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The UK needs an industrial strategy to counter the rise of EU battery manufacturing.
Malgré des années de politiques d'austérité salariale et le retour de l'inflation, les mouvements de protestation, comme ici en juin à Sydney, n'ont été que très épisodiques en Australie, en partie du fait de la loi.
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À quelques jours du mouvement des syndicats français contre la réforme des retraites, les experts de The Conversation vous proposent un panorama mondial de la mobilisation sociale.
Worker unrest has been surging around the world.
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With real wages in many countries having been stagnant for years, the inflation surge has brought unions back to life.
Head down, taxes up.
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November 17, 2022
Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Adi Imsirovic , University of Surrey ; Cam Donaldson , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Despina Alexiadou , University of Strathclyde ; Gavin Midgley , University of Surrey ; Hilary Ingham , Lancaster University ; Jennifer Castañeda-Navarrete , University of Cambridge ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Karen Bloor , University of York ; Peter Bloom , University of Essex ; Shampa Roy-Mukherjee , University of East London ; Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University ; Supriya Kapoor , Trinity College Dublin , and Tolu Olarewaju , Keele University
Our panel of academics responds to the UK government’s latest economic plans.
Hey, big spender.
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September 23, 2022
Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Andrew Burlinson , University of East Anglia ; Catherine Waddams , University of East Anglia ; Donald Hirsch , Loughborough University ; Jean-Philippe Serbera , Sheffield Hallam University ; Jim Watson , UCL ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University , and Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University
How the government plans to address the energy crisis and economic growth, among other key issues.
Businesses also face higher costs this winter.
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UK businesses are also suffering from the rising cost of living and doing business.
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Scrapping a grant for electric cars in the UK may be a backward move.
What tasks lie behind the door to 11 Downing Street, the official residence of the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer?
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As the Johnson government ends, here’s what lies ahead for a new UK chancellor
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A month when the cost of living crisis will be harshly felt.
A spring in his step?
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March 23, 2022
Keith Baker , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Cam Donaldson , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi , York St John University ; Gavin Midgley , University of Southampton ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Karen Bloor , University of York ; Karl Schmedders , International Institute for Management Development (IMD) ; Peter Bloom , University of Essex ; Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Renaud Foucart , Lancaster University ; Sarah Schiffling , Liverpool John Moores University ; Slawomir Raszewski , University of East London ; Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University ; Victoria Honeyman , University of Leeds , and W David McCausland , University of Aberdeen
The government knows 2022 is going to be tough for voters.
The chancellor’s package is not up to scratch.
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By prioritising prudence over business support, the chancellor will probably do more harm in the long run.
What’s in the box?
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October 27, 2021
Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi , York St John University ; Alexander Tziamalis , Sheffield Hallam University ; Cam Donaldson , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Despina Alexiadou , University of Strathclyde ; Edward Thomas Jones , Bangor University ; Gabriella Legrenzi , Keele University ; Gavin Midgley , University of Southampton ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Karl Schmedders , International Institute for Management Development (IMD) ; Michael Jacobs , University of Sheffield ; Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath , and Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University
Sunak talked about a new age of optimism, but it doesn’t feel like that for many people.
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March 3, 2021
Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Alexander Tziamalis , Sheffield Hallam University ; Andrew Cumbers , University of Glasgow ; Despina Alexiadou , University of Strathclyde ; Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi , York St John University ; Felix FitzRoy , University of St Andrews ; Jonny Munby , Teesside University ; Karl Schmedders , International Institute for Management Development (IMD) ; Lisa Scullion , University of Salford ; Mark Williams , Queen Mary University of London ; Michael Jacobs , University of Sheffield ; Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Suzanne Withrington , Teesside University , and W David McCausland , University of Aberdeen
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his second pandemic budget for the Conservatives.
New chancellor, Rishi Sunak delivers his first budget.
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March 11, 2020
Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Cam Donaldson , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Craig Berry , Manchester Metropolitan University ; Gabriella Conti , UCL ; Gavin Midgley , University of Southampton ; John Weeks , SOAS, University of London ; Karl Schmedders , International Institute for Management Development (IMD) ; Madeleine Gabriel , Nesta ; Ross Brown , University of St Andrews , and W David McCausland , University of Aberdeen
Rishi Sunak has delivered his first budget as UK chancellor and the Conservative Party’s first budget since winning the 2019 general election.
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Properly executed, government intervention can provide a real economic boost.
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And Brexit could make things even more challenging.
Growing vines in Kent, part of a cluster of wineries making a success out of white and sparkling wines in southern England.
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Location counts when it comes to sustainable development.
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Why the British steel crisis needs strategic government intervention to give the industry a chance of survival.
The ace of cups.
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Ten years ago, the English Potteries looked to be breathing their last. Their reinvention should bring hope to struggling manufacturing bases everywhere.
What there’s not enough of.
Nigel Butterfield
Since the heady talk of a “march of the makers” in 2011, UK industrial policy has been patchy at best. No wonder the trade deficit is at its widest ever.
Silverstone is at the heat of the UK’s Motor Valley cluster.
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Silicon Valley is the classic example of a business cluster. Less well known but also very successful are the machinery and agriculture clusters in Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy. Naturally the UK also…
