Nationalisation not an option.
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The 2008 financial crisis taught us that markets fail. But the current plight of Port Talbot’s steel plant highlights how not all markets fail equally.
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While it’s true that many big businesses are reliant on cheap labour, the new national living wage is unlikely to hurt their profits too badly.
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Immigration is at the heart of the Brexit debate. Here’s what the research says about employment.
Ball drop.
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Osborne’s budget passed after a rollercoaster week of objections and debate. But it still fails to address the parlous state of the British economy.
It won’t be a windfall for everyone.
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A closer look at the terms and conditions of the budget’s flagship scheme for savers shows it won’t benefit everyone.
Chancellor George Osborne delivers his eighth budget.
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March 16, 2016
Geraint Johnes , Lancaster University ; Alan Shipman , The Open University ; Andrew Street , University of York ; Anya Ahmed , University of Salford ; Daniel Muijs , University of Southampton ; David Eiser , University of Stirling ; Eoin Flaherty , Queen's University Belfast ; Gavin Midgley , University of Southampton ; John Maloney , University of Exeter ; John Van Reenen , London School of Economics and Political Science ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University , and Stephen Roper , Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Amid sluggish global growth and a stuttering UK economy, George Osborne delivers his eighth budget.
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Pensions reform is badly needed in the UK – but the realities of work in the 21st century are often ignored.
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Why we shouldn’t be so quick to celebrate reports that Facebook is paying more tax.
Heave ho.
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The UK’s productivity problem has the country lagging behind its G7 peers. An overlooked solution is to empower workers.
Inputs.
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NHS productivity gains have been truly impressive, but are they sustainable?
For people to leave benefits there has to be a job worth leaving benefits for.
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Getting jobseekers off benefits and into well-paid jobs should be a priority. So why has pace been glacial?
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How the rise and fall of coal mining is central to fully understanding modern Britain.
The Penny Bank by George Harvey (1806-1876).
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How today’s policy around savings and pensions has worrying echoes of failed 19th century approaches.
Cuts to councils continue where they left off from the last parliament.
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Britain’s shrinking state means local services are increasingly being put into private hands.
Building a stronger economy?
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Don’t let the u-turn on tax credits fool you, swingeing cuts remain the order of the day in Osborne’s bid to achieve a budget surplus.
George Osborne has a tough job on his hands.
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As the UK government delivers its spending plans for the next five years, here’s why a number of controversial cuts are on the cards.
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The Conservative government want to make £4.4 billion in savings by cutting tax credits. But what exactly are they?
Women at the workhouse.
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The policies and rhetoric around the drive to cut the welfare bill show the persistence of a 19th century approach to relieving poverty.
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The Bank of England has emphasised the overal benefits that membership of the EU brings Britain. But also warns of its risks.
Golden era: Xi Jinping and Queen Elizabeth.
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Xi Jinping’s visit to the UK has been hailed as the start of a ‘golden era’ in UK-China relations. But what’s China getting out of the trip?