Policy@Manchester Articles

Crunch Time – Industrial Strategy and our economic future

By Diane Coyle Filed Under: British Politics Posted: February 6, 2017

The Government’s Industrial Strategy will be the flagship domestic reform programme of Theresa May’s administration. As Brexit realities begin to bite, it could also make the difference between success and failure across entire sectors of the UK economy. On the launch day of our joint independent Industrial Strategy Commission with the University of Sheffield, Policy@Manchester […]

Preventing cancer – everyone’s challenge

By Angela Spencer, Annet Nakaganda, Arpana Verma and Julia Mueller Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: February 3, 2017

On the eve of World Cancer Day, Arpana Verma, Julia Mueller, Annet Nakaganda and Angela Spencer lay out the importance of promoting the prevention and early detection of cancer in policy and in practice. Nine out of ten cancers are due to the lifestyle choices we make Governments need to prioritise public health policies and responsibility […]

Our system for housing asylum seekers is failing, we must do better

By Jonathan Darling Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted: February 1, 2017

In light of this week’s report into Asylum Accommodation by the Home Affairs Select Committee, Dr Jonathan Darling, who submitted expert evidence to the inquiry, responds to its findings and suggests a way forwards. Asylum accommodation is currently provided through six regional contracts with three private providers There have been reports of substandard and inappropriate […]

Eyes wide open – addressing immigration, to secure immigration

By Martin Walker Filed Under: All posts, British Politics Posted: January 31, 2017

The University of Manchester’s Professor Martin Walker argues that the debate over immigration has suffered obfuscation on all sides – with anti-immigration voices refusing to acknowledge the economic necessity and benefits of immigration to the United Kingdom, and an equal unwillingness on the opposing side to recognise the extent (and skewed distribution) of its economic […]

Plan A + Plan B = Industrial Strategy?

By Andy Westwood Filed Under: All posts, British Politics Posted: January 24, 2017

The cornerstone of Theresa May’s economic vision for the country, the government’s Industrial Strategy was launched this week. Policy@manchester Co-Director Professor Andy Westwood assesses the size of the challenge, the scale of the strategy’s commitments, and places the strategy in the historical context of recent government efforts to achieve the same ends. Industrial Strategy […]

In an uncertain world collaboration and criticality are key

By Ben Pringle Filed Under: All posts Posted: January 24, 2017

400 sessions, 4 days and over 2500 leaders and thinkers, from Shakira to Theresa May; as Davos 2017 comes to a close, the questions facing world leaders continue to grow. Brexit and Trump have paved the way for an economic policy that follows an anti-globalisation rhetoric however the World Economic Forum in Davos aimed to […]

Globalisation of trade versus globalisation of finance

By Geoff Tily Filed Under: All posts Posted: January 22, 2017

Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics Geoff Tily’s contribution about the contrasts of trade and finance globalisation demonstrate his knowledge on the misconceptions of Keynesian economics, for which his work on is highly regarded. Here, in the final Davos Takeover series, Geoff looks back at economic policy over the years […]

Austerity and the mere problem of causality

By Paul Middleditch Filed Under: All posts Posted: January 21, 2017

Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics The scene that will greet business leaders and politicians at Davos this week is one of continuing government austerity across much of Europe and other parts of the world. Professor Paul Middleditch explains how the austerity agenda moved from the pages of economic theory […]

Economics is not enough

By Andy Ross Filed Under: All posts Posted: January 21, 2017

Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics Andy Ross is someone who I admire due to, not only his work within the Government Economic Service & the HM Treasury, but also because of the economic insight he provides. His blog here is extremely important, focusing on simply economics and ignoring other factors […]

Secular Stagnation – A Missing Link

By Jo Michell Filed Under: All posts Posted: January 20, 2017

Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics As part of Post-Crash Economics Society’s blog takeover during Davos week, Dr Jo Michell explores the history of the ‘Secular Stagnation’ theory, what it means and its implications for President-elect Trump’s macroeconomic plans. Jo’s blog looks into the history of economic thought, something which is […]