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Room for manoeuvre: What will be in the Autumn statement?
4 December 2013
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and George Osborne is likely to receive some unusual good news which should promote Christmas goodwill in the Treasury. For the first time since it was established the Office for Budget Responsibility is expected...
Continue ReadingWe need to remake the case for social housing
3 December 2013
Thirty years ago a third of the population lived in council or housing association homes, now it is barely one in six. For the first time this year the English Housing Survey showed that there were more people living in...
Continue ReadingInvestment: Britain's next battleground
2 December 2013
Britain’s lack of investment is the critical battleground in deciding our economic future. We need a determined investment strategy anchored in private-public partnership. Notwithstanding the present recovery, Britain is seeing on-going erosion of its economic strengths, capabilities and competitiveness. One-time manufacturing and mercantile...
Continue ReadingCollateral damage: why international student numbers are falling
29 November 2013
This week, two telling statistics highlighted the state of the immigration debate in the UK and its impact on international students. First, “net migration” was reported by the ONS as rising from 167,000 in June 2012 to 182,000 in June this...
Continue ReadingThe real life state
29 November 2013
Picture the scene. A 50-year-old man arrives at a job centre. He lost his job in heavy industry some years ago and has spent his life since living on government benefits. The economy moved on past his skills, and there...
Continue ReadingThe benefit of the doubt: Germany's coalition deal
28 November 2013
This Wednesday, German politics produced a big buzz. The final draft of the coalition treaty between the Union parties (CDU and CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) was signed. The 170 pages contain much ‘styrofoam language’, designed to cushion the mentalities...
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