Jo Michell is Senior Lecturer of Economics at the University of the West of England.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionLabour must learn to adapt to a world of Tory state activism
The dividing line is no longer austerity versus anti-austerity, but a struggle over who should benefit from the...
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Published in: ourEconomyLetter: There is no trade-off between public health and the economy
Periodic ‘circuit breaker’ lockdowns, with renewed Treasury support, are the only way to suppress the virus and...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionLabour, the 'red wall', and the vicissitudes of Britain's voting system
Labour’s decline in the North, Midlands and Wales is not the result of a dramatic collapse in its vote share, but...
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Published in: ourEconomyHas Labour really lost the working class?
After Labour's election defeat, many have accused the party of losing touch with the working class. But the evidence...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKReactions to Mr Osborne’s autumn statement
Today, UK's Chancellor George Osborne set out the Conservative Government’s fiscal plans for the current Parliament...