Liam Halligan

Liam Halligan
Born (1969-04-29) 29 April 1969 (age 55)
London, England
Nationality
  • British
  • Irish
EducationThe John Lyon School
University of Warwick
St Antony's College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Economist, journalist, broadcaster
Employer(s)GB News
The Economist
Financial Times
Channel 4 News
GQ
The Daily Telegraph
Children3
AwardsBritish Press Award, Wincott Award, Business Journalist of the Year Award
Websiteliamhalligan.com

Liam James Halligan (born 29 April 1969) is a British economist, journalist, author and broadcaster.[1] He was economics and business editor at GB News from its launch in June 2021 to June 2024.[2]

Since 2003, Halligan has written a weekly column in The Sunday Telegraph.[3][4] He also presents The Telegraph's weekly Planet Normal podcast.[5]

Early life and education

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Halligan was born to an Irish family and grew up in Kingsbury, London.[6] Halligan attended the John Lyon School on a scholarship, where he became head boy.[7]

The first person in his family to attend university, he graduated with a first-class degree in economics from the University of Warwick and went on to gain an MPhil in economics from St Antony's College, Oxford.[8][9]

Career

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Economics and policy

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In 1992, following graduation, Halligan joined his former university tutor Robert Skidelsky at The Social Market Foundation, the Westminster-based think tank.[9] He later worked at the International Food Policy Research Institute and in the Fiscal Affairs Department at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, USA, as a research economist.[9]

In 1994, Halligan joined the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics and moved to Moscow.[9] In Moscow he shared a flat with Dominic Cummings.[10]

Together with other economists from LSE, Oxford and Harvard, he co-founded Russian Economic Trends, an academic journal that published macroeconomic data, analysis and commentary on Russia.[11] He also helped to establish the Russian-European Centre for Economic Policy, an inter-governmental policy advisory group.[12]

Since 1997, Halligan has sat on the Policy Advisory Board of The Social Market Foundation.[13] In 2010, he became a founder member of the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), an ESRC-funded research centre at the University of Warwick.[14]

In 2017, Halligan was invited to join an expert advisory committee at the Department for International Trade.[15] He has also testified before a number of Parliamentary committees. In April 2020, he called for the Government to build more social housing.[16] In February 2021, he appeared before the Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee on quantitative easing.[17]

In 2019, he published Home Truths, which argues that the UK's housing shortage deprives vulnerable families of decent social housing.[18]

In 2020, he was shortlisted by the Government for the post of Downing Street TV Press Secretary.[19]

Journalism

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In the early 1990s, Halligan wrote a weekly column for The Moscow Times and covered Russian economics and politics for The Economist and The Economist Intelligence Unit.[20] He also wrote about the Soviet Union for The Wall Street Journal and Euromoney.[21]

In 1996, Halligan was appointed political correspondent at the Financial Times.[9] He covered the 1997 general election and Good Friday Agreement as part of a team led by political editor Robert Peston.[22] He went on to become economics correspondent at Channel 4 News, where he remained until 2006.[1]

From 1999 to 2002, while at Channel 4 News, Halligan wrote a weekly economics column for Sunday Business before moving his column to The Sunday Telegraph.[23] In 2006, he was appointed economics editor at The Sunday Telegraph.[24] From 2008 to 2010, he wrote a monthly column for GQ.[25]

Halligan was a founding panellist on the daily television discussion show CNN Talk.[9] He was a regular panellist on This Week, presented by Andrew Neil.[26] When the BBC axed the programme in 2019, Halligan said the corporation had made a "blindingly obvious mistake".[27]

Since 2004, he has also regularly presented standalone documentaries on Channel 4, including for Dispatches, and sits on the jury of the Royal Television Society's Specialist Journalist award.[28]

In March 2021, Halligan was named as economics and business editor at GB News and co-presenter of a daily lunchtime show with former Labour Party MP Gloria De Piero.[29]

From September 2021 to September 2022, Halligan presented his own show on GB News, On The Money, which ran for an hour every weekday and focused on financial topics. On 1 September 2022, it was announced that the show was to be axed, with Halligan having an increased presence on other GB News programmes, centering around the Cost of living crisis. In June 2024, Halligan departed GB News.

