Tag: Economy

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Frederick Harry Pitts & Andrew Pakes

Labour and the Past, Present and Future of Work

Most of us spend most of our time at work. Work is what we do, where we go, who we know and how we get on in life. But while they might have a lot to say about salaries or employment figures, our politicians have less to offer when it

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Harry Parsons

Making Private Equity Work for a Progressive Britain

Overleverage, short-termism and asset stripping must be countered with progressive policies Wielding record levels of cash, US private equity (PE) firms are bargain hunting in Britain, buying up more companies in the first six months of 2021 than ever before. The Conservatives champion ‘Global Britain’, however, they allow our assets

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Rachel Reeves responding to the Autumn 21 budget
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Tom Collinge

Budget 21: Productivity politics

Yesterday was a far bigger budget than many in the know had expected. Analysis about what it all means for the economy is still trickling though from the Resolution Foundation, IFS and others as I write. On the day, there’s very little economics to be talked about as nobody really

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Matthew Lloyd

Inflating Labour

What do likely coming changes in inflation mean for Labour’s electoral hopes? Inflation is coming, but for how long it will last above the 2% Bank of England target and whether Britain will face several inflation spikes is still debatable. If Labour hopes to sell a new World War II

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Alexander Perry

Climate change and inequality

In the second of a three part series, Alexander Perry considers the implications of the Biden presidency for climate action For the previous article in this series, click here. As well as taking on fossil giants, the Biden administration will need to be receptive to the needs of communities that

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