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Is George Osborne deploying the ‘Deep State’ to secure a long-term nuclear arsenal for Britain?
A technology designed to reduce the effect of fossil fuels on the climate has received £1 bln in subsidies and has nothing to show for it.
One of Jeremy Corbyn’s picks for his economic advisory team is doubtful about the viability of a Robin Hood tax, but sees little obstacle to public ownership in the banking sector.
How FOI requests revealed the massive burden on two local authorities, and how to end the damaging effects on children.
Britain is trying to reduce the disadvantages which burden kids born in July and August. But why does it matter so much?
Western media tropes of black widows, deviant sexuality and unthinking compliance fail to explain why violence crosses the gender divide.
What happens to energy policy when democracy takes a back seat – and no one mentions the war.
A fractured broadcasting industry is destroying the business model for the giants. There are winners in the wings though, and the BBC could yet be one of them.
Why do interest rates have to go up, and what’s stopping central bankers doing it right now?
A new Tory government, but true-blue business owners might be feeling short-changed.
The beautiful game has always had an ugly side to its relationship with the press, but are things now going too far?
Best of times, worst of times: How leadership elections and an EU referendum are conspiring to leave party donations on the backburner just when it seems most possible to make a difference.
A “triple lock” election commitment to keep taxes down is just pushing the pursuit of revenue into other areas – with the threat of more to come.
In the long run a shift from renewables to fossil fuels will make it harder to reach emissions targets and will harm the UK’s international standing.
The way the UK thinks about workplaces and workers means that those learning a trade are at a disadvantage. And that’s bad news as we attempt to add 3m apprentices to the mix.
A Greek default and exit from the eurozone might cost the UK the odd billion here and there, but the real risks are in a nervous banking sector and the devastating potential of Brexit.
Keeping taxes lower and protecting the government services most dear to our hearts has huge implications for everyone.
The RMT’s successful negotiation will be envied, but the union has advantages few of its peers can rival as bargaining power is slowly diluted.
A digger maker and a banking giant have livened up the EU referendum debate this week. And they have marked out for David Cameron some tricky politics as Britain’s future in Europe comes to a head.
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bayes Business School, City, University of London
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Professor of Criminology, University of Sussex
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Executive Director of Postgraduate Programmes, Surrey Business School, Royal Holloway University of London
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Professor of Economics, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, The Open University
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Professor of Energy and Society, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
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Professor of Housing Economics and Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professor of Science & Technology Policy, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Professor of Marketing, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, York St John University
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Professor in Bioarchaeology, Head of Archaeology and Conservation, Cardiff University
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