David Blackburn

More encouragement for George Osborne

If there’s one thing the financial crisis has proved, then it’s that the heads of global financial institutions are fickle with their favour – for stimulus one minute and against it the next. Still, I suppose every little helps. Last night, Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank spoke to Jeff Randall and gave George Osborne a resounding vote of confidence.

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