Halligan has also written for New Statesman, Prospect, and UnHerd.[30][31][1] He also writes for The Spectator and The Sun. He has presented shows on LBC and BBC Radio Five Live.[32][33]

Business

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Between 2008 and 2013, Halligan was Chief Economist at Prosperity Capital Management, an institutional asset management focussed on the Soviet Union.[11]

Since 2014, Halligan has been a shareholder at Bne IntelliNews, where he is also Editor-at-Large.[34]

Personal life

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He has two daughters and one son with his former partner, the journalist and author Lucy Ward.[35]

Halligan is a citizen of both the UK and the Republic of Ireland. In 2012, he was invited to join the Global Irish Network, an advisory board of Irish nationals living outside Ireland.[36] He is also a regular panellist at the Kilkenomics Festival.[37]

In 2016, he was appointed a Governor at John Lyon School.[38] His hobbies include guitar, double bass, traditional Irish music, choral music, film, rowing, and sailing.[1]

Recognition

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As an individual

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For output

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Selected bibliography

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  • 2020. Groupthink, Brexit and the Future of the BBC. Published in Is The BBC Still In Peril – And Does It Deserve To Be? Bite-Sized Books.[44]
  • 2019. Home Truths: The UK’s Chronic Housing Shortage – How it Happened, Why it Matters and How to Solve It. Biteback.[18]
  • 2017. Clean Brexit: How to Make a Success of Leaving the European Union. Biteback. (with Gerard Lyons)
  • 2012. Africa: The Last True investment Frontier. Published in The EU and Africa. Hurst & Co.[45]
  • 2006. No Choice but Compulsion: Why We Should Be Forced To Save For Old Age. Published in Defusing the Pension Time Bomb. Stockholm Network.[46]
  • 1998. Lessons from Attempted Macroeconomic Stabilisations in Russia. Social Market Foundation/Centre for Transition Economies. (with Robert Skidelsky)[47]
  • 1997. Investment Disincentives in Russia. Communist Economies & Economic Transformation. (with Pavel Teplukhin)[12]
  • 1997. Consumer Price Reforms & Safety Nets in Transition Economies. Published in Fiscal Policy and Economic Reform: Essays in Honor of Vito Tanzi, Blejer M. & T. Ter-Minassian. Routledge (with Ehtisham Ahmad)[48]
  • 1995. Russia's New Parliament: A Business Analysis. Economist Intelligence Unit.[49]
  • 1994. Europe Isn’t Working – Active Labour Market Policies Across the EU. Institute of Community Studies. (with Frank Field)[50]
  • 1993. Beyond Unemployment. Social Market Foundation. (with Robert Skidelsky)[51]
  • 1993. Another Great Depression: Historical Lessons for the 1990s. Social Market Foundation. (with Robert Skidelsky)[52]

Selected filmography

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Presenter

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  • 2021. Britain's £400bn Covid Bill – Who Will Pay? Dispatches. Channel 4.[53]
  • 2020. Britain's Train Hell. Dispatches. Channel 4.[54]
  • 2019. Britain's New-Build Scandal. Dispatches. Channel 4.[55]
  • 2019. HS2: The Great Train Robbery. Dispatches. Channel 4.[56]
  • 2018. Carillion: How to Lose Seven Billion Pounds. Dispatches. Channel 4.[57]
  • 2016. Britain's Home-Building Scandal. Dispatches. Channel 4.[58]
  • 2013. Quantitative Easing: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Addiction? BBC Radio 4.[59]
  • 2007. NHS – Where Did All the Money Go? Dispatches. Channel 4.[60]
  • 2006. Public Service, Private Profit. Dispatches. Channel 4.[61]
  • 2006. Whose Pension Are You Paying? 30 Minutes. Channel 4.[62]
  • 2004. How Safe Is Your Pension? 30 Minutes. Channel 4.[63]

