Three steps out of a fix
Rick Rowden offers a trio of measures to overhaul a creaking global financial system Thanks to the historically ambitious scale of their fiscal and monetary policies, most of the rich …
Three steps out of a fix Read MoreGovernment
Bad grammar?
British academic, and ecological economist, based in Vienna, Clive Spash, was one of the few expert voices who openly and scathingly criticised the recent Dasgupta Review. The 600-page review by …
Bad grammar? Read More
Nigeria’s Best Laid Plans For The Environment
West Africa’s oil giant is choking its people with pollution because its rules are worth no more than the paper they are written on. Grimot Nane explains. The 2021 United …
Nigeria’s Best Laid Plans For The Environment Read More
UK only major economy hiking taxes on working people during cost-of-living crunch
The UK is the only major world economy to raise taxes on working people in response to the cost-of-living crisis, new research has revealed. Labour has called on Rishi Sunak …
UK only major economy hiking taxes on working people during cost-of-living crunch Read More
Sri Lankan protesters demand president quit over economic crisis
Anti-government protests have roiled Sri Lanka’s capital amid demands that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, as the country suffers its worst economic crisis in decades. Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the …
Sri Lankan protesters demand president quit over economic crisis Read More
Brexit trade deals may not deliver any ‘actual economic benefits’, MPs warn
It is uncertain whether Brexit free trade agreements negotiated by Boris Johnson’s government will provide any “actual economic benefits”, an influential committee of MPs has warned. In a scathing report released on …
Brexit trade deals may not deliver any ‘actual economic benefits’, MPs warn Read More
China may warm to Japan to tackle economic slump, but faces hurdles
China may try to cozy up to Japan in the short run to curb a possible economic downturn, as President Xi Jinping has been keen to secure a controversial third …
China may warm to Japan to tackle economic slump, but faces hurdles Read More
Mental health problems cost UK economy at least £118 billion a year – new research
Mental health problems cost the UK economy at least £117.9 billion annually according to a new report published today by Mental Health Foundation and the London School of Economics and Political Science …
Mental health problems cost UK economy at least £118 billion a year – new research Read More
Levelling up – will it turn Britain into a more equal country?
‘Levelling up’ is the nearest the Conservative Party has to a big idea and now it has just become a White Paper, which opens with the following words: “Levelling …
Levelling up – will it turn Britain into a more equal country? Read More
Investment in languages education could return double for UK economy
An increase in secondary school pupils learning Arabic, Mandarin, French or Spanish could boost the UK economy by billions of pounds over 30 years, according to new research. The study …
Investment in languages education could return double for UK economy Read More