Everything government, Parliament, the statistical agencies and the major policy institutes published — read, summarised and ranked so you can skim the day in a minute.
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IPPR estimates that absent a post‑Brexit mutual recognition deal on product testing, UK goods exports to the EU were £3.7–£6.5 billion lower per year between 2021–24, hitting autos, electronics and pharmaceuticals most and urging a priority MRA approach.
Analysis of South Africa’s JETP first phase finds it mobilised international support but revealed gaps, delays and implementation challenges, drawing lessons on financing, delivery and design for upcoming JETP phases.
Joël Reland argues that the EU’s more protectionist regulatory approach—characterised as ‘Made in Europe’—raises the economic costs of non‑membership and complicates political moves like Andy Burnham’s proposed EU outreach.
Clare Rewcastle Brown discusses how Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal evolved from financial corruption into wider issues of sovereign debt, infrastructure projects, Chinese involvement and resultant geopolitical influence over Malaysia’s politics and economy.
Assessment argues investment‑screening decisions under the Burnham government remain unpredictable because the state has not clearly defined which strategic capabilities require national control, complicating investor and policymaker planning.
Five lessons from the CFM‑NIESR survey warn the new Chancellor faces the highest borrowing costs in the G7, a fiscal consolidation concentrated toward an election year and contested cash spending plans, informing short‑term budget priorities.
Proposes converting utilities into public‑benefit companies with a constitutional duty to deliver high‑quality services and subordinate profitability, arguing this could be done within existing ownership and licensing frameworks to avoid costly shareholder compensation, despite potential legal challenges.
Examines how the ONS’s revised measurement approach alters interpretation of the UK’s long-standing productivity slowdown since the 2008 financial crisis, assessing what the methodological changes reveal about levels and drivers of weak output per worker.
A polemical piece arguing John Maynard Keynes remains the most insightful economist for understanding contemporary capitalism, critiquing opponents for misunderstanding Keynes’s views on market equilibrium and the role of the state.
Jonathan Portes outlines why the ONS revised UK productivity growth for 2009–19, moving on from the previously cited 0.7% figure and concluding the slowdown was real but less severe than earlier estimates implied.
IPPR welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s hopeful conference tone but urged honesty about necessary changes, saying hope must be backed by government action on long-term problems such as social care, youth unemployment, broken public services and stagnant living standards.
Examines the Bank of England MPC’s 6–3 vote to hold Bank Rate at 3.75%, alongside its announcement to reduce the stock of gilts held (quantitative tightening), analysing the economic rationale and likely market and policy implications.
Argues Britain’s regulatory burden stifles innovation and competitiveness, urging the government to slash or eliminate many bureaucratic processes—rather than just reduce or speed them up—to let firms ‘just go do stuff’ and foster development.
Highlights slowing pay growth, accelerating inflation and a troubling Bank of England outlook for the cost of living, signalling tougher household finances this winter and urging attention to wage, price and policy dynamics affecting living standards.
Assesses the Liberal Democrats’ growth proposals presented at Daisy Cooper’s conference, scrutinising whether the party’s policies on investment, taxation and economic management are coherent and deliverable.
Argues the £210m high-street regeneration pledge is backward: spend decisions should follow local demand research. Notes online sales now represent about 25% of retail, implying less physical High Street space is needed before redesigning uses.
Trading volume on prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket doubled between May and July, with the rise largely driven by a large increase in sports-related contracts activity, signalling shifting user interest in event-based wagering markets.
IPPR warns the Bank of England’s gilt-market operations still “cost taxpayers billions each year”, noting it stopped long-dated gilt sales but continues active sales. It urges government to explore fixes to match international practice and free up fiscal space; also notes rate‑rise pressure later this year.
Essay arguing economics should treat time as a fundamental fourth dimension, stressing that transactions unfold over time and that interest reflects the price of waiting, with implications for economic modelling and policy thinking.
The Adam Smith Institute argues that the pro-Proposition 40 rhetoric — claiming a California billionaire wealth tax will curb oligarchy and spark wider wealth taxes — actually demonstrates why the measure should not be passed.
A CER podcast discusses how to scale innovation in Europe, with guests from Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Jacques Delors Centre exploring ways for startups to grow and strengthen European competitiveness in strategic technologies.
Explores how recent developments involving Mark Carney, Canada's ties and EU dynamics might affect a possible UK–EU reset, examining political and economic implications for future co‑operation and trust between London and Brussels.
Profiles Andrew Griffith in the context of chancellor speculation, discussing his profile, public persona and positioning within fiscal debates as reported in media coverage.
Argues Europe faces a dilemma on AI: either reject it and forgo growth, or adopt it and rely on US/Chinese technology; recent safety debates may render the choice irrelevant, reflecting Europe’s failure to produce Silicon-Valley scale firms.
Argues that economic models often present spurious precision by treating humans as uniform utility-maximisers, warning that real human behaviour—history, loyalties and rumours—undermines the reliability of neat mathematical economics.
Essay on Bernard Mandeville’s Fable of the Bees arguing that private vices such as self‑interest, greed and vanity (luxury, pride) drive industry, commerce and employment, while public virtue undermines ambition, consumption and wealth.