A decade ago, a prominent analysis was falsely cast as a call for austerity. Our real offence was suggesting there might be a trade-off between debt and growth A decade ago, a prominent analysis was falsely cast as a call for austerity. Our real offence was suggesting there might be a trade-off between debt and growth I t’s not easy being a centrist economist in today’s polarised, social media-driven world, where every idea is quickly forced into one ideological camp or another. To paraphrase a