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David Smith

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David Smith

@dsmitheconomics

David Smith is economics editor of The Sunday Times. His website is economicsuk.com. His latest book is Something Will Turn Up.

London

Joined February 2010

David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Apr 3, 2022
My Sunday Times piece today: UK exports are well below pre-pandemic levels and missed out on a strong world trade upturn ahead of the Russian invasion. It’s beginning to look a lot like Brexit: UK exporters are struggling – and it isn’t hard to see why thetimes.co.uk/article/28f2b0…
David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Jun 26, 2022
My Sunday Times piece today: In the six years since the Brexit vote, the UK has suffered lower growth, higher prices and a big fall in the pound. And there’s no post-Brexit plan for the economy: Counting the cost of the Brexit vote six years on thetimes.co.uk/article/efbb69…
David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Feb 2, 2022
My Times piece today: Britain’s manufacturers are being hit by the costs and other adverse effects of Brexit but are seeing no discernible benefits: Manufacturers hit by the cost of Brexit must wonder where the benefits are thetimes.co.uk/article/7689da…
David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Nov 27, 2024
My Times piece today, in which I come to the defence of Rachel Reeves and argue that the economy is performing much as expected, despite a difficult budget: Everyone should calm down about both chancellor and economy thetimes.com/article/1c789c…
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David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Jun 19, 2022
My Sunday Times piece today: International investors are downbeat about the UK economy and don't like what they see about British politics: thetimes.co.uk/article/the-uk…
David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Jul 29, 2022
Interesting how a leadership candidate who is a long way ahead in the polls attracts so many endorsements.
David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Mar 23, 2025
My Sunday Times piece, in which I try gently to counter some of the gloom surrounding the economy: Whisper it, but the UK economy may be starting to turn a corner
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David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Aug 21, 2022
My Sunday Times piece today on a distinctly unimpressive Tory leadership contest, which bears little relevance to the challenges the country faces: David Smith: I’m sorry but Truss and Sunak have failed the audition thetimes.co.uk/article/ea36fb…
David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Feb 4, 2023
Barking
Laura Kuenssberg
@bbclaurak
Feb 4, 2023
There it is …. 👇🏼
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David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
May 10, 2025
My Sunday Times piece: The UK’s trade deal with India is promising, that with America a damage limitation exercise. The real prize would be closer trade relations with the EU: After India and America, time for a better EU deal
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The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
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David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Jul 13, 2018
I'd hate to see an official visit that Sir Alan Duncan regards as a failure.
David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Jun 17, 2023
My Sunday Times piece is up, in which I give the Bank of England and its governor a kicking: Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey has run out of excuses thetimes.co.uk/article/4c4f15…
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David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Apr 11, 2025
Ahem ..
David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Mar 23, 2025
My Sunday Times piece, in which I try gently to counter some of the gloom surrounding the economy: Whisper it, but the UK economy may be starting to turn a corner thetimes.com/article/f04b36…
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David Smith
@dsmitheconomics
Feb 14, 2024
My Times piece today: As a new assessment puts the UK’s loss of GDP as a result of Brexit at 5%, I ask whether the UK yet has a credible post-Brexit strategy: As Brexit damage persists, a tale of two competing strategies thetimes.co.uk/article/dfccbf…
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