Exam traumas, robot boats and cheaper microwaves

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The sun is out over Resolution Foundation towers, and most of Britain appears to be in the park. But we hear a rumour you can multitask – which is good because sunbathing goes very well indeed with reading an economics paper or two… This week’s selection will give you grounds for hope that policy makers … Continued

Three tips on how to get a pay rise

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How do you get a pay rise? This is a question most of us would like to know the answer to. Especially seeing as, following the financial crisis, we’ve experienced the worst squeeze on wages in over a hundred years. Typical weekly earnings are £15 lower than they were in 2009, and by 2020 we … Continued

Robot wars, trade top trumps, and an auto-enrolment bonus

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Sign up for our weekly Top of the Charts emails here  If you’re feeling suitably guilty after too much chocolate and not enough consideration of the economic quandaries of our time, here’s a strong dose of medicine. This week’s instalment of Top of the Charts calls time on the robot wars, notes the growing backlash against … Continued

Matthew Whittaker

Now’s not the time for auto-pilot

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Straightforward policy successes are a rare achievement in government and need celebrating when they arrive, lest we forget that policy matters. The recent sizeable gains the UK has made on private pension saving as a result of the introduction of auto-enrolment are therefore a clear cause for cheer. But challenges remain, starting with the increase … Continued

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