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SMEs make up 99.9% of all businesses in the UK – boosting their productivity could add billions to the post-Brexit economy.
An independent review of modern working practices looks destined to change very little for people stuck working in the gig economy.
A deep dive into public sector earnings data since 2005 and how it compares to private sector pay.
It was going pretty well until 2017 began.
With the UK government in disarray, the type of Brexit that Britain faces is again open to question.
Markets hate uncertainty and the economic data reflects the turbulent nature of British politics.
It was Winston Churchill who led the charge for the UK’s first living wage. But you’d never have guessed the Conservative Party would adopt the policy with such gusto in the 21st century.
Migration from Eastern Europe spurred support for Brexit. But now migration is falling and the economy will suffer.
Theresa May’s U-turn on social care funding shows how hard it is to fix. But there is a logical solution.
Dealing with the UK’s chronic lack of investment is as important as getting the Brexit negotiations right – and much more important than balancing the books.
It’s likely that a future UK-EU trade deal will be subject to approval by all EU member states and their sub-national parliaments.
Crucially, they differ in how they are calculated and the ages of workers that they apply to.
What the Labour Party manifesto says about tax and spending – and whether or not it is viable.
If the UK fails to maintain its global outlook, it could lose business to a globalist France.
The high cost of imports and borrowing, as well as market volatility mean manufacturers aren’t in for an easy ride.
The pensions ‘triple lock’ explained.
Theresa May has read the economic runes – and called an election while she still confidently can.
The cultivation of language experts in post-Brexit Britain is essential if it wants to connect with fresh markets overseas.
Next the negotiations begin, and Britain has two years to negotiate a trade deal with the EU if it wants to avoid the WTO cliff edge.
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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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Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Surrey
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sheffield
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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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Professsor of Applied Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Associate Professor in International Macroeconomics, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Associate Professor in Economic Policy, UCL
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Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
