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The Economy in 2023: Where Do We Go From Here?

Politics &
Economics

Will inflation be brought under control? Can the country cope without closer ties to the E.U? And how prepared are we for more geopolitical tension with Russia and China? 

Russia’s war on Ukraine, Liz Truss’s ‘mini budget’ and soaring inflation from Covid lockdowns all hammered the U.K economy in 2022. But as we begin a new year with a new Prime Minister – how much drama and uncertainty should we expect in 2023? 

In the first few days of 2023 we brought together an expert panel to debate and discuss the big questions facing the British economy. Will inflation be brought under control? Can the country cope without closer ties to the E.U? And how prepared are we for more geopolitical tension with Russia and China? 

 

 

Speakers for the motion

  • Jonathan Portes

    Economist and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College, London

  • Victoria Scholar

    Head of Investment at Interactive Investor – the UK’s second largest direct to consumer investment platform

  • Gerard Lyons

    Chief economic strategist at the wealth manager Netwealth

Speakers

Speakers

Jonathan Portes

Economist and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College, London

Economist and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College, London and a senior fellow at UK in a Changing Europe. He is the author of 50 Capitalism Ideas You Really Need to Know and What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Immigration?  

Victoria Scholar

Head of Investment at Interactive Investor – the UK’s second largest direct to consumer investment platform

Head of Investment at Interactive Investor – the UK’s second largest direct to consumer investment platform. She previously worked asa financial journalist with IG Group and presented the business news at the IGTV broadcast channel. She is a regular contributor on BBC News, Sky News and GB News on issues of business, finance and the economy.   

Gerard Lyons

Chief economic strategist at the wealth manager Netwealth

Chief economic strategist at the wealth manager Netwealth, which he helped establish in 2016. He sits on the Board of Bank of China (UK), and of BGC (Europe), the global inter-dealer brokers. He has been a member of the advisory board of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the LSE and Imperial College. He is a senior fellow at Policy Exchange.