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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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The Trump Shock Part 3: Protecting the UK economy

Industrial Strategy
24.4.2025
This week we're turning our attention to how the tariffs are affecting the UK economy, and how the government is starting to respond to protect key sectors from the fallout.
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The Trump Shock Part 2: deepening the debt crisis

Trade
17.4.25
This week, we explore the effect of Trump’s tariffs on countries in the Global South and the worsening debt crisis.

The Trump Shock Part 1: Is chaos part of the plan?

Trade
9.4.25
Exploring how Trump’s tariffs could fit into a larger plan to reindustrialise the US and bring about “generational change in the international trade and financial systems.”

Spring Statement Part 2: The biggest disability cuts on record?

Welfare
3.4.25
This week, we explore the scale of disability benefit cuts, the economic and moral arguments around this controversial decision, and the impact it will have on millions of people.

Spring Statement Part 1: What's in an OBR Forecast

Fiscal Policy
27.3.25
Exploring the potential effect of spending cuts on economic growth and the long-term sustainability of the public finances.
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