Robots and jobs (again)
17/01/2014
As an economist, I hate bad data and over interpretation of bad data. And although a picture may say a thousand words, those thousand words…
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Single-Aisle Savings
16/01/2014
Aviation Week have released a great infographic (below) on just a few of the fuel saving technologies that will be available on the next generation…
The UK supply chain must be ready for industry growth
13/01/2014
In its annual press conference today, Airbus revealed a number of interesting figures: the company has a current backlog of 5,559 aircraft – amounting to…
FT: Business investment key to recovery
13/01/2014
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 as follows: …it…
Is a 2014 General Election possible?
10/01/2014
Not that there’s a big chance, but as the chartering classes like to chatter, the idea is being muted in tweets and blogs (Benedict Brogan…
Is poor investment affecting productivity (via ONS)
08/01/2014
Every month, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) produce a monthly Economic Review which provides a useful overview of the economic stories from the data it…
Space: A Strategy for Growth
07/01/2014
The focus this week on the success and innovation of the UK’s space industry, has included the UK’s ambition to obtain 10% of the global…
Robots aren’t stealing our jobs
06/01/2014
It may seem a rather odd title, but there’s a very lively debate going on in the UK and US on whether robots are stealing…
100 years of Commercial Aviation – but what of the next 100?
03/01/2014
As commercial aviation celebrated 100 years since the first commercial aircraft flight this week, industry leaders have been discussing and debating what the next 100…
‘Disruption is capitalism’s great party trick’
16/12/2013
Great article from Stian Westlake from NESTA this morning in City AM looking at the need to foster disruption in UK finance models via crowdfunding…
