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Reeves’ predicted fiscal caution is actually the start of a more radical strategy

Reeves’ predicted fiscal caution is actually the start of a more radical strategy

Alan Shipman is an Open University Senior Lecturer in Economics, with a macroeconomic accounting focus. Here he points out how challenging it will be for the Chancellor to produce a Budget that will please two different camps in her own party… but it’s all part of a bigger plan. Rachel Reeves is seeking to re-embed […]

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Tax system could be reformed to increase revenue says OU academic expert in advance of the Budget

The Chancellor has made it plain that we can expect to receive tax increases in the Budget but what will they be? Jonquil Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, speculates on where we can expect the squeeze and says tax reform may be a driver. We have been primed to expect tax increases […]

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Economists have urged Rachel Reeves to loosen the purse strings – here’s why it’s not that easy

Alan Shipman, Senior Lecturer in Economics at The Open University points out that Chancellor Rachel Reeves may struggle to change her stance on spending – as argued by economist. Here’s why: A group of economists has publicly urged chancellor Rachel Reeves to reverse her stance on public investment, and relax the Treasury rules that constrain […]

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Five disinformation tactics Russia is using to try to influence the US election

Five disinformation tactics Russia is using to try to influence the US election

Russia is using more disinformation tactics to influence the US election, says Open University academic Dr Precious Chatterje-Doody, a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies. Here she lists the five methods she has researched that show this. The White House’s recent exposure of Russian attempts to influence this year’s US presidential election will come […]

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The UK’s suspension of some arms exports to Israel was highly political – here’s how to understand it

The UK’s suspension of some arms exports to Israel was highly political – here’s how to understand it

Jamie Gaskarth, Professor of Foreign Policy and International Relations at The Open University explains the politics behind the UK’s suspension of the arms export licence. The UK government has announced it is suspending 30 arms export licences to Israel for military equipment used in operations in Gaza. The rationale for this decision was “the clear […]

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A more varied diet would help the world’s economy as well as its health

A more varied diet would help the world’s economy as well as its health

The Open University’s Professor of Environment and Development Shonil Bhagwat and Emmanuel Junior Zuza, Senior Lecturer, from the Royal Agricultural University, reveal their research on how the health and wealth of the world’s economy could change for the better with a more varied diet. More than 75% of the food consumed in the world today […]

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Ten ways to master your money

Ten ways to master your money

Open University economist and Senior Lecturer Jonquil Lowe is something of a financial guru. She specialises in personal finance and is one of the authors behind the free OpenLearn course Managing My Money. Here she gives the young and old tips on how to master your money. [This story was updated on 1 August 2024 […]

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How the economics of oil could sway the US presidential election

How the economics of oil could sway the US presidential election

Emily Rutledge is a Senior Lecturer in Economics  at The Open University. Here she gives her view on the importance of oil in the upcoming UK election.  Oil continues to influence global economics and politics like no other finite natural resource. In the 2024 US presidential election, the strategic commodity will be an important domestic […]

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Open University academics visit Westminster to share research

Open University academics visit Westminster to share research

A team of academics from The Open University visited the Houses of Parliament recently to showcase their research to decisionmakers and fellow academics to help inform  policy development. On the guest list included Members of Parliament, Members of the House of Lords, as well as others in academic institutions to hear about the research projects […]

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The media’s key role in calling time on genocide – says academic expert on Rwanda

The media’s key role in calling time on genocide – says academic expert on Rwanda

With the recent 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, an Open University academic wants to drive home a reminder that genocide is planned and the media plays a vital role in helping stop it. Dr Georgina Holmes is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations and specialises in research on how the UK, […]

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