David Blanchflower: The problem for the Tories is that their economic plan has failed

The economy remains weak and continues to slow. The decline in retail sales in March of 0.5 per cent caused an immediate drop in the pound and certainly did not help the absurd Tory claims of competence. On top of that the Institute for Fiscal Studies last week identified Tory plans for £30bn cuts to public services, even if they raise £5bn from a tax avoidance clampdown and £10bn of welfare savings. No wonder the Tories won’t answer questions on any of their dastardly economic schemes to