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Economic analysis may have influenced the date of the election – but this kind of diagnostic approach could be more widely adopted when it comes to forming policies.
The UK is now the world’s fourth largest exporter – but there’s more to the figures than meets the eye.
Evidence suggests that the UK compares quite well with similar countries.
The Bank of England and the OBR hold politicians back, but with good reason.
Different taxes affect investment in different ways.
‘Securonomics’ examined.
The company has returned to profit by making cuts, but there are things it could do to reinvent itself.
If the UK doesn’t want to lose London’s role as one of the great magnets for world capital, there are some ugly choices to weigh up.
Economic inactivity is not always the worst option.
The country is crying out for more investment, and more devolution would help deliver it.
The UK does not allow itself enough room for the public investment necessary for growth.
What could Jeremy Hunt do for voters ahead of a general election?
Degrowthers advocate cutting investment as a way to reduce use of precious resources, which is exactly what the UK government has been doing for the last 40 years.
A short history of reducing tax burdens and winning elections.
High interest rates have been a big earner for the last couple of years.
New research shows only 3% of the population paid any capital gains tax in the last decade.
It was a trailblazing firm which fought against animal testing for beauty products.
Cuts could really help squeezed households.
Transferring the tax burden away from people’s earnings and back on to the value of any land that they own would reframe housing as a home, not an asset.
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