Jubilee 2022: Defending free tuition
Michael Davies
July 9, 2019
10 Years Since The Crash: Causes, Consequences and the Way Forward
Ann Pettifor
November 2, 2018
Jubilee 2022: Writing off the student debt
Danny Dorling
October 29, 2018
BBC analysis of labour market statistics misses the point
Michael Davies
December 11, 2018
Avoiding real wage falls for a grand total of nine months – outside of recession time, no less – is not cause for celebration.
The UN is worried by UK austerity – so how do we end it?
Johnna Montgomerie
November 21, 2018
The UN has just issued a damning report on the UK’s policy failures over the past eight years, cataloguing and condemning the “unnecessary misery” inflicted by the policy.
Budget 2018: Progressive Perspectives
Patrick Allen
October 29, 2018
Since the introduction of austerity, the focus of each Budget has been on reducing the deficit and debt – to the detriment of the wider economy. In this podcast series, members of the PEF Council explore what a progressive approach to the Budget could look like.
The size of the Chancellor’s envelope: why does it matter?
Michael Davies
October 22, 2018
Much of the Chancellor’s upcoming Budget (October 29) risks being made irrelevant by the culmination of Brexit negotiations in the following month. But we should be aware of one announcement that is likely to have a lasting impact on the shape of government spending – the size of the ‘spending envelope’
Underemployment, underinvestment and power: why wage growth has slowed
Michael Davies
August 14, 2018
Despite record rates of unemployment, wage growth has slowed and underemployment remains high – workers are ultimately bearing the cost of labour market power imbalances and underinvestment.
New research on austerity and Brexit, old neoliberal tricks
Michael Davies
August 8, 2018
Engagement with the deeper reasons for Brexit is a necessary demonstration of respect for the electorate, absent from much of the pro-Brexit lobby. The attempt to undermine these efforts on grounds of being ‘patronising’ is a classic neoliberal tactic, with origins in (neoclassical) economics.
ONS Wealth and Assets Survey: Young people, North East fare badly
Michael Davies
August 1, 2018
PEF economist Michael Davies warns against false optimism off the back of the latest ONS Wealth and Assets Survey results, and highlights the particular challenges faced by young people and the North East.
Response to Theresa May’s NHS speech
Michael Davies
June 18, 2018
This afternoon, Prime Minister Theresa May announced increases to NHS funding in her speech at the Royal Free Hospital in London. While the proposed spending increases are to be welcomed, they remain inadequate in the face of the challenges our health service faces.
Bad economics is holding Britain back
Michael Davies
May 16, 2018
Hammond’s deficit-reduction framework is an edifice with no grounding in economics. By ruling out borrowing for capital spending, the government will be forced to either underinvest in the UK’s future or wreak further havoc on frontline public services.
Not all debt is bad
Michael Davies
May 16, 2018
The IMF’s Fiscal Monitor report perpetuates fictions about the dangers of government debt, while ignoring the impending private debt crisis and its link to austerity.