Producer

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  • 2020. Neither Confirm Nor Deny.[64]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Halligan, Liam James, (born 29 April 1969), columnist, Sunday Telegraph, since 2001; Editor-at-Large, Business New Europe, since 2013; Columnist, UnHerd.com, 2017–19". Who's Who & Who Was Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U151463. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ "GB News launch date revealed + latest signings and schedule information". Press Gazette. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Telegraph Economic Commentator: Liam Halligan". Sunday Telegraph. 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Press Gazette: British Press Award Winners, 2007". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Planet Normal". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Does Johnson have the guts to tackle the rigged housing market described by Halligan?". Conservative Home. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Governors". John Lyon. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Antonian Magazine: Michaelmas 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g Corner, Speakers. "Liam Halligan – Keynote Speakers | Speakers Corner". www.speakerscorner.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  10. ^ Spectator article
  11. ^ a b "The financial meltdown: an interview with Liam Halligan". www.emeraldpublishing.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  12. ^ a b Halligan, Liam; Teplukhin, Pavel (1 March 1996). "Investment disincentives in Russia". Communist Economies and Economic Transformation. 8 (1): 29–51. doi:10.1080/14631379608427843. ISSN 1351-4393.
  13. ^ "Our People". Social Market Foundation. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  14. ^ "People". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  15. ^ Zeffman, Henry. "Trade guru Shanker Singham quits over role at lobbying firm". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Building more social housing – Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee – House of Commons". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Committees – UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Home Truths". www.bitebackpublishing.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Politico London Playbook: Short circuit – Halligan in No. 10 – Times pol ed runners and riders". Politico. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Land-Reform Fight About Votes | News". The Moscow Times Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  21. ^ Volk, Yevgeny. "The Heritage Foundation". The Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  22. ^ "James Harding: how the BBC's news chief started life in the FT fast track". The Guardian. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Iain Dale All Talk: Liam Halligan on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Channel 4's Halligan off to Sunday Telegraph". The Guardian. 19 July 2006.
  25. ^ "Liam Halligan". Connect Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  26. ^ "BBC One – This Week, 19/07/2018, Austin and friends review political year – part one". BBC. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  27. ^ "BBC's This Week to end as host Andrew Neil steps down". BBC News. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  28. ^ "RTS Television Journalism Awards 2021" (PDF).
  29. ^ "GB News reveals line-up of shows with Andrew Neil to host primetime evening news programme". inews.co.uk. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  30. ^ Halligan, Liam (24 October 2005). "The Debt Pandemic". New Statesman. London. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  31. ^ "Prospect Author: Liam Halligan". Prospect Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  32. ^ "LBC to broadcast election night on air and video". RadioWorks. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  33. ^ "BBC Radio 5 live – Wake Up to Money, 20/08/2007". BBC. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  34. ^ "About Us | bne IntelliNews". www.intellinews.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  35. ^ "Our Russian adventure". The Guardian. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  36. ^ "Global Irish Network Forum 2013 – List of Participants". Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  37. ^ "Liam Halligan – Kilkenomics Festival". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  38. ^ "Governors". John Lyon. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  39. ^ a b c d "The Wincott Foundation Awards". www.wincott.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  40. ^ a b "Liam Halligan – Knight Ayton". knightayton.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  41. ^ "Liam Halligan". Speakers for Schools. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  42. ^ "Winners of the Workworld media awards announced | Onrec". www.onrec.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  43. ^ Corner, Speakers. "Liam Halligan – Keynote Speakers | Speakers Corner". www.speakerscorner.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  44. ^ "Is the BBC Still in Peril? | Bite-Sized Books". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  45. ^ The EU and Africa. Hurst & Co. 2012.
  46. ^ Defusing the Pension Time Bomb. Stockholm Network. 2006.
  47. ^ Lessons from Attempted Macroeconomic Stabilisations in Russia. Social Market Foundation. 1998.
  48. ^ Blejer, Mario I.; Ter-Minassian, Teresa (2002). Fiscal Policy and Economic Reforms: Essays in Honour of Vito Tanzi. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-77529-3.
  49. ^ Russia's New Parliament: A Business Analysis. The Economist. 1995.
  50. ^ Field, Frank; Halligan, Liam; Owen, Matthew (1994). Europe Isn't Working. Institute of Community Studies. ISBN 978-0-9523355-0-4.
  51. ^ Beyond Unemployment. Social Market Foundation. 1993.
  52. ^ Skidelsky, Robert Jacob Alexander; Halligan, Liam (1993). Another Great Depression?: Historical Lessons for the 1990s. Social Market Foundation.
  53. ^ "Britain's £400bn Covid Bill: Dispatches". Channel 4. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  54. ^ "Britain's Train Hell: Dispatches". Channel 4. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  55. ^ "Britain's New Build Scandal: Channel 4 Dispatches | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  56. ^ "HS2: The Great Train Robbery: Channel 4 Dispatches | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  57. ^ "How to Lose Seven Billion Pounds: Dispatches". Channel 4. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  58. ^ "Britain's New Build Scandal: Dispatches". Channel 4. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  59. ^ "BBC Radio 4 – Analysis, Quantitative Easing: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Addiction?". BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  60. ^ "Channel 4 – News – Dispatches – NHS: Where Did All The Money Go?". Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  61. ^ "Channel 4 – News – Dispatches – Public Service, Private Profit". www.channel4.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  62. ^ "Whose pension are you paying?". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  63. ^ "Dispatches: Is Your Pension Safe? | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  64. ^ "Neither Confirm Nor Deny". DOC NYC. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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