Jobs on the line.
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Regional authorities require real teeth to protect their towns from big shocks like factory closures.
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Globally, the car industry is struggling. But Brexit is pushing manufacturers out of the UK.
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Even if there are delays, Britain produces half of the food it consumes and trade with the EU will not stop overnight.
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Wage-increases can end austerity.
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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.
Negative assumptions about the place of women and girls in STEM need to be challenged.
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With demand outstripping supply for STEM professionals, Scotland will suffer if more young women are not engaged with these subjects.
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New research shows high numbers of people in the UK are working multiple low-paid jobs.
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Independent research estimates that Theresa May’s deal could reduce UK GDP per capita by between 1.9% and 5.5% over ten years.
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The ongoing Brexit negotiations have provided no certainty or clarity to the industry.
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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.
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When it comes to tackling unacceptable forms of work, lessons can be learned from the global South.
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In 2008, the first undated coin was introduced in the UK for more than 300 years.
The UK has had eight years of cuts to public services.
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Are the Conservatives admitting that austerity hasn’t worked?
Exports have slowed since Brexit.
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Brexit has not happened yet but the uncertainty unleashed by the vote to leave the EU is already taking its toll.
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There are early indicators that London’s fortunes could be shifting.
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Many millions are in need of short-term credit to supplement poor and exploitative pay.
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Austerity policies cut Britain’s brief recovery from the financial short and brought recession, stagnation and growing poverty.
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House prices in London fell by 0.6% in June after years of high growth.
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Buttons are just one part of a steady hollowing out of the UK’s manufacturing supply chain since the 1970s.
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The UK desperately needs a more robust system to lift standards in low paid sectors and protect workers.