Tariffs might be politically controversial. But their inadvisability is one of the few things that practically every economist can agree on. Unfortunately, the exceptional...
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Yet another tax is no way to ‘level the playing field’ for the high street
A new report from the lengthily titled Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has made for some exciting headlines this morning. Beware, Britain could be about to...
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London must be the UK’s shining star, not a vortex
London is the lodestar of the UK economy - but it has an image problem According to a newly released report, it’s time for London to shed its uncaring image and show the rest of...
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The economic impact of a border wall
With the US government in such a state of paralysis that Donald Trump has taken to ordering vast amounts of fast food to the White House, it’s a good time for a study on the...
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Reasons to be cheerful about UK employment
This morning’s report from the Resolution Foundation on the employment surge since the financial crisis is a healthy rejoinder to those who are pessimistic about the state of the...
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The case for a four-day week is compelling, but we don’t need the state to impose it
Thanks to John McDonnell, a four-day working week is back in the news. The Shadow Chancellor has asked the economist Lord Skidelsky to write a report examining the case for...