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By Diane Coyle Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted:
While immigration has been cited as a key issue for those who voted Leave, economists say the evidence suggests its effects on jobs and wages of UK-born citizens are small. Diane Coyle offers some policy measures for a future chancellor that could more effectively help those left feeling angry and disillusioned by years of stagnation […]
By David Hulme Filed Under: All posts Posted:
800 million people went to bed hungry last night and 19,000 children will die today of easily preventable causes. Foreign aid alone isn’t the answer says David Hulme and the fixation with it means we miss more effective ways to promote development. Over the last few years, UK aid has acted as a lightning rod […]
By Neville Harris Filed Under: All posts Posted:
Parents of school-age children know all too well that family holiday prices have a tendency to sky rocket during school holiday periods. Most also know, or thought they did, that they could be fined if they took their children out of school without good reason. So there was huge public interest in the recent case […]
By Tanja Müller Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, Ethnicity Posted:
Recent debates about Europe in light of the EU Referendum have centred heavily on two main issues – immigration and the economy. To mark Refugee Week, which seeks to celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, Tanja Müller argues that EU asylum and refugee law is making unfair distinctions between countries, and that the […]
By Marianne Sensier Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted:
Some, including Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, have predicted a possible recession for the UK if the vote is for leave tomorrow. In the final countdown to polling day, Marianne Sensier argues a Brexit could lead to less resilience to recession, particularly in our regions. A few years ago, Mike Artis and I […]
By Paul Richardson Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted:
Most of the hype and headlines on the UK’s membership of the EU centres around national impact, generated largely by those based in our traditional power centre of London and the South East. But the EU has come through for the regions where the Government has not, says Paul Richardson. What has the EU ever […]
By Kingsley Purdam, Mollie Bourne, Joseph Sakshaug and David Bayliss Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, Europe Posted:
The heat is on, as both sides urge voters to choose ‘leave’ or ‘remain’ in the run-up to the UK’s historic EU Referendum on June 23rd. New polls are coming in thick and fast, but while the outcome is uncertain, what is certain is that many voters have yet to decide. The ‘Don’t Know’ voters […]
By Duncan Shaw Filed Under: All posts Posted:
Global disasters and are on the rise, and with 24-hour news and social media, so are the numbers who hear about them and want to help. From recent events in Paris, to last year’s severe flooding in the UK, volunteers played a part in rescue efforts. But with so much real-time news available, the number […]
By Hilary Pilkington Filed Under: All posts Posted:
Prime Minister David Cameron has promised a new ‘Counter-Extremism and Safeguarding Bill’ as part of his ‘legacy programme’ of legislation. But, says Hilary Pilkington, if it can’t distinguish between legitimate grievance and dangerous extremism, we risk adding some very serious fuel to the fire. Fresh from victory in the General Election, on May 13 2015, […]
By Michael Taylor Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Urban Posted:
Devo Manc and the Northern Powerhouse – are they a chance to change Greater Manchester for the better or are they just rhetoric? Michael Taylor looks at where the city is today, and says it’s time to seize the day. Overshadowing so much of what social democracy can be in the next century is Scotland. […]