Tackling the global risks of inequality: the evidence case for higher public...
Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics The Davos Blog-Takeover continues with this piece from Professor Ozlem Onaran, Director of the Greenwich Political Economy Research...
View ArticleHow different does it have to get before we start changing the way we think...
Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics The 2008 crash clearly demonstrated the failures of a (neo)liberal economic model that claimed to have solved ‘boom and bust’ cycles...
View ArticleWhen populism fails, tragedy prevails
Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics As part of this week’s Davos Blog Takeover, Frances Coppola reflects on the explosion of populist politics across the western word....
View ArticleLászló Andor’s Davos Diary
Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics László Andor, is a Hungarian economist and former European Commissioner for employment, social affairs and inclusion. Having visited...
View ArticleSecular Stagnation – A Missing Link
Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics As part of Post-Crash Economics Society’s blog takeover during Davos week, Dr Jo Michell explores the history of the ‘Secular...
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Economics is not enough
Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics Andy Ross is someone who I admire due to, not only his work within the Government Economic Service & the HM Treasury, but also...
View ArticleAusterity and the mere problem of causality
Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics The scene that will greet business leaders and politicians at Davos this week is one of continuing government austerity across much of...
View ArticleGlobalisation of trade versus globalisation of finance
Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics Geoff Tily’s contribution about the contrasts of trade and finance globalisation demonstrate his knowledge on the misconceptions of...
View ArticleIn an uncertain world collaboration and criticality are key
400 sessions, 4 days and over 2500 leaders and thinkers, from Shakira to Theresa May; as Davos 2017 comes to a close, the questions facing world leaders continue to grow. Brexit and Trump have paved...
View ArticlePlan A + Plan B = Industrial Strategy?
The cornerstone of Theresa May’s economic vision for the country, the government’s Industrial Strategy was launched this week. Policy@manchester Co-Director Professor Andy Westwood assesses the size of...
View ArticleEyes wide open – addressing immigration, to secure immigration
The University of Manchester’s Professor Martin Walker argues that the debate over immigration has suffered obfuscation on all sides – with anti-immigration voices refusing to acknowledge the economic...
View ArticleOur system for housing asylum seekers is failing, we must do better
In light of this week’s report into Asylum Accommodation by the Home Affairs Select Committee, Dr Jonathan Darling, who submitted expert evidence to the inquiry, responds to its findings and suggests a...
View ArticlePreventing cancer – everyone’s challenge
On the eve of World Cancer Day, Arpana Verma, Julia Mueller, Annet Nakaganda and Angela Spencer lay out the importance of promoting the prevention and early detection of cancer in policy and in...
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Crunch Time – Industrial Strategy and our economic future
The Government’s Industrial Strategy will be the flagship domestic reform programme of Theresa May’s administration. As Brexit realities begin to bite, it could also make the difference between success...
View ArticleWhat makes dads involved in childcare?
In most countries, mothers spend more than half the amount of time on childcare than fathers. In the UK, dads spend an average of 24 minutes caring for children for every hour that is done by women....
View ArticleClearing the Air – addressing current concerns about wood stove and biomass...
Recent weeks have seen increasing concerns about the role of wood stoves and biomass (wood-burning) energy generation in carbon emissions and air pollution, including stories in our national media....
View ArticleBrexit and science: all risk and no benefit
With new trade deals being negotiated following the Brexit vote, there are other areas of policy which should not be overlooked. Martin Yuille, Reader in Biobanking/Co-Director of CIGMR at The...
View ArticleSexual health and sexual well-being: not an irrelevance to older people
Thursday 16th February sees the Greater Manchester Ageing Conference, held by the GM Ageing Hub, of which MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, is a part . To celebrate...
View ArticleChecklists alone cannot create age-friendly places: lived experiences matter
Thursday 16th February sees the Greater Manchester Ageing Conference, held by the GM Ageing Hub, of which MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, is a part . To celebrate...
View ArticleIt’s not how old you are that matters, so much as how you are old
Thursday 16th February sees the Greater Manchester Ageing Conference, held by the GM Ageing Hub, of which MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, is a part . To celebrate...
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