FT: Business investment key to recovery
FT: Business investment key to recovery
The FT’s leader today focuses on the sustainability of the UK’s fragile recovery. It’s worth a read, but the key points are […]
Read moreIs a 2014 General Election possible?
Is a 2014 General Election possible?
Not that there’s a big chance, but as the chartering classes like to chatter, the idea is being muted in tweets and […]
Read moreIs poor investment affecting productivity (via ONS)
Is poor investment affecting productivity (via ONS)
Every month, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) produce a monthly Economic Review which provides a useful overview of the economic stories from […]
Read moreSpace: A Strategy for Growth
Space: A Strategy for Growth
The focus this week on the success and innovation of the UK’s space industry, has included the UK’s ambition to obtain 10% […]
Read moreRobots aren’t stealing our jobs
Robots aren’t stealing our jobs
It may seem a rather odd title, but there’s a very lively debate going on in the UK and US on whether […]
Read more‘Disruption is capitalism’s great party trick’
‘Disruption is capitalism’s great party trick’
Great article from Stian Westlake from NESTA this morning in City AM looking at the need to foster disruption in UK finance […]
Read moreUK lags behind in R&D spend
UK lags behind in R&D spend
Tera Allas, a strategic advisor at the Department for Business, has tweeted a chart that looks at absolute R&D spend (as opposed […]
Read moreRound-up of GOCO media coverage
Round-up of GOCO media coverage
There was plenty of coverage in today’s papers on the MOD’s shift in plans for reforming defence procurement (ADS’ own view was […]
Read moreSecular stagnation & ‘faux capital’ (or why not all growth it equal)
Secular stagnation & ‘faux capital’ (or why not all growth it equal)
Following a speech by Larry Summers (former US Treasury Secretary & advisor to Presidents Clinton & Obama), economists around the world are […]
Read moreEconomic spotlight turns to business investment
Economic spotlight turns to business investment
With the post-Autumn Statement round-up almost fully completed, the single key concern on the long-term health of the economy is the lack […]
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