Ideas for a fair, sustainable and resilient economy

Over the last decade the world has experienced a series of profound economic problems - from the financial crash to the climate crisis, from rising inequality to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Economics is changing to try and solve these problems.
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Scotland’s election: what’s at stake for the economy?

This week, we explore the economic backdrop to the Scottish election, and examine the policy platforms of the major parties contesting it.

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A bus renaissance?

Exploring the Bus Services Act, a new law enabling councils to run their own bus services.

Adult social care: ‘a moment of reckoning’?

After years of government inaction, will the Casey Commision on adult social care finally help deliver the systemic change we need?

The student loans squeeze

Is fixing the student loan system fundamental not just to fairness for a whole generation, but to economic growth and aspiration more broadly?

Are energy crises the new normal?

The implications of the US-Israel war on Iran for the UK economy, and what can be learned from the last energy shock after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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