Labour’s economic plan is finally taking shape – but will it be enough?
(2024)
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O'Donovan, N. (2024). Labour’s economic plan is finally taking shape – but will it be enough?. [Blog Style article]
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Autumn statement: as it happened (2023)
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McCallion, P., Taylor, A., Shipman, A., Martin, A., Hughes, C., Midgley, G., …Dobbins, T. (2023). Autumn statement: as it happened. [Blog style article and interview]
Tax cuts rumoured but the UK’s autumn statement will offer little economic comfort (2023)
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O'Donovan, N. (2023). Tax cuts rumoured but the UK’s autumn statement will offer little economic comfort. [Blog Style Article]
2022 Autumn Statement discussion (2022)
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O'Donovan, N. (2022). 2022 Autumn Statement discussion. [Interview discussing the 2022 Autumn Statement]
Five things to look out for in the 2022 Autumn Statement (2022)
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O'Donovan, N. (2022). Five things to look out for in the 2022 Autumn Statement. [Blog style article]The 2022 Autumn Statement is Rishi Sunak’s first real opportunity to showcase his plans as Prime Minister. In recent weeks, UK media outlets have carried rumours of fiscal “black holes”, savage spending cuts and dramatic tax rises. Much of this ma... Read More about Five things to look out for in the 2022 Autumn Statement.
What Sunak’s Autumn Statement could mean for skills and innovation (2022)
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O'Donovan, N. (2022). What Sunak’s Autumn Statement could mean for skills and innovation. [Blog style article]
Lessons from ’97: Keir Starmer’s narrative problem (2022)
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O'Donovan, N. (2022). Lessons from ’97: Keir Starmer’s narrative problem. [Blog style article]
High-skill, high-wage hubris: why social investment doesn’t guarantee shared prosperity (2022)
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O'Donovan, N. (2022). High-skill, high-wage hubris: why social investment doesn’t guarantee shared prosperity. [Blog style article]The government aims to shift the UK towards a high-skill, high-wage growth model, based on investment in education. Nick O’Donovan explores how this ambition was shared by New Labour politicians in the 1990s, and what lessons we can learn from the sh... Read More about High-skill, high-wage hubris: why social investment doesn’t guarantee shared prosperity.
One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history? (2020)
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O'Donovan, N., Advani, A., Chamberlain, E., Summers, A., Adam, S., Miller, H., & Bach, S. (2020). One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?. [Blog style article]Over the last century, a number of countries have tried to introduce one-off wealth taxes or capital levies in response to major crises, with varying degrees of success. These examples offer valuable lessons for policy-makers exploring such an option... Read More about One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?.
How a one-off tax on wealth could cover the economic cost of the coronavirus crisis (2020)
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O'Donovan, N. (2020). How a one-off tax on wealth could cover the economic cost of the coronavirus crisis. [Blog style article]
A ‘lifetime income super-tax’ offers a new way to tax wealth and fix inequality (2018)
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O'Donovan, N. (2018). A ‘lifetime income super-tax’ offers a new way to tax wealth and fix inequality. [Blog style article]
It's Time For Corbyn To Talk Business And Explain How His Policies Can Benefit The Private Sector (2017)
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O'Donovan, N. (2017). It's Time For Corbyn To Talk Business And Explain How His Policies Can Benefit The Private Sector. [Blog style article]Corbyn does not need to make himself the first choice of the business community, nor will he aim to do so. But he now has an opportunity to articulate how his agenda can benefit the private sector. He should seize it.
Why “it’s the economy, stupid“ may not be enough to see Remain over the line (2016)
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James, N. (2016). Why “it’s the economy, stupid“ may not be enough to see Remain over the line. [Blog style article]
Why is Corbyn winning? Because Ed Miliband’s not standing (2015)
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James, N. (2015). Why is Corbyn winning? Because Ed Miliband’s not standing. [Blog style article]There is no candidate speaking to the centre of the party - and that leaves a vacumn for Jeremy Corbyn, argues Neil James.