Review of Autumn Statement and Financial State of the Nation

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Wednesday 22^nd November @ 18:00 GMT

Vicky Pryce

Review of Autumn Statement and Financial State of the Nation

Our timing, once again could not be better. 12 months ago, Vicky gave us her thoughts on ‘The New Economic Downturn’ so how does she see things now? A General Election just a maximum of 12 months away. Does the ‘budget’ represent the road to Nirvana – or the road to disaster? We still face truly formidable economic challenges.

Vicky challenges and poses. What does her thoughts, knowledge, expertise and crystal ball indicate?

As you know, Vicky has been a member of TLC for some time now and is a major contributor for the Ukraine debates. It is a privilege to have her ‘take’ on the current situation.

Vicky is Chief Economic Adviser and a board member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

She was previously Director General for Economics at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service.

Before that she was Partner and Chief Economist at the accounting and consulting firm KPMG, after senior economic positions in banking and the oil sector.

She holds a number of academic posts and is a Fellow and Council member of the UK Academy for Social Sciences, a Fellow of the Society of Professional Economists, and a Companion of the British Academy of Management.

She is co-founder of GoodCorporation, a company set up to advise on corporate social responsibly, a patron of the charities Pro Bono Economics and Working Chance, a member of the Advisory Board of the central banking think-tank OMFIF, on the advisory group of Better Statistics CIC, and a fellow of the Radix Centre for Business, Politics and Society and on the Economic Advisory Council of the British Chambers of Commerce’. 

Her books include: ‘Greekonomics: The Euro crisis and Why Politicians Don’t Get It’; ‘It’s the Economy, Stupid – Economics for Voters’, with Ross and Urwin; ‘Redesigning Manufacturing’, with Nielsen and Beverland, and ‘Women vs Capitalism’.

She is a Freeman and Liveryman of the City of London and a frequent media commentator on UK and international economic, political and social issues.