Fresh thinking in economics
Half a million more people including children are living in poverty, as the number of low-income households reaches a record high. Data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimated …
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From the publisher: How does Britain get its food? Why is our current system at breaking point? How can we fix it before it is too late? British food has …
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Citizen-led mutual aid groups have sprung up across the UK to support those suffering from the effects and threat of the Coronavirus outbreak. To date, 582 groups have been set …
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The Tax Justice Network (TJN) has accused the UK government of wanting to use Brexit to cut regulations in order to attract dirty money. After the European Union added the …
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English councils went on a massive £6.6bn commercial property spending spree over the past three years, buying office buildings and shopping centres to offset the impact of government funding cuts, …
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From the Publisher: Financial malpractice, we’re told, is an aberration: the actions of a few bad apples deviating from the norms of a market-governed process and gaming the system. In …
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A new law that would make it easier for cooperatives and community associations to raise investment for environmental projects has been tabled in Parliament. The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies …
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From the Publisher: A path-breaking history of modern liberalism told through the pages of one of its most zealous supporters. Since 1843, the Economist has been the single most devoted …
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Ending the app trap: why (and how) we need to reform the gig economy The future of work is happening now and not on some far-off horizon. One in ten …
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Case brought by the government of Mozambique also seeks damages from Credit Suisse and shipbuilding company Privinvest Credit Suisse given deadline of 21 January to file and serve their defence …
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