Britain’s railways are a vital pillar of the economy, so inefficiencies in the network hit the country in the pocket.
- Professor of Economics, Manchester Metropolitan University
Everyone is talking about how to alleviate energy prices this winter, but no one acknowledges that the average household has been getting poorer for more than a decade.
Does a period of unmanageable debt, runaway energy prices, job instability and a choppy green transition sound like an age of optimism to you?
Our panel of experts analyse the results of the British election.
A look at the theory behind nationalising key public services, as well as what has happened in practice.
Putting money into the hands of local communities will be a more useful antidote to the whims of world capitalism.
The world seems caught between the competing political ideologies of left and right, with capitalism is caught right in the middle.
The UK government is considering taking a stake in a dying asset when it could have helped build a balanced economy much earlier.
Corporate interests and wealthy individuals reckon they can turn a profit by cajoling politicians round to their way of thinking. So how can the humble electorate hope to respond?
The NHS might be an election battleground but the system is a world standard, and should not be meddled with for political or economic ends.
Fingers crossed, we are soon to be inundated with Christmas joy disguised as presents from our family and friends. I received my first card more than a week ago and a present – now sitting under the tree…
Efforts to build a more effective trading regime between Europe and the USA can reasonably be called positive, both for growth and the ease of doing business. Currently, however, negotiations include proposals…
Germany’s strategy for export-led growth has set the Eurozone up for a fall. Plans to introduce minimum wages in 2015 might be too little too late for European countries locked in a futile game of beggar-thy-workforce…
If you want to know why we in the UK see more security cameras on street corners than other nations, and why politicians are fending off accusations of spying on their own citizens, then turn your eyes…
Few economics books have caused quite the stir which accompanied the release of the English version of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty First Century. And there can be few who are not familiar with…
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