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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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A dive into the numbers behind the World Cup: who are the economic winners and losers?

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Is Thames Water the first real test for Manchesterism?

Exploring the case for incremental public ownership of utilities, starting with Thames Water, and how a government committed to fiscal discipline could still expand public control of essential infrastructure.

Pride in Place

In this week’s New Economy Brief, we dive into Pride in Place, the outgoing Starmer government’s contribution to tackling this most deep-rooted of issues.

Brexit: 10 years later

Did we take back control? Or was Project Fear right all along?

What’s the deal with rent controls?

Examining the case for rent controls: their benefits, their limitations, and how they could look in the UK in practice.

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