John Springford
John Springford
Associate fellow
Areas of expertise
Britain and Europe, migration and labour markets, the single market and supply side reform, international trade, the euro, fiscal and monetary policy.
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ITV Good Morning Britain: EU summit negotiations
18 February 2016
John Springford chats to Good Morning Britain on David Cameron's negotiations at the February EU Council Summit.
Cameron’s EU deal is wafer thin, but that’s not the point
Prospect
18 February 2016
Neither Cameron's EU reforms nor Brexit would do anything to resolve Britain's economic problems, which are largely homegrown.
Why ripping up EU red tape may not help the British economy
The Telegraph
04 February 2016
Captains of industry tend to think that what is bad for them is bad for the rest of us.
Daily Politics: Cameron's Brussels renegotiations
29 January 2016
John Springford joins the Daily Politics show to discuss David Cameron's renegotiation efforts in Brussels (from 7.43 mins).
Twelve things you need to know about Brexit
Prospect
10 December 2015
What would really happen if Britain left the European Union?
Britain can't be Norway, and Eurosceptics know this
The Telegraph
29 September 2015
Norway's relationship with the EU is being pushed as an alternative for Britain, but outers know it wouldn't work
BBC World Service: Europe’s migrant influx threatens Schengen
01 September 2015
John Springford discusses the impact of Schendgen on business.
How not to create a 'European Google'
Politico
27 August 2015
Europe must learn that markets make strong companies. Bureaucrats don’t.
The EU risks damaging consumer interests in its push against Google dominance
City A.M
23 July 2015
Jean Tirole won last year’s Nobel prize for economics for his work on a new type of market – and one that has grown with the meteoric rise of the internet. So-called two-sided markets arise when a company brings together suppliers and consumers. Google is a classic example: it...
The Greek bailout deal resolves nothing
The Huffington Post
14 July 2015
The new bailout deal signals Greece's capitulation to its creditors, something which has important ramifications for the bailout's success. Even if the deal makes it through the Greek parliament in the coming weeks, the programme's economic incoherence will make it fall apart.