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The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: Behind the Headlines
Rebecca Lowe Coulson, Policy Exchange’s State and Society Research Fellow, examines the results and context of last week’s statistical release, focusing on the effects of the introduction of the National Living Wage
GDP, Brexit, and an Economy in no need of additional stimulus
Warwick Lightfoot, Policy Exchange’s Head of Research and Economic and Social Policy, contends that ‘there should now be a debate in the UK about how the domestic monetary stimulus provided this summer is reversed before it begins to have an effect on economic activity’
Brexit and the Sovereignty of Parliament
Warwick Lightfoot, Policy Exchange’s Director of Research and Head of Economics and Social Policy, uses AV Dicey’s thoughts on referenda to contend that arguments suggesting that parliamentary sovereignty is being ‘overridden’ regarding Brexit are ‘premature’
Sterling: A View
Gerard Lyons, Policy Exchange’s Chief Economic Adviser, considers ‘measures the authorities could take to guard against a sterling crisis’, contending that ‘the most important of these’ is to ‘provide policy clarity on what lies ahead’
An Overdue Political Debate: Monetary Policy and the Role of Central Banks
Warwick Lightfoot, Policy Exchange’s Head of Economics and Social Policy, reflects on nascent debate about the monetary policy that central banks have pursued since the Great Recession
A Time for Optimism
Warwick Lightfoot, writing for the Spectator, discusses how Brexit pessimism accidentally gave us a cheaper pound that’s doing wonders for the UK economy.
An Alternative Economic Strategy?
Warwick Lightfoot, Head of Research, previews Policy Exchange’s Labour Conference event examining the scope for an alternative economic policy.
Why localism is the antidote to our problems with experts
Damian Hind discusses how local first, bottom-up, decision-making can help address many of the problems within our current political system.
Theresa May’s first speech as prime minister: the ‘life chances’ challenge
Rebecca Lowe Coulson examines Theresa May’s first speech as prime minister and its ‘‘life chances agenda’.
Why is public service reform so difficult?
Damian Hind, Policy Exchange Economic & Social Policy Research Fellow, examines how the top-down system of government makes it difficult to deliver effective change.
