The parallel economy: the rightwing movement creating a safe haven for deplatformed conservative influencers: Jirapong Manustrong/Shutterstock The last few years have seen the west swept by political polarisation, much of which has played out online. Debates around race, gender and freedom of speech have splintered democracies, spread conspiracy theories and sparked a series of culture …
Four ways the UK economy is being hampered by the private sector: IR Stone/Shutterstock The UK government has decided to go ahead with a rise in corporation tax in April 2023. The move is a clear reversal of the tax reduction which previous chancellors hoped would encourage output and innovation. The idea of lowering corporation …
Jeremy Hunt’s budget is more about short-term politics than the economy: Jeremy Hunt’s first budget day as chancellor was in many ways more about politics than economics. Historically, the Conservative party’s electoral success has been based on a reputation for economic competence. October 2022’s infamous Liz Truss/Kwasi Kwarteng “fiscal event” seriously damaged this brand and …
Silicon Valley Bank: 19th-century financial crises show how today’s regulators could help repair the economy: A bank failure wipes out the money available to its customers and freezes any capital that’s already in circulation. Depositors, borrowers and owners or shareholders all suffer as a result, as does wider economic activity and often the communities or …
Spring budget 2023: experts react to UK government’s plan to get the economy moving: Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 spring budget covers employment, energy, enterprise and much more besides. The plan has already been dubbed his “back to work budget”, although he has called it a “budget for growth”. Hunt was appointed chancellor in a bid to …
New Brexit deal will be better for Northern Ireland’s economy than the protocol, research suggests: UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has said Northern Ireland will be “the world’s most exciting economic zone” due to its access to the EU single market under the latest post-Brexit trading deal between the EU and UK. The details of …
The sharing economy can expose you to liability risks – here’s how to protect yourself: HTeam / Shutterstock Sharing platforms have become a regular part of our lives for travel and daily needs, especially for young people. In 2018, Airbnb reported that the majority of its users were millennials. And with the ongoing cost of …
Global economy 2023: what happens next with industrial action: Worker unrest has been surging around the world. voy ager This is the fifth instalment in our series on where the global economy is heading in 2023. It follows recent articles on inflation, energy, food and the cost of living. Canada: assertive unions getting results Jim …
Global economy 2023: why there will still be plenty of pressure on food prices in the year ahead: Every little hurts. New Africa Welcome to this special report on the food industry, the fourth instalment in our series on where the global economy is heading in 2023. It follows recent articles on inflation, energy and …
Global economy 2023: how countries around the world are tackling the cost of living crisis: Many countries are dealing with a rapidly rising cost of living. Billion Photos/Shutterstock The rising cost of living is biting businesses and households around the world. Editors from across The Conversation’s international network have asked local academic experts to explain …
Global economy 2023: how governments could make the energy crisis worse this year: Energy price crisis. i am adventure / Shutterstock This is the second instalment in our series on where the global economy is heading in 2023, which started with this article on global inflation. As 2022 drew to a close, EU energy ministers …
Nigeria’s economy in 2022: winners and losers: A banner is displayed to advertise diesel available at a filling station in Lagos, Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images At the start of 2022, Nigerians hoped that, with less than two years to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the government would ramp up its …
Fungal toxins are widespread in European wheat – threatening human health and the economy: Harmful fungal toxins are a growing threat for European wheat. Sergey Butin/Shutterstock Wheat provides 19% of the calories and 21% of the protein consumed by humans globally. But a fungal disease called fusarium head blight (FHB), which can infect wheat crops …
Increased connectivity will help diversify the South African economy: Over the past 10 years, South Africa has been dealing with an economic and growing unemployment crisis that has placed the country in a dire situation. There is a growing need for economic development. However, in the past, the mining industry has been the major economic …
Banking reforms expert Q&A: will relaxing the rules help the UK economy and what are the risks?: Jeremy Hunt, the UK chancellor of the exchequer, has unveiled a package of measures aiming to protect the City of London’s position as one of the world’s leading financial capitals. With the UK having lost nearly a tenth …
Skills shortages are plaguing South Africa’s economy – policy and social conditions must support their development: Shutterstock Many South Africans argue that the country has a skills crisis. An equal number question why it can’t sort this out by “adopting the German or Swiss approach”. The reason the country isn’t getting the right skills to …
Ukraine war: how the economy has kept running at a time of bitter conflict: November 24 marks nine months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Despite the expectation of the Kremlin – and many international analysts – Ukraine did not fall within days. It repelled Russia’s advance on the capital Kyiv, turned the tide …
Rising unemployment: economists sometimes say it’s good for the economy, but are they right?: 'What'll I tell my wife and kids?' guitarfoto Signs of a global economic downturn are growing by the day. Inflation is still going up, debt is up and interest rates are up, which means that projections for growth are down. Put …