"David McWilliams the most influential economist in the UK and Ireland"

[Brendan Burgess]

the old joke about getting a one handed economist springs to mind.

Hi Klaus

Funny as that joke might appear to be, the reality is that things are not as simple as one handed economists like McWilliams make them out to be.

Take the bank guarantee. If you read his articles before, during and after the bank guarantee, it was a no risk exercise which would not cost the state a cent. Two handed economists did point out the pros and cons of the guarantee. But for McWilliams there was no con.

I prefer the two handed economists myself.

Brendan

 

[johnsmyth]

I had the sad misfortune to have to sit through a recent speech of the David McWilliams. He was boring and spoke in cliches. I learned nothing new nor was i entertained. Awful awful stuff.