The main parties are spending most of their time arguing over the speed and extent of cuts, when they should be talking about growth.
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The experts assess whether the claims in the Liberal Democrats’ manifesto align with the evidence.
The Lib Dems address key issues in skills and apprenticeships, but our expert takes issue with some of their policies.
Conservatives throw quality and status out of the door in bid to increase apprenticeships.
Our experts analyse the evidence on the Conservatives’ big ticket policies.
While Conservative pundits wonder why high scores for economic competence aren’t boosting poll numbers, some clues might lie away from financial measures.
Labour should be commended for its commitment to high-quality apprenticeships, but it’s hard to say if the party’s policies are part of a pathway, or a dead end.
Our experts crunch the evidence on Labour’s big ticket policies.
Vladimir Putin burned a lot of bridges in Ukraine, so he’s finding new sources of international support wherever he can.
Viewing the economic situation in Britain as a north-south divide tends to oversimplify things – and calls for a closer look.
In his budget speech, George Osborne claimed that the north grew faster than the south last year. Is he right?
George Osborne’s bid to boost home ownership in Britain might look like an effort to give young people a leg-up onto the housing ladder, but the evidence suggests they will be sorely disappointed.
What the chancellor didn’t mention is that UK GDP per person is 16% lower than we would have expected on pre-crisis trends and the major factor is lousy productivity growth.
The coalition’s austerity programme knocked 1% off growth, and yet all parties are planning on sticking with it.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said one new house needs to be built every seven minutes to keep up with immigration. Is he right?
The West’s most popular political drama has finally started taking Russia seriously – a measure of how much Putin has changed the game.
Labour’s Chuka Umunna said Britain is lagging behind in terms of productivity. We got two academics to look at the facts.
The climate debate seems to be as polarised as ever. While joint political pledges offer some hope that climate change no longer has to be a partisan issue, a look at the comments below most articles on…
As we celebrate 800 years since the signing of the Magna Carta, many believe that it is time British values were clarified in a codified document for our age. The place to define them could be in a written…
As had been widely predicted, the left-wing party Syriza has secured a victory in the Greek election. Having finished with just short of enough seats in parliament for a majority, leader Alexis Tsipras…
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Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC), London School of Economics and Political Science
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Research Assistant, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science
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MSc in Regulation Student, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Visiting Professor in Practice, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment;, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor in practice and strategic director at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professorial Research Fellow of Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Researcher in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Visiting Senior Lecturer, Department of Media & Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Lecturer in School of Business and Management ITB and PhD Student in Economic Geography, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professor in Comparative Politics, Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Postdoctoral Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Head of Tax for Growth, International Growth Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science
