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By Alan Kirman Filed Under: All posts Posted:
Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics The 2008 crash clearly demonstrated the failures of a (neo)liberal economic model that claimed to have solved ‘boom and bust’ cycles of growth and recession and found the tools to prevent the onset of longer-term economic depressions. In the wake of this generation-defining failure, […]
By Özlem Onaran Filed Under: All posts Posted:
Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics The Davos Blog-Takeover continues with this piece from Professor Ozlem Onaran, Director of the Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre. I wanted to publish a blog from Özlem as her work into inequality and globalisation is becoming more and more relevant in the current economic […]
By Graham Whitham and Kingsley Purdam Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted:
The recent Bank of England evidence on the record levels of personal debt that have accumulated since the 2008 economic crash highlight the financial vulnerability of many people across the UK. Research by the University of Manchester into everyday living costs for those with limited financial resources is being launched with the End Child Poverty […]
By Jonathan Michie Filed Under: All posts Posted:
Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics As part of the blog takeover on the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Jonathan Michie outlines the failures of the ‘capitalism unleashed’ era. Jonathan in his role as Professor of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange at the University of Oxford has looked into […]
By Abigail Gilmore Filed Under: All posts Posted:
Abigail Gilmore is a Co-investigator on the Arts and Humanities Research Council project ‘Understanding Everyday Participation – Articulating Cultural Values’. Along with fellow Co-Investigator, Dr. Lisanne Gibson, University of Leicester, she contributed oral evidence to the Countries of Culture Inquiry. Here she examines where the ‘buck stops’ for national policies tasked with redistributing arts funding, […]
By Will Davies Filed Under: All posts Posted:
Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics As part of the Post-Crash Economics Society’s blog takeover during Davos week, Will Davies, Director of the Political Economy Research Centre at Goldsmiths University, blogs on the World Economic Forum’s theme of responsible leadership. I wanted to get Will Davies involved in the blog […]
By Susan Oman Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted:
The Prime Minister recently set out her vision for a new ‘shared society’ alongside her promise to transform mental health care. University of Manchester PHD researcher Susan Oman, questions Theresa May’s commitment to mental health research, how it presents opportunities to understand what a sharing society might be, and how it might support improved wellbeing. […]
By Kimme Hyrich Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted:
Recently-published research conducted at The University of Manchester has revealed a potential link between certain treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis and significantly reducing the risk of heart attacks in patients with the disease. Professor Kimme Hyrich explains how this new discovery may be the start of a treatment policy shift that could ultimately save thousands of […]
By Jonathan Darling and Gulwali Passarlay Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Europe, Urban Posted:
To start the year, Dr Jonathan Darling, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography specialising in the politics and ethics of forced migration, and Gulwali Passarlay, Afghan refugee, politics graduate and author of ‘The Lightless Sky’, reflect on how government might support asylum seekers and refugees in 2017. Together, they discuss the challenges of the last year […]
By Jan Hopkins and Martin Hyde Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Social Care Posted:
As life expectancy continues to rise, the Baby Boomer generation are being encouraged to remain active in later life. One aspect of this is the benefit good quality employment has on health and well-being among the over 50s. However, as Martin Hyde and Jan Hopkins argue, there are still challenges to working longer with many […]