'QE' – the wrong policy fighting the wrong enemy
Article published in Scotland’s Sunday Post newspaper, explaining the dangers of ‘Quantitative Easing’ – the fancy name for printing money.
FT Money Comment piece – Rate cut dangers – beware inflation
Comment article commissioned by the Financial Times for FT Money, outlining the dangers of sharp rate cuts for pensioners, for the economy and for future inflation.
Evening Standard response – Who's to blame for the crisis?
Letter published in London Evening Standard responding to an article by Chris Blackhurst apportioning blame for causing the current crisis. Ros explains that she believes the Bank of England’s warnings were ignored while the FSA encouraged or turned a blind eye to irresponsible lending activity by banks.
Latest rate cuts will lead to inflation, won't solve the problems and are unfair
Article featured in Scottish Sunday Post, where Ros explains why the latest cut in interest rates will cause more damage to savers and pensioners and will lead to inflation that will cause yet more damage to pensioner incomes.
Blog entry on Guardian Money – dangers of rate cuts
Blog commissioned by Guardian Media for Guardian Money website explaining the dangers of continued rate cuts to such low levels and warning that this policy will worsen economic outcomes, not improve them.
Parliamentary Briefing on credit crisis and pensions policy reform
Parliamentary Briefing funded by ESRC for All Party Parliamentary Group on pension reform. Ros explains what policymakers need to be aware of and makes proposals for reforms to assist long-term sustainability.
Interactive Investor – why bother with pensions?
Article written for Interactive Investor website, explaining how the credit crisis has been a disaster for pensions and that Government policy is helping to undermine pensions even further.
Labour's Legacy – destruction of pensions
published in Scottish Sunday Post explaining that the era of final salary pension schemes is now closing and that Government policy has hastened the demise of a once-thriving private pension system in the UK.
FT Comment piece – Better ways out of this crisis
Comment article published in the Financial Times outlining some of the mistakes of the policy response so far and suggesting potentially more effective alternative policies to cope with the downturn.
Yorkshire Post – Crisis needs a more intelligent response
An op-ed published in the Yorkshire Post – Ros explains why she believes it is wrong to cut interest rates further, the damage this can do and that a more intelligent, targeted approach is required to this crisis with Government taking charge and lending direct to companies.