A referendum on Britain’s continued membership (or not) of the European Union looms larger than everything else albeit with the proviso that its timing is not guaranteed. Apart from that which I shall come on to in a moment the central questions are familiar ones. Are the public finances under control or slipping worryingly again? Will this be the year when interest rates finally go up something we have not been able to say since 2007? Will the global economy deliver a decent growth rate and by extension keep Britain’s economy...
