Economist, Visiting Professor, Lecturer, Writer, Public Speaker.
Let’s begin with a few quotes from Adam Smith to set the context for the following discussion about why free trade matters: “After the division of labour has once thoroughly taken place, it is but a very small part of these [necessaries, conveniencies, and amusements] with which a man’s own labour can supply him. The …
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Even with one of the largest parliamentary majorities in its history and the Conservatives with their lowest-ever vote share, the incoming Labour administration faces a daunting task: improving UK economic growth. It knows that was why it was elected; after all, growing the economy through increased productivity was the focus of its election campaign. It …
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Labour Party leader, Sir Kier Starmer, recently suggested that a commitment to build more residential homes, including on green belt land, could form part of the Party’s manifesto as we head into the next election. Even the suggestion of building on green belt land is a significant departure from the two major parties’ usual rhetoric. …
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