Author Archives: Andrew Walkingshaw

About Andrew Walkingshaw

Andrew is a cofounder of Timetric.

The British trade gap widens; manufacturing versus oil

As the Guardian notes, the British deficit hit a record high of £8.7bn in November last year. This was a bit of an outlier — the gap widened on the back of a £660m swing in oil imports and an … Continue reading

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Central Government Spending: where your money really goes

As part of the Coalition’s transparency agenda, the Government committed to make available all central government spending over £25,000 from November 2010. Well, today’s the day! Along with a number of other media organisations, businesses, and individuals, we’ve had access … Continue reading

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The World Cup on Timetric

You might think we at Timetric are studious types. Admittedly, you’d be right, but we have noticed that a lot of people are chasing a ball around a field right now. In truth, Jon and I are both football fans, … Continue reading

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Drinking the recession away

We’ve added some new features to Timetric to help you find the data you’re interested in! The first of those is topic pages, so you can find all the key data on a subject, like UK consumer spending data or … Continue reading

Posted in Credit Crunch, Economics, Inflation, Retail, UK | 1 Comment