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  • Professor of Industrial Strategy & Regional Development, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regions and Industrial Strategy (CGRIS), University of Bath
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, meets the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, for talks in London. Neil Hall/Pool/EPA-EFE

UK and EU sign new trade, fishing and defence deal – what do economists think?

Maria Garcia, University of Bath; Conor O'Kane, Bournemouth University; Kamran Mahroof, University of Bradford; Mausam Budhathoki, University of Stirling, and Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath

Closer trade ties could cut prices for consumers – but they come with serious political risks for the UK government.
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What Labour’s first budget means for wages, taxes, business, the NHS and plans to grow the economy – experts explain

Linda Yueh, University of Oxford; Jonquil Lowe, The Open University; Karen Bloor, University of York; Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath; Rachel Scarfe, University of Stirling, and Shampa Roy-Mukherjee, University of East London

Going for growth… but can chancellor Rachel Reeves keep workers and business happy at the same time?
King Charles III, alongside Queen Camilla, sits in the sovereign’s throne in the House of Lords chamber, before reading the King’s Speech. (Henry Nicholls/POOL via AP)/Alamy Stock Photo

King’s speech 2024: experts explain new government’s plans for workers’ rights, rail nationalisation, housebuilding and more

Anupam Nanda, University of Manchester; Chia-Lin Chen, University of Liverpool; Colin Nolden, University of Sheffield; Graham Haughton, University of Manchester; Jane Parry, University of Southampton; Lorna Smith, University of Bristol; Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath; Richard Kingston, University of Manchester, and Ruth Patrick, University of York

Academic experts break down the policy highlights in the 2024 king’s speech.
UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, with his 2023 Autumn Statement. Simon Walker/No 10 Downing Street/Flickr

Autumn statement: experts react to national insurance and business tax cuts

Alan Shipman, The Open University; Gavin Midgley, University of Surrey; Hilary Ingham, Lancaster University; Louise Overton, University of Birmingham; Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath, and Shampa Roy-Mukherjee, University of East London

National insurance cuts and business investment were all included, as was the pensions triple lock. But our experts saw some omissions.
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt outside 11 Downing Street in London before presenting the latest government budget to Parliament. Tolga Akmen/EPA-EFE

Spring budget 2023: experts react to UK government’s plan to get the economy moving

Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath; Alan Shipman, The Open University; Andrew Burlinson, University of East Anglia; Catherine Waddams, University of East Anglia; Despina Alexiadou, University of Strathclyde ; Gavin Midgley, University of Surrey; Jim Watson, UCL; Karen Bloor, University of York; Karl Matikonis, Queen's University Belfast, and Steven McCabe, Birmingham City University

Childcare, pensions and support for energy bills are among the main budget plans for the UK government.

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