Without an independent trade and regulatory policy Brexit is just an exercise in damage limitation

24 September 2018

Without an independent trade and regulatory policy Brexit is just an exercise in damage limitation

Shanker Singham talks to BBC Radio 4 Today

Prior to the launch of his latest paper, Plan A+: Creating a prosperous post-Brexit UK, Shanker Singham talks to BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Shanker, and his co-author Radomir Tylecote, argue that Brexit has so far been approached from the wrong end of the telescope. Rather than being treated as a localised European event, Brexit ... Continue reading
24 September 2018
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Mr McDonnell’s worker ownership proposals likely to force firms to find savings elsewhere

24 September 2018
Labour Market

Mr McDonnell’s worker ownership proposals likely to force firms to find savings elsewhere

Julian Jessop comments in Sky News

On the back of Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell's proposal to expand ownership, Chief Economist Julian Jessop offers his thoughts on Sky News. Mr McDonnell's plan demands that firms listed in the UK who employ over 250 people create inclusive ownership funds. Julian commented: "If it costs nothing to boost workers incomes by £500 in this ... Continue reading
24 September 2018
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Our approach to trading with the EU must be linked to our approach to trading with the wider world

24 September 2018

Our approach to trading with the EU must be linked to our approach to trading with the wider world

Mark Littlewood writes for The Times

Mark Littlewood today writes in The Times about the interconnected nature of striking trade deals. Mark compares the diverse negotiations necessary to playing seven-dimensional chess, where each move on one board must be weighed against its impact on another. His column notes Shanker Singham and Radomir Tylecote's new paper, Plan A+: Creating a prosperous post-Brexit ... Continue reading
24 September 2018
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Plan A+ features in City AM

24 September 2018

Plan A+ features in City AM

Shanker Singham and Radomir Tylecote's new report, Plan A+: Creating a prosperous post-Brexit UK, features today in City AM. Plan A+ puts forward a comprehensive, alternative framework for future trade relationships between the United Kingdom and the European Union, and, just as importantly, with the rest of the world. Read Plan A+ here, and the full ... Continue reading
24 September 2018
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Plan A+ features in The Daily Mail

24 September 2018

Plan A+ features in The Daily Mail

Shanker Singham and Radomir Tylecote's new report, Plan A+: Creating a prosperous post-Brexit UK, features today in The Daily Mail. Plan A+ puts forward a comprehensive, alternative framework for future trade relationships between the United Kingdom and the European Union, and, just as importantly, with the rest of the world. Read Plan A+ here, and the ... Continue reading
24 September 2018
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Plan A+ features in The Sun

24 September 2018

Plan A+ features in The Sun

Shanker Singham and Radomir Tylecote's new report, Plan A+: Creating a prosperous post-Brexit UK, features today in The Sun. Plan A+ puts forward a comprehensive, alternative framework for future trade relationships between the United Kingdom and the European Union, and, just as importantly, with the rest of the world. Read Plan A+ here, and the full ... Continue reading
24 September 2018
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Plan A+ features in The Times

24 September 2018

Plan A+ features in The Times

Shanker Singham and Radomir Tylecote's new report, Plan A+: Creating a prosperous post-Brexit UK, features today in The Times. Plan A+ puts forward a comprehensive, alternative framework for future trade relationships between the United Kingdom and the European Union, and, just as importantly, with the rest of the world. Read Plan A+ here, and the full ... Continue reading
24 September 2018
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Plan A+ features in The Telegraph

24 September 2018

Plan A+ features in The Telegraph

Shanker Singham and Radomir Tylecote's new report, Plan A+: Creating a prosperous post-Brexit UK, features today in The Telegraph. Plan A+ is a comprehensive, alternative framework for the future trade relationships between the UK and the EU, and, just as importantly, with the rest of the World. Read the report here, and the full Telegraph ... Continue reading
24 September 2018
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Policy-makers myopic focus on rail ignores the burgeoning car revolution

22 September 2018
Transport

Policy-makers myopic focus on rail ignores the burgeoning car revolution

Madeline Grant writes for The Telegraph

Madeline Grant writes for The Telegraph on the over-zealous focus among UK policy-makers on rail. Madeline questions why a declining means of transport, that accounts for just 7 per cent of total passenger miles, receives so much investment. Instead, the UK should embrace the car revolution and invest in roads. 'Steam engines may have had ... Continue reading
22 September 2018
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A price war is only good news for consumers

21 September 2018
Economic Theory

A price war is only good news for consumers

Kate Andrews writes for CityAM

In her weekly column, Kate Andrews extols the consumer benefit of price wars. This comes in the wake of Tesco's launch of Jack's, a low-cost competitor to Aldi and Lidl. The entrance into the market of a new competitor, and the downward impact on prices it will cause, provides a strong justification of the virtues ... Continue reading
21 September 2018
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