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November 13, 2018
By John Hawksworth. Following the release of our latest UK Economic Outlook, we analyse UK growth prospects.
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November 27, 2018
By Carmen Cheung. The UK has seen impressive jobs growth in recent years, but our past research suggests that we still lag behind leading OECD nations. In our latest research in this series, we take a look at the UK’s performance.
November 08, 2018
This year’s edition of Good Growth for Cities analysed long term trends in city performance over the decade from 2005-7 to 2015-17.
October 31, 2018
By John Hawksworth, Chief Economist. The big question ahead of this Budget was how the Chancellor would pay for the large increase in NHS spending announced by the Prime Minister back in June. Further spending cuts in areas other than health seemed to have been ruled out by the Prime Minister’s later pledge to ‘end austerity’, so it looked like some combination of higher taxes and higher borrowing would be needed.
October 25, 2018
Mike Jakeman, Senior economist, outlines his prediction for the upcoming Budget.
September 27, 2018
by Mike Jakeman Senior Economist Email The appeal of living in the UK has continued to weaken for other Europeans. New data on migration has...
August 02, 2018
By Mike Jakeman, Senior Economist. British households spent an average of £900 more than they received in 2017. So far in 2018, the saving rate has remained below its long-term average. Should we be worried about these trends?
July 26, 2018
By Mike Jakeman, Senior Economist. The nature of the trading relationship between the UK and Europe - critical for British exporters - remains highly uncertain. How have UK goods exports fared since the referendum?
July 19, 2018
By Mike Jakeman, Senior Economist. The UK economy faces a difficult short-term outlook with negotiations around the country’s future trading relationship with the EU. However, these challenges have yet to subdue the vibrant labour market.
