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Tag Archives: economy
Feb 9 2013
The uncertainty created by David Cameron’s policy on EU membership may cost the UK’s already troubled economy
Leave a commentTweet Prior to UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech on the country’s relationship with the EU, Michael Emerson set out several hazards that his strategy was expected to face. Revisiting these hazards after the speech, he finds them to be mostly confirmed. He … Continue reading
Posted by: February 9, 2013
Tagged with: business and regulation, David Cameron, economy, eu, EU institutions, european economics, finance, government and politics and enlargement, Michael Emerson, referendum, The Euro, UK
Sep 9 2012
Book Review: Economics After The Crisis: Objectives and Means
Leave a commentTweet In Economics After the Crisis, Adair Turner writes that the crisis of 2008-2009 should prompt a wide set of challenges to economic and political assumptions and to economic theory. Turner argues that the faults of theory and policy that led to the … Continue reading
Posted by: September 9, 2012
Tagged with: Bank of England, Banks, economic theory, economics, economy, financial crisis, recession
Jul 22 2012
Book Review: Britain’s Second Labour Government, 1929-31: a reappraisal
Leave a commentTweet This book is a timely collection of essays on Labour’s second period in office during the international financial crisis of 1929-1931. Contributions by leading historians and younger academics bring fresh perspectives to Labour’s domestic problems, electoral and party matters, … Continue reading
Posted by: July 22, 2012
Tagged with: economy, Gordon Brown, government, history, Labour, middle class, voters
Jul 15 2012
Book Review: The Bank: Inside the Bank of England
Leave a commentTweet The Bank of England is a uniquely powerful, influential and secretive institution, and in this inside account of the Bank, Dan Conaghan draws on interviews with senior Bank staff, shedding new light on the Bank’s role in the financial crisis. With … Continue reading
Posted by: July 15, 2012
Tagged with: Bank of England, economic crisis, Economic Policy, economics, economy, financial markets, FSA, government
Jul 8 2012
Book Review: Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years: Speaking out against Hitler in the Prelude to War
Leave a commentTweet Martin Gilbert’s intimate knowledge of his subject and expert use of source material give us an important insight into the most influential British politician of the twentieth century. Reviewed by Mahon Murphy. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years: Speaking out against … Continue reading
Posted by: July 8, 2012
Tagged with: Britain, economy, history, India, Nazi Germany, war, Winston Churchill
Jun 16 2012
The UK’s thirty year experiment in innovation policy
1 CommentTweet The UK fares very well in international comparisons of the research and development intensity of the higher education sector, with 26 per cent of this research taking place in universities. However, Richard Jones fears that universities soon won’t be … Continue reading
Posted by: June 16, 2012
Tagged with: economy, Impact, politics, research and development
May 25 2012
A curious IMF report, lost lessons of history and Scotland’s vision for self-determination: Top 5 blogs you might have missed this week
Leave a commentTweet How would Britain vote in a referendum on the EU? Peter Kellner at YouGov unpacks the latest polling and notes the inconsistencies in the numbers. Stephanie Flanders mulls over this week’s ‘curious’ IMF report on the UK, suggesting that the message was … Continue reading
Posted by: May 25, 2012
Tagged with: cuts, economy, eu referendum, IMF, Scotland, student visas, weekly round up
Mar 27 2012
The ‘too many graduates’ myth: A rich and growing supply of graduates is necessary to increase economic productivity and meet the needs of wider society
2 CommentsTweet Libby Hackett argues that we need to increase the capacity for higher education places in future years if we are to grow our economy and ensure a bright future for more young people. Graduate employment regularly makes the headlines. … Continue reading
Posted by: March 27, 2012
Tagged with: economy, employment, graduates, uk politics, universities
