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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.
The UK inflation rate has leapt to 2.3% – here’s why the government is secretly happy about it.
A TV series that gives families on benefits a lump sum of £26,000 shows how starting your own business can transform your life.
The UK government’s U-turn on a national insurance increase for self-employed people exposes the flaws in its approach to building a stronger and more inclusive economy.
Changes to the national insurance tax for self-employed people was one of the most controversial parts of the 2017 spring budget.
Philip Hammond delivers his last Spring Budget on the state of the UK economy. Our panel of experts dissect what it says.
Recent history shows us why we should take the latest healthy forecasts with a pinch of salt.
Women have borne the brunt of government austerity policies since 2010.
There’s a lot of talk about a Brexit ‘divorce bill’ costing the UK tens of billions – we got two academics to check the facts.
All the politicians and journalists claim to care about Stoke, but none of them live here.
Renting makes financial sense in a number of circumstances; it’s time to move away from the obsession with home ownership.
Negotiating trade deals is a tremendous task and requires clarity for each and every economic sector involved. Unfortunately, the White Paper offers little detail on this.
Recycling leftovers from supermarkets does not address the roots of food poverty and removes responsibility from the government.
Much of the debate around trade deals misses some of the fundamentals of what they actually are and involve.
The Conservatives may be willing to sacrifice what’s left of the UK’s beleaguered social model to maintain the City’s global status.
The UK government’s inability to devise a fundamentally new economic policy is why it will likely fudge a soft Brexit.
The way the pound rebounded does not reflect long-term confidence in the currency.
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
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