Inclusive Growth

Why it’s time to address workplace racism as a matter of health and safety

By Stephen Ashe and James Nazroo Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity, Health and Social Care, Inclusive Growth Posted: April 19, 2018

Fifty years on from the UK’s first piece of legislation outlawing racial discrimination in employment, Stephen Ashe & James Nazroo look at what’s changed and whether racism in the workplace needs to be looked at in a different light. It has been shown repeatedly that reoccurring exposure to racism has serious negative long-term effects on […]

Where next for SPL: reflections on the Women and Equalities Committee’s ‘Fathers and the Workplace’ inquiry recommendations

By Emma Banister Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Inclusive Growth Posted: March 20, 2018

Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee today released its report from the Fathers and the Workplace inquiry which highlights the difficulties dads have in balancing their careers and childcare responsibilities. Dr Emma Banister from Alliance Manchester Business School and Dr Ben Kerrane from Lancaster University Management School give us their thoughts on the report’s recommendations. It […]

Industrial Strategy white paper – Welcome progress, but problems remain

By Diane Coyle Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Inclusive Growth Posted: November 28, 2017

On Monday 27th November, the UK government published its long-await Industrial Strategy white paper. Here, Policy@Manchester Co-Director and member of the independent Industrial Strategy Commission, Professor Diane Coyle, reflects on what the document gets right and where challenges remain if the UK economy is to secure a prosperous and productive future for all. The Government’s […]

Can macroprudential regulation promote both financial stability and growth in low-income countries?

By Pierre-Richard Agénor Filed Under: All posts, Inclusive Growth Posted: October 30, 2017

On October 18th, Policy@Manchester organised a Paris conference on Financial Volatility and Macroprudential Regulation in Low-Income Countries. The conference, held in conjunction with the French foundation FERDI and a Moroccan think tank, the OCP Policy Centre, was attended by a number of senior policymakers from Africa and France. In this blog Professor Pierre-Richard Agénor discusses […]

Charting a course to better jobs in Greater Manchester

By Stephen Clarke Filed Under: All posts, Inclusive Growth, Urban Posted: October 26, 2017

Resolution Foundation research reveals five key challenges: halting the region’s relative decline, addressing the growth in ‘atypical’ work, ending the pay squeeze, encouraging progression and ensuring young people can access well-paid work. Getting people into work should be a priority, but more attention needs to be paid to the types of jobs. People on zero […]

Income security may increase secularity, but not vice versa

By Ingrid Storm Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth Posted: October 16, 2017

Dr Ingrid Storm from The University of Manchester examines economic decline and church attendance in Britain. She found that despite regular churchgoers being able to cope better with economic loss; economic decline does not increase church attendance. More than half the population of Britain consider themselves to have no religion. Those who have experienced a loss […]

The pros and cons of university innovation and exploitation

By Paul O'Brien Filed Under: All posts, Inclusive Growth Posted: September 25, 2017

Paul O’Brien, Professor of Inorganic Materials at The School of Chemistry and The School of Materials, at The University of Manchester discusses innovation and exploitation within UK Universities. Universities exist in my opinion for three reasons: to provide education; to create new knowledge and understanding; and to benefit society through vocational training, transferable ideas and/or […]

International students aren’t a visa risk: who’s surprised?

By Sylvie Lomer Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, British Politics, Inclusive Growth Posted: August 29, 2017

Here Dr Sylvie Lomer explains why international students aren’t a visa risk and outlines how false assumptions have been used as justifications for migration policies that seriously prejudice and inconvenience international students. Recently published Home Office data shows that 97.4% of international students are compliant with visa regulations, contradicting previous statements from Government that 20% […]

The myth of the golden generation? How inequalities continue into later life

By James Nazroo Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care, Inclusive Growth Posted: July 17, 2017

James Nazroo, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity at The University of Manchester, opens our mini-series of blogs examining The Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing’s (MICRA) new report ‘The Golden Generation? Professor Nazroo states that the ‘golden generation’ label applied to today’s older people is a myth. […]

Worse than zero hours contracts: work, pay and (in)equalities in the gig economy

By Tony Dundon and Cristina Inversi Filed Under: Inclusive Growth Posted: July 5, 2017

The gig economy is rarely out of the news; former CBI boss Lord Adair Turner is the latest prominent figure to call for the Government to enforce the minimum wage for those who earn a living in this way. Tony Dundon, Professor of Human Resource Management & Employment Relations at Alliance Manchester Business School, and […]

Where next for SPL: reflections on the Women and Equalities Committee’s ‘Fathers and the Workplace’ inquiry recommendations

Industrial Strategy white paper – Welcome progress, but problems remain

Can macroprudential regulation promote both financial stability and growth in low-income countries?

Charting a course to better jobs in Greater Manchester

Income security may increase secularity, but not vice versa

The pros and cons of university innovation and exploitation

International students aren’t a visa risk: who’s surprised?

The myth of the golden generation? How inequalities continue into later life

Worse than zero hours contracts: work, pay and (in)equalities in the gig economy

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