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A Rainy Day Fund

The UK was hit particularly hard by the financial crisis, partly because it has a large financial sector relative to the size of the economy. The City is a great economic asset for Britain, but it is also a source...

Ageing and long-term public finances

It is for each generation to make democratic choices about the welfare provision it wishes to pay for, albeit with the ‘path dependency’ of previous decisions, institutional arrangements and implicit promises. Nevertheless economists can make projections regarding the fiscal impact...

What’s winter got to do with politics?

In the 21st century, you might think that the way we live our lives would no longer be determined by anything as primal as the weather. So it might come as a surprise to be reminded that winter – or...

Making flexible work the norm, not the exception

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has just announced that 3 million people in the UK consider themselves underemployed, so it may seem strange for me to argue that what the country really needs is more part-time and flexible working...

Support for low carbon economy key issue for next election

There is widespread public support for the transition to a low carbon economy – and this public support could help decide the next election according to a new poll commissioned by the Fabian Society with the support of WWF-UK.

The poll...

A one nation union

The worst electoral mistake a political party can make is to ask the public a question to which it is not the most logical or natural answer.

In 2011, Scottish Labour got hammered because we asked: ‘Which party would you vote...

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