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Germany’s car industry is collapsing - and we should all be worried
Wolfsburg is not a beauty, that is for sure. The city in North Germany is one of the country’s many “factory towns”, its skyline...
Julius Buhl
Dec 17, 20244 min read


Trump won’t fix the US economy, and here’s why
The economy was the main reason cited by Trump supporters when asked why they voted for the Republican candidate in the 2024 US...
Steffany González
Dec 10, 20244 min read


Sanctions: the Accelerated End of the Liberal World Order
Sanctions have become the U.S. and Europe’s go-to response to international disputes, providing quick, clean, and non-military means to...
Ned Johnson
Dec 3, 20243 min read


Political Hauntology and a New Economic Paradigm
In his 1993 book Spectres of Marx , Jaques Derrida introduced the concept of Hauntology as he saw it; where the modern state of reality...
Andres De Miguel
Nov 30, 20245 min read


Japan Enters a New Corporate Age
Coverage of Japanese companies, such as 7-Eleven and FujiSoft , is a welcome sight. It signals renewed optimism from investors and...
Louis Gilmore
Nov 26, 20244 min read


Slowing Down to Move Forward - China’s Struggle with its Ageing Population
Birth rates are dropping, populations are shrinking, and concerns are growing over who will support ageing generations. This issue is...
Foteini Garyfallidou
Nov 19, 20244 min read


Local Government and Britain’s Far Right
The UK’s national elections in July stood as a largely muted continuation of the country’s amicable political process. Power was...
Andres De Miguel
Nov 15, 20244 min read


The Monarchy’s Demise is Not Inevitable. A British Republic Would be a Bad Thing.
Such is the inability of the anti-monarchist campaign group ‘Republic’ to understand data, or the United Kingdom’s constitution, that last week the group’s CEO, Graham Smith, stated in the Guardian that ‘A British Republic is inevitable’ . It is in fact not inevitable, nor, as Smith argues, would it be beneficial. For too long, the debate over the monarchy has been trivialised, often with discourses around the tourism sector dominating. It is naïve to think tourism income is
Chris Bean
Nov 4, 20243 min read


Why Greater Devolution is the Solution to England’s Problems
The Blair government’s decision to create national parliaments in Scotland and Wales dramatically altered the British constitutional...
Luke Goddard
Nov 3, 20244 min read


The Government’s Bus Fare Cap Rise is a Step in the Wrong Direction
Beyond the minutiae of policy announcements and elaborate charts, Budgets represent much more. They provide an opportunity for...
Abhay Venkitaraman
Nov 2, 20244 min read


BRICS and the Rapidly Shifting Balance of Power
As the global balance of power continues to shift at lightning speed in 2024, the recent BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, presents another...
Devin O'Sullivan
Nov 1, 20244 min read


The US Dockworkers’ Strike Exemplifies a Broken American Political Economy
Many Americans heaved a sigh of relief earlier this month, after the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), a union...
Abhay Venkitaraman
Oct 29, 20244 min read


Javier Milei’s Chainsaw Politics Is Just More Of The Same For Argentina
In Argentine politics, the script is grimly predictable. A populist leader sweeps into power, inflation bites at real wages, and living...
Jack Rowlett
Oct 24, 20244 min read


Labour’s VAT on Private Schools: A Necessary Measure or the Politics of Envy?
On the 13th of June, Labour launched their manifesto. Alongside core pledges such as the launch of Great British Energy (GB Energy), was...
Awadallah Abdalla
Oct 23, 20243 min read


The Battle for Korea Zinc
We are all too familiar with family feuds. If you grew up playing sports, you may be familiar with feuding with a competitor. It begins...
Louis Gilmore
Oct 17, 20243 min read


The EU is Leading and Brexit Britain Must Follow
The EU has taken a decision to impose new and extreme tariffs on electric vehicles made in China. EU members backed a plan to increase...
Harry Ollington
Oct 15, 20244 min read


Could Labour be More Contradictory, or Wrong, on the Economy?
They really did take us for fools. Labour have lied to millions of voters (albeit to millions of voters less than in 2017 and 2019), as nigh on every soundbite delivered during the 2024 election campaign can now be classed as a fabrication. The difference in the rhetoric of Labour now, and Labour then, is stark. Perhaps government actually is quite hard. Yet the economic decisions of this Labour government are not necessary, nor inevitable. The choices that have been made are
Chris Bean
Oct 12, 20243 min read


Are Labour Going to Increase Taxes?
With only two months left of 2024, Spotify Wrapped is just around the corner. I wonder what Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ top song...
Dan Sillett
Oct 11, 20244 min read


With the winter fuel allowance gone, Reeves should abolish free bus passes next
Ending the winter fuel allowance for pensioners has proved to be a very unpopular decision. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is right to have...
Charles Amos
Oct 10, 20243 min read


British parochialism and the true Europe - a response to Ethan Harvey
One of the key elements of British conservative intellectuals and policymakers is their lack of understanding of European political...
Jokin de Carlos Sola
Oct 9, 20246 min read
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