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Contradiction and hypocrisy: juxtaposed approaches to immigration  

By Filed Under: Brexit, British Politics, Ethnicity, Europe Posted:

In recent years the government has been seen to take a hard-line stance on immigration policy. Yet it has launched numerous pro-immigration initiatives, with the primary aim of filling the labour deficit that exists in multiple sectors. Focus on these two conflicting approaches to immigration diverges hugely, with schemes that openly recognise the need for […]

A New Greater Manchester Partnership for Education, Skills and Training

Ruth Lupton By and Filed Under: Education, Urban Posted:

The Greater Manchester Independent Prosperity Review, from a panel of leading economists, has listed among its key recommendations an idea Professor Ruth Lupton and Professor Lorna Unwin had put forward. Their idea is to create a Greater Manchester Partnership for Education, Skills and Training, with a similar ambition to the Greater Manchester Health and Social […]

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Understanding the impact of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases on work

Dr Suzan Verstappen By Filed Under: Health and Social Care Posted:

Dr Suzan Verstappen has blogged for us on the impact of Rheumatoid and Musculoskeletal Disease (RMD) on the workforce. Here, she outlines how her research, in association with a number of national research projects, aims to furnish the evidence base by which the extent of the RMD challenge to both workforce health and workplace design […]

Beyond technology: addressing the social and sustainability challenges of next generation industrial systems

By Filed Under: Digital Futures, Industry 4.0, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted:

This week’s annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos will discuss prospects for ‘Globalisation 4.0’, with participants debating how to match a global economy increasingly driven by new technology and the movement of ideas, people, and goods, with citizens around the world looking to ‘take back control’. Professor Philip Shapira from the Manchester […]

The return of industrial democracy: preparing the ground for dealing with wayward capitalism?

Miguel Martínez Lucio By Filed Under: Digital Futures, Growth and Inclusion Posted:

Miguel Martínez Lucio, Professor in the Work and Equalities Institute and the Alliance Manchester Business School at The University of Manchester, and an expert of worker participation, trade union questions and the role of the state, discusses the renewed interest in industrial democracy and the need for a strategic plan. There is a growing interest […]

Promoting financial stability in a financially-integrated world economy: Is there scope for international policy coordination?

By Filed Under: All posts Posted:

Greater international financial integration in recent decades has increased the scope for cross-border financial spillovers from one group of countries to another. Do these spillovers, and the resulting financial risks that they create for the world economy, provide greater scope for international policy coordination in the area of prudential policy? In an ongoing joint research […]

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