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A few billion is not a massive amount compared to the government’s total budget for the year. But it could significantly help school and police budgets.
With demand outstripping supply for STEM professionals, Scotland will suffer if more young women are not engaged with these subjects.
New research shows high numbers of people in the UK are working multiple low-paid jobs.
Independent research estimates that Theresa May’s deal could reduce UK GDP per capita by between 1.9% and 5.5% over ten years.
The ongoing Brexit negotiations have provided no certainty or clarity to the industry.
Ukraine shows how it’s possible to have single market access, while maintaining control of your borders and staying out of the European Court of Justice.
When it comes to tackling unacceptable forms of work, lessons can be learned from the global South.
In 2008, the first undated coin was introduced in the UK for more than 300 years.
Are the Conservatives admitting that austerity hasn’t worked?
Brexit has not happened yet but the uncertainty unleashed by the vote to leave the EU is already taking its toll.
There are early indicators that London’s fortunes could be shifting.
Many millions are in need of short-term credit to supplement poor and exploitative pay.
Austerity policies cut Britain’s brief recovery from the financial short and brought recession, stagnation and growing poverty.
House prices in London fell by 0.6% in June after years of high growth.
Buttons are just one part of a steady hollowing out of the UK’s manufacturing supply chain since the 1970s.
The UK desperately needs a more robust system to lift standards in low paid sectors and protect workers.
Far too many people in Britain rely on high-cost short-term credit from alternative lenders.
Employees and their pensions will increasingly be at the mercy of financial markets thanks to a coalition of culprits.
The prospect of a post-Brexit talent exodus and the ongoing productivity puzzle underline the urgency of developing homegrown talent.
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, The Open University
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Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
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Professor of Industrial Strategy, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath
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Professor Emeritus of Economics, SOAS, University of London
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
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Professor of Economics, Lancaster University
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Vice Dean and Associate Professor in Economics, University of East London
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Professor of Finance, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor in International Macroeconomics, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
