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Skyscrapers are the new cathedrals – but are we worshipping a false idol?
Theresa May has dropped her pledge to put workers on company boards. It’s a big concession to vested business interests.
The Tories aren’t always in the mood to do business’s bidding.
New research shows how women are held back when it comes to starting and growing their own businesses.
Following the Brexit vote, a number of cities are queuing up to take London’s place as Europe’s financial centre.
The pursuit of shareholder value destroys jobs, investment and the long term health of the economy, but as long it is legal Philip Green’s behaviour is just business as usual.
May’s plans to transform business are more radical than they first appear.
The new prime minister has suggested putting employee representatives on company boards. But how serious is she about the idea?
There are plenty of different ways to go about solving social problems and some are sceptical of the role that traditional business can play.
While it’s true that many big businesses are reliant on cheap labour, the new national living wage is unlikely to hurt their profits too badly.
Top contributors
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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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Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Company Law in Context, University of Birmingham
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Affiliate Research Associate, School of Political and Social Sciences, University of Glasgow
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Lecturer in Economics, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Work, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor in Criminology, University of Bristol
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Vice Dean and Professor in Economics, University of East London
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Head of Brunel Law School; Professor of Corporate Law and Finance, Brunel University of London
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Chaired Professor of International Business and Strategy, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor of Economics & Finance, School of Management, University of Bradford
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Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, The Open University
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Associate Professor in Criminology, Macquarie University
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Emeritus Professor, Cardiff University
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London