Economist, Visiting Professor, Lecturer, Writer, Public Speaker.
Latest figures show that UK productivity fell back in Q1 to the levels previously seen prior to the financial crisis in 2008. Quite frankly, it’s shocking to see that productivity hasn’t grown at all in almost a decade, and that we’re actually producing a bit less now per hour than we did then. The broad …
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it …
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In a moment of hubris, or scenting what seemed like an opportunity, Theresa May called a UK general election believing the Tories to be unchallengeable. Her promises of stability and security now look especially ironic, as the UK faces yet another bout of political uncertainty. Challenges within the UK have hardened The challenges we had …