t rely on the news media to understand… ordinary people

14 Mar 2018

Flyover country was celebrated – but also patronised – at the Oscars

Flyover country was celebrated – but also patronised – at the Oscars

07 Mar 2018

The Syrian conflict shouldn't be treated as a renewed Cold War

The Syrian conflict shouldn’t be treated as a renewed Cold War

28 Feb 2018

As China pitches for reserve currency status, the era of US hegemony is ending

As China pitches for reserve currency status, the era of US hegemony is ending

14 Feb 2018

Could a Land Value Tax tame unscrupulous landowners?

Could a Land Value Tax tame unscrupulous landowners?

07 Feb 2018

Capitalism's richest got richer from central bank responses to 2008's bust (as well as from the boom before it)

Capitalism’s richest got richer from central bank responses to 2008’s bust (as well as from the boom before it)

31 Jan 2018

The CBI has got it wrong again - of course business wants Brexit

The CBI has got it wrong again – of course business wants Brexit

25 Jan 2018

Carillion - and the politicians and auditors who failed to notice its decline - have again emboldened the enemies of capitalism

Carillion – and the politicians and auditors who failed to notice its decline – have again emboldened the enemies of capitalism

17 Jan 2018

The EU elites survived the Dutch and French elections. Will they survive Italy's?

The EU elites survived the Dutch and French elections. Will they survive Italy’s?

10 Jan 2018

Producers are too powerful in Britain's economy and consumers may soon demand change - via the ballot box

Producers are too powerful in Britain’s economy and consumers may soon demand change – via the ballot box

21 Dec 2017

The pension campaigners who took on the system - and won

The pension campaigners who took on the system – and won

12 Dec 2017

Trump’s tax cuts will benefit Republican donors - not Republican voters

Trump’s tax cuts will benefit Republican donors – not Republican voters

05 Dec 2017

Britain should not fear "no deal" with the EU on trade

Britain should not fear “no deal” with the EU on trade

29 Nov 2017

In Mugabe's fall we also see the fall of the West - and the ascent of China

In Mugabe’s fall we also see the fall of the West – and the ascent of China

22 Nov 2017

Sound as a barrel: Russia is surprisingly insulated from the effects of bottom-dollar oil

Sound as a barrel: Russia is surprisingly insulated from the effects of bottom-dollar oil

17 Nov 2017

Monetary policy – not skills – is the most critical piece of the productivity puzzle

Monetary policy – not skills – is the most critical piece of the productivity puzzle

07 Nov 2017

Move Fast and Break Things: How a rallying cry became tech’s disturbing ethos

Move Fast and Break Things: How a rallying cry became tech’s disturbing ethos

31 Oct 2017

The crisis in Catalonia doesn't just threaten the unity of Spain. It also could tear the eurozone apart.

The crisis in Catalonia doesn’t just threaten the unity of Spain. It also could tear the eurozone apart.

24 Oct 2017

Ten years on from the crash, the most important banking reform has still not been enacted

Ten years on from the crash, the most important banking reform has still not been enacted

20 Oct 2017

Richard Thaler wins economics Nobel Prize for treating people as people

Richard Thaler wins economics Nobel Prize for treating people as people

10 Oct 2017

Forget the P45 stunt, the cough and collapsing stage. Her risible housing policy deserves to end May's premiership

Forget the P45 stunt, the cough and collapsing stage. Her risible housing policy deserves to end May’s premiership

04 Oct 2017

Germany’s election result is not so much the cry of the dispossessed as discontent with the EU

Germany’s election result is not so much the cry of the dispossessed as discontent with the EU

25 Sep 2017

From Jeremy Corbyn to Bernie Sanders to Elizabeth Warren; what the Left is getting right

From Jeremy Corbyn to Bernie Sanders to Elizabeth Warren; what the Left is getting right

11 Sep 2017

The day, nearly 25 years ago, when all of Britain was 'screwed by the Cabinet'

The day, nearly 25 years ago, when all of Britain was ‘screwed by the Cabinet’

05 Sep 2017

Soft Brexit is neither possible nor preferable. The UK needs a Clean Brexit

Soft Brexit is neither possible nor preferable. The UK needs a Clean Brexit

29 Aug 2017

Outside of the EU, Britain can be a global champion of free trade

Outside of the EU, Britain can be a global champion of free trade

22 Aug 2017

Rather than too much capitalism, the financial crisis happened because there wasn’t enough

Rather than too much capitalism, the financial crisis happened because there wasn’t enough

16 Aug 2017

Ida Tarbell - the crusading journalist who humbled Big Oil

Ida Tarbell – the crusading journalist who humbled Big Oil

26 Jul 2017