The UK media failed to challenge the government narrative of austerity despite its failure to revive the economy.
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Analysis and Comment
Brexit Britain should be especially concerned.
How Martin Sorrell built WPP from scratch into the world's biggest marketing conglomerate.
Weather and online shopping aren't the main culprits behind the high street's decline.
Cutting pension scheme costs can make staff angry and belligerent.
The US and China must work together to reform the global trade system. Their economies are too entwined for a trade war.
More women are making it to the boardroom but are often promoted to an untenable and precarious leadership position.
The brewing US-China trade war is probably linked to the Chinese government's attempts to revamp its industry.
High profile strikes in key sectors – from railways to utility companies and universities – have taken place so far this year.
Spotify chose an unconventional route for its listing on the New York Stock Exchange. But its gutsy move will be a worry for the banks and doesn't guarantee a net benefit for the company.
Much of American power is built on its position at the heart of the international trade and finance system.
A short history of Easter egg economics.
Zuckerberg's control over the way Facebook is run far outstrips his shareholdings. That can be a problem when scandals hit.
Physical stores and online technology can work hand in hand.
Slacktivism won't cut it in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Young people are poorer than older people in England and the wealth gap between the young and the old is on the rise.
China has made numerous signals that it does not want to start a trade war with the US.
How data-driven behavioural sciences are being road tested in the political sphere.
China established a system of approving foreign investments on condition the businesses involved agreed to partner with local firms and transfer knowledge and skills to the local Chinese market.
A strike around a specific employment issue can easily develop a momentum of its own and become a catalyst for a much wider expression of dissatisfaction.
Traditional picket lines feel outdated now that work is no longer a place that you go, but a thing that you do.
Brexit
The UK's food regulator, the FSA, is planning a major reorganisation. The timing couldn't be worse.
Why the Commonwealth trade advantage isn't all that strong.
Three important aspects of international trade deals will limit the UK's democratic control over trade.
Options to avoid a hard border are on the table, but they remain unpalatable to Theresa May's government.
Leaving the EU single market and customs union cannot be compensated for by free trade agreements with other countries.
World of work
Managing our time means managing ourselves.
Seven million workers are missing out on information which keep keep them healthier.
Trade
Crunching the numbers on 14 years of trading shows one of the assumptions about global markets is looking fragile.
China's bid for an infrastructure blitz to drive overland trade through to Europe will end up being overshadowed.
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Research and Expert Database
Editors’ Picks
Venezuela's Petro cryptocurrency is a clever way to raise money by getting around international sanctions against the country.
It is no accident that practices of meditation and mindfulness have become so ubiquitous in our neoliberal times.
Bitcoin is being compared to tulips, but I researched tulip mania for years and found no evidence of mass bankruptcies or economic meltdown.
Dubbed the 'female ghetto', there's a reason why women are significantly over-represented in call centres.
The idea that automation and robotics will lead to huge job losses is wrong. Big business likes the sweat of cheap labour too much.
Interest among financial institutions in bitcoin derivatives contracts highlights worrying reminders of the not-too-distant past.
Brands are notoriously hard to manage and protect from global competition. Here’s how Triumph Motorcycles resurrected itself.
The collapse of Carillion shows that the construction sector needs to change. One option would be to include women.
Brexit, bots and jobs and bitcoin are set to dominate economics news in 2018.
An analysis of Bitcoin's fundamentals shows how much of a bubble its price has inflated to.
If you can't use Bitcoin to buy anything then it has no intrinsic value.
As well as making Alfa Romeo a global brand, a return to F1 would benefit Ferrari both on the race track and off it.
From ‘holiday isle’ to ‘tax haven’: the Isle of Man is no paradise for locals.
Inequality within generations is as pivotal as that between them.
The idea of the Left has been co-opted by Marxism. It originally stood for liberty, rights, democracy and equality under the law.
Events
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Dragon Hall Debates: Who's afraid of populism? — University of East Anglia
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Michael North, 'Connected Oceans: Seas as Media of Global Exchange' — University of Manchester
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