Reeves wouldn’t be the first chancellor to change the rules to suit her plans – and it could help boost economic growth.
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Starmer’s cabinet is relatively inexperienced but the most gender-balanced in UK history.
The newly elected parliament includes 264 women, passing 40% for the first time.
The new government can’t keep its promises for growth without bringing more women into the economy.
Gordon Brown’s reforms to CGT encouraged stock market speculators and private equity asset strippers, while it was the Thatcher government that brought rates into line with income tax.
Decades of privatisation have left the UK asset-poor – but a national wealth fund as proposed by Labour could help to future-proof the country’s finances.
Will Labour’s pothole politics provide the meaningful infrastructure investment desperately needed in Britain?
Labour’s shadow chancellor says she would focus on transparency and force organisations to publish action plans to stamp out unequal pay.
Growth has been elusive for UK governments for decades, and with Brexit challenges now part of the mix, Labour will have its work cut out to deliver on its pledges.
Even though Keir Starmer is more comfortable being associated with the leaders of the last Labour government than Jeremy Corbyn or Ed Miliband, this is not a return to the past.
Are Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves focusing on the same criteria for economic competence as Britain’s voters?
‘Securonomics’ examined.
The new flagship policy of the leading opposition party has been tried before, and it’s not compatible with the new UK free tradde agreements.
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
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Fellow in Economics/Adjunct Professor of Economics, University of Oxford
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Vice Dean and Professor in Economics, University of East London
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Visiting Academic, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professor of Industrial Strategy & Regional Development, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regions and Industrial Strategy (CGRIS), University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Bournemouth University
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Visiting Fellow, School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol
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Professor in Social Policy, University of Glasgow
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Reader at the School of Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde
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Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Public Policy, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in Politics with International Relations, London South Bank University
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Adam Smith Senior Lecturer in Political Economy, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University