Phil Thornton has covered economic, industry, business and transport for the last 15 years with a particular focus on economics and markets since 1999. Until recently he was Economics Correspondent at The Independent and previous posts include Business Editor at the Press Association, Chief Business Correspondent at the Western Daily Press and Transport Correspondent at the Western Morning News. He has covered the UK economy closely for the last decade and produced reports on the activities of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organisation. | 
