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‘Securonomics’ examined.
The company has returned to profit by making cuts, but there are things it could do to reinvent itself.
If the UK doesn’t want to lose London’s role as one of the great magnets for world capital, there are some ugly choices to weigh up.
Economic inactivity is not always the worst option.
The country is crying out for more investment, and more devolution would help deliver it.
The UK does not allow itself enough room for the public investment necessary for growth.
What could Jeremy Hunt do for voters ahead of a general election?
Degrowthers advocate cutting investment as a way to reduce use of precious resources, which is exactly what the UK government has been doing for the last 40 years.
A short history of reducing tax burdens and winning elections.
High interest rates have been a big earner for the last couple of years.
New research shows only 3% of the population paid any capital gains tax in the last decade.
It was a trailblazing firm which fought against animal testing for beauty products.
Cuts could really help squeezed households.
Transferring the tax burden away from people’s earnings and back on to the value of any land that they own would reframe housing as a home, not an asset.
We should not be afraid of inflation being higher than 2%.
Could filmmaking become the new shipbuilding for Northern Ireland?
Levels of consumer confidence can signal people’s future spending plans and the likely impact on the economy.
Homeowners looking to remortgage and first-time buyers struggled to manage interest rate hikes in 2023. Here’s what to think about this year.
UK house prices are unlikely to rise much in 2024 as interest rate rises continue to bite.
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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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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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