Category: Economy
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A better relationship between workers and management
We have railway workers on strike over pay, terms and conditions changes, redundancies. The workers going on strike are those employed by Network Rail, a company owned by the Department of Transport, alongside London Underground workers who will also be going on strike. These strikes are mostly by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union but […]
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Comparing Rishi Sunak’s plan to a single universal payment
Today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer followed February’s Energy Bills Support Scheme with a new Cost of Living Support package. The package primarily comprises stackable cash transfers to households of varying types: £650 to those receiving means-tested benefits £150 to those receiving non-means-tested disability benefits £300 to those receiving the Winter Fuel Payment (i.e., those […]
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The land dividend
In 2020 and 2021, government spending rose by almost £400 billion, covering policies from furlough to free school meals. This spending dominated the national conversation, but as many of those programs wound down and inflation began to rise, the focus inevitably shifted to taxes. At the Autumn and Spring Budgets of 2021, the Chancellor announced […]
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London needs levelling up too
‘Levelling up’ is a central plank of the government’s economic policy, focused on less well-off parts of the country and how to bring them up to the living standards elsewhere in the UK. In February, the Government released its Levelling Up white paper, which aimed to set out how the Government will ‘spread opportunity more […]
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Clamping down on money laundering
Britain’s real estate market has become a hotbed for the facilitation of crime. The high value of prime London property, as well as the lack of regulations to monitor activity in this area, has made it the prime location for money laundering. Thankfully, it seems the Government, spurred by a desire to sanction Russia, have […]
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Capitalism the Nordic way
I’m assuming if your reading this you have heard of Ikea, the global furniture company founded in Sweden. That or the music streaming service Spotify which also comes from Sweden. Sweden is also the home of Ericsson, Volvo, H&M and Securitas. You may have also heard of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund and its very high […]
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How Blockchains could change politics forever
Author disclosure statement: None of the information nor opinions expressed in this article constitutes financial advice. I have personally made financial investments in technologies I talk about here. All views are those of the author and not are not necessarily of Centre itself. Throughout all human history, we have kept records. Ledgers have been carved […]
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Better mental health will boost the economy
This government, like many before it, and predictably many after it, have declared physical health and mental health must be seen as one. They have advocated and congratulated charity efforts to dispel misconceptions about the issues and offered menial funds that are just enough to keep the system running in its constant state of crisis […]
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Learning from Denmark on taxes
The Nordic model is famous for three things; free markets, strong public services and high taxes. Free markets and strong public services are popular but the great public services come at the cost of higher taxes. There is, however, a choice between flat taxes or progressive taxation to raise money for these services. Flat taxation […]
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The income support schemes and unfairness
For many, the government income support schemes have been a lifeline- having provided them with a stable income during the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. The successes of these schemes should not be underplayed – implementing two entirely new schemes with no existing framework is an immensely difficult task and one that we managed to […]