Growth· Investment· Technology· Cities and regions Growth Mais-day Resolution Foundation response to the Chancellor’s 2026 Mais Lecture 18 March 2026 by Sophie Hale …countries to different degrees. But Brexit has been a particular headwind for the UK economy and has contributed to the UK falling further behind its international peers. Failing to address… READ MORE
Cities and regions· Economy 2030 A new Economic Strategy for Britain How can Oxford help drive equitable economic growth? Tuesday 23 April 2024 This event was in Oxford. Economic growth in the UK has been sluggish ever since the global financial crisis. More recent large-scale disruptions caused by Brexit and Covid-19 have created… READ MORE
Cities and regions· Economy 2030 Overcoming stagnation A new strategy for economic prosperity in Britain? Thursday 25 April 2024 This event was in Bath. Economic growth in the UK has been sluggish ever since the global financial crisis. More recent large-scale disruptions caused by Brexit and Covid-19 have created… READ MORE
Cities and regions· Economy 2030 The future of the UK economy Navigating a route to a fairer and more prosperous South Yorkshire, and beyond Thursday 23 March 2023 The United Kingdom is facing a decisive decade of huge economic change, from restructuring after Brexit and the pandemic, to urgently transitioning towards a net zero future, and adapting to… READ MORE
Cities and regions· Economy 2030 The future of the UK economy The role of the West Midlands in renewing the UK’s economic strategy Tuesday 29 November 2022 The United Kingdom is facing a decisive decade of huge economic change, from restructuring after Brexit and the pandemic, to urgently transitioning towards a net zero future, and adapting to… READ MORE
Growth· Cities and regions· Economy 2030 Stagnation Nation The role of Greater Manchester in renewing the UK’s economic strategy for the 2020s Wednesday 12 October 2022 …restructuring after Brexit and the pandemic, and urgently transitioning towards a net zero future. But it is doing that against a backdrop of low growth and high inequality, a toxic… READ MORE
Wales· Growth· Cities and regions· Economy 2030 The future of the UK economy Navigating a route to a fairer and more prosperous Wales, and beyond Thursday 24 November 2022 The whole of the United Kingdom is facing a decisive decade of huge economic change, from tackling the energy bills crisis, to restructuring after Brexit and the pandemic, and urgently… READ MORE
Growth· Trade· Cities and regions· Economy 2030 The future of the UK economy Navigating a route to a fairer and more prosperous Northern Ireland, and beyond Monday 12 September 2022 The whole of the United Kingdom is facing a decisive decade of huge economic change, from tackling the energy bills crisis, to restructuring after Brexit and the pandemic, and urgently… READ MORE
Firms· Growth· Trade· Cities and regions· Economy 2030 The Big Brexit An assessment of the scale of change to come from Brexit 22 June 2022 by Swati Dhingra and Emily Fry and Sophie Hale and Ningyuan Jia …the Economy 2030 Inquiry. This report finds that the expected large relative decline in UK-EU exports haven’t occurred and instead Brexit appears to be weighing on both UK openness and… READ MORE
Work· Cities and regions (Almost) every part of the country is celebrating Britain’s latest jobs surge 19 March 2019 by Charlie McCurdy …is set against a complete stagnation in business investment. As Brexit uncertainty heightens, it may be that firms are labour hoarding – investing in staff rather than new equipment. While… READ MORE
Incomes· Inequality & poverty· Cities and regions When it comes to living standards, geography matters 24 May 2017 by Matthew Whittaker …UK households since the financial crisis of 2008. But the distribution of gains and losses matters too – especially in the context of a vote for Brexit that reportedly exposed… READ MORE
Cities and regions· Political parties and elections Bored of Brexit? Don’t switch off from the election just yet 21 April 2017 by Torsten Bell …vote on 8th June might mean for the shape Brexit takes. But before everyone, leavers and remainers combined, who can’t think of anything worse than another vote on Brexit simply… READ MORE
