March 2016
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When the sun rises on workers' wages, and what to do when it sets
Californian workers have enjoyed a week of sunshine. The Governor of California, Jerry Brown, has reached a deal with labour unions and state political leaders to raise the Californian minimum wage to $15 an hour (£10.45 at current exchange rates)....
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Dr Susan Milner: Will women decide the outcome of the EU referendum?
Dr Susan Milner, Reader, Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Will women decide whether Britain stays in the European Union (EU) or leaves? As the campaign enters the critical final months, with opinion polls showing a very tight race,...
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Professor David Galbreath on: Security in, secure out: Brexit’s impact on security and defence policy
Professor David Galbreath, Professor of International Security, Associate Dean (Research) A more secure Britain? On the morning of 21 March 2016, terrorists struck Brussels airport and metro system in coordinated attacks to intimidate and demoralise. Opponents and proponents of Brexit...
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Dr David Moon on: The Same, but Different: Wales and the Debate over EU Membership
Dr David Moon, Lecturer, Dept of Politics, Languages & International Studies Insofar as the debate surrounding the EU referendum has noticed differing perspectives between the constituent nations that form the UK, it has almost entirely involved comparisons of Scotland and...
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Professor Chris Martin on: Brexit and the City of London: A Clear and Present Danger
Professor Chris Martin, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics. In September 2011, the UK government began legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) against the European Central Bank (ECB). It claimed that an ECB policy proposal was outside...
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Disability Benefits
The day after a Budget is usually a difficult one for any Chancellor, but this year, George Osborne has been subject to sustained and withering scrutiny, most notably on the failure to meet his fiscal targets and the shunting around...
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Graham Room on alternatives to austerity: Budget day lessons from Keynes
Nationally and internationally, economic growth – such as there was – is faltering. China’s slowdown has prompted falls on the Asian and global stock markets. The US Fed’s signal that interest rates may soon rise – and QE wind down...
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Michael Jacobs on high pressure for low emissions - how civil society created the Paris climate agreement
Michael Jacobs, visiting fellow at IPPR, and visiting professor at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science, writes the story of how civil society mobilised to secure the...
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Dr Sophie Whiting on: 'The EU debate in Northern Ireland'
Dr Sophie Whiting, Lecturer, Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies. The regions of the UK have varying experiences of EU membership; it is therefore inevitable that the BREXIT debate will vary across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Political...
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..and justice for all? Basic Income and the Principles of Gender Equity
Caitlin McLean, of the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California-Berkeley, writes on basic income and gender equity Cross-posted from the website of the journal Juncture http://www.ippr.org/juncture International interest in universal basic income[1] proposals has increased...
