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Britain’s finance minister delivers his first Spring Statement hot on the heels of some rather good economic news.
The EU has ruled out any cherry picking from the UK for things like single market access for financial services.
Leaving the EU single market and customs union cannot be compensated for by free trade agreements with other countries.
Turbulent times or business as usual? What the latest jobs figures do and don’t tell us about the British economy as Brexit looms.
The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is responsible for rising rail fares and student loan repayments.
Nissan might have promised post-Brexit investment, but leaving the single market and customs union could change everything for the UK.
Why the areas that voted Leave are likely to be hardest hit by Brexit.
The leaked government Brexit report reinforces the academic consensus that the harder the Brexit, the worse it will be for the UK economy.
No other country has fully adopted the UK model of railway privatisation. And for good reason.
Ticket touting is bad for fans and it’s bad for the industry, but should reselling tickets be a criminal offence?
There are different measures of productivity and the nature of the UK’s problem depends on which one we are looking at.
There was token investment in driverless cars, but this was a pitiful budget by a rudderless government.
It’s unlikely the next budget will do much to address the UK’s failure to raise money from corporation taxes.
From ‘holiday isle’ to ‘tax haven’: the Isle of Man is no paradise for locals.
The 20th century was marked by a painful decline in UK shipbuilding, but it’s time to leave the past behind.
The Bank of England faces a tricky trade-off of curbing inflation while maintaining financial stability.
New statistics show the UK has half a trillion pounds less in its account than previously thought.
We are witnessing the transformation of the existing defence business into one which embraces the new.
Publishing plans for a no-deal Brexit will not help the UK’s negotiating position.
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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 International Business, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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