Douglas Carswell

Douglas was first elected to Parliament in 2005 by a slender 920 votes. He was returned as MP for Clacton in 2010 with a 12,000 majority. Co-author of best selling book, The Plan; 12-months to renew Britain, Douglas is an advocate of political reform.

Economics6 March 14

Five years of disastrously low interest rates have left Britain addicted to cheap credit

By Douglas Carswell

This article originally appeared in The Telegraph on 5 March 2014. It is reproduced by permission of the author. Five years ago today, the Bank…

Economics12 October 12

The End of Politics and the Birth of iDemocracy

By Douglas Carswell

The West is in crisis. Our Big Government way of doing things does not work. It is no longer going to be possible to…

Economics16 February 12

The economic consequences of central bankers

By Douglas Carswell

More unemployment. More recession. More massive public debt. More print-more-money-and-pray quantitative easing. More Mervyn King bleating on about the stalled economy – but failing to…