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Inflation or deflation – which would be worse right now?

Inflation or deflation – which would be worse right now?

Alan Shipman, Lecturer In Economics at The Open University, discusses whether inflation or deflation would be worse for the UK economy in the current climate. Inflation among the 37 member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) fell from 2.3% in February to 1.7% in March. With all the damage to global health […]

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Emmanuel Macron

How you can tell Emmanuel Macron is actually a populist – and why it matters

Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, came to power in 2017 in the wake of the election of Donald Trump in the US and the Brexit referendum – widely seen as a period of crisis that pitted populism against liberal democracy. At the time, Macron presented himself as a defender of liberalism against the dangers […]

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Walton Hall

Open University Position Statement on USS Pensions and 2019/20 Pay Award 

The Open University (OU) is one of more than 340 higher education and related institutions across the United Kingdom that participate in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). With effect from Monday 25 November 2019, the University and College Union (UCU) has announced it is taking eight days of strike action. This is around two separate […]

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Etienne Stott

New degree of success for Olympic gold medallist!

Canoe slalom gold medallist Etienne Stott looks back on “an incredibly big journey” as he received his OU degree in Psychology on stage in Milton Keynes. Etienne began studying with The Open University around the time of his selection for the London 2012 Olympics. He juggled his studies around training for the Games, where he […]

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