Tag Archives: labour markets
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Universal Credit – a professional idea implemented by amateurs
1November 9, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Sometimes it is important to differentiate between an bad policy and incompetent implementation. Universal credit gets a bad rap, but …
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Trade Union Bill – don’t believe the hype!
3September 14, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Today Parliament has been debating, and will continue to debate, the Trade Union Bill brought forward by the Conservative Government. …
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If our workers were more like our immigrants we would need less immigrants
Leave a commentMarch 15, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
In their wonderful detailed and balanced attempt to discern the difference between myth and reality with immigration to this country, …
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Left wing supply side policies – Why and how Labour CAN be socially democratic without money.
Leave a commentFebruary 28, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
In a wonderful article in Prospect Magazine, the Labour peer Stewart Wood, a key advisor to Ed Miliband, has explained …
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A level choices are the key to closing the gender pay gap
4January 4, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
We’ve been debating the gender pay gap in Economics A-level over the past few weeks. In particular, students are asked …
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Miliband’s minimum wage policy could actually RAISE employment
Leave a commentMay 20, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Ed Miliband’s announcement yesterday of the intention of a Labour government to set a statutory minimum wage target linked to average …
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