"All I hear from our elected representatives is calls to loosen the fiscal rules, impose a wealth tax, tax the rich, cut waste, cut welfare, cut taxes. Not a hint of seriousness to be found."
Paul Johnson is a leading economic voice in the UK. He is currently the Provost of Queen's College, Cambridge, and was formerly the Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, where he became a prominent economic commentator whose analysis has influenced government policy. He is also a columnist for The Times and a visiting professor of Economics at University College London.
He was Director of the IFS between 2011 and 2025, analysing and commenting on the economics of figures from David Cameron to Rachel Reeves. He has long criticised the UK's inability to invest and grow the economy, attributing the current economic challenges to this original sin. He is the author of Follow the Money.
"One of the most influential figures in Westminster politics" — The Guardian
