Britain’s new trade deal is about more than GDP By George Magnus Posted on April 3, 2023 In China, Europe + UK China, CPTPP 0 The main story in the the UK’s CPTPP accession is geopolitics not tradeContinue reading...
The CPTPP and Britain’s Pacific Rim engagement By George Magnus Posted on March 29, 2023 In China, Europe + UK, Global Economy + Finance CPTPP, Economic effects of CPTPP 0 With the UK joining CPTPP, the biggest trade agreement since Brexit, where will the UK benefit and be able to contribute?Continue reading...
It’s going to get sticky By George Magnus Posted on September 6, 2022 In Europe + UK Liz Truss, tax cuts 0 Guided by a right-wing Brexiteer with an outdated view of the economy, Liz Truss is setting the UK on a disastrous courseContinue reading...
How the West got China so catastrophically wrong By George Magnus Posted on May 2, 2022May 16, 2022 In China, Europe + UK, United States China economy, Flawed China strategy 0 Fifty years of encouraging closer economic links with Beijing has proved misguidedContinue reading...
Squaring the ageing circle By George Magnus Posted on November 29, 2021 In Europe + UK Coping with ageing, UK ageing population 0 Life expectancy is increasing as the working-age population dwindles, how do we maintain our quality of life?Continue reading...
End the furlough scheme but shift the focus to individuals, and new jobs By George Magnus Posted on September 23, 2020 In Europe + UK Furlough scheme, Jobs or Individuals 0 Why supporting individuals in the labour market is far better now than paying companies to keep jobs that may not returnContinue reading...