Professorial Fellow at SPERI
Contradictions have emerged within the Tory party between their ‘Global Britain’ free trade agenda and their pledge to ‘level up’ the country and to end the inequalities which emerged under globalisation. This is the second part in SPERI’s new series on Brexit, the Conservative Majority and the UK Political Economy.
The election will have profound consequences for Brexit, in a transformed political climate where the initiative has been handed to Labour
The political economy problems we face are complex and loom large; new solutions are needed and time is of the essence
Early pointers to what the future may hold for post-Brexit Britain
As the party conferences get underway this weekend three experienced analysts share their thoughts on what we might expect to hear at the Lib Dem, Labour and Conservative conferences, and the challenges facing each party.
Labour is now confronted with a serious strategic dilemma, but the Conservatives also face huge economic and political challenges
Neoliberalism will struggle to survive if western economies cannot find ways to increase demand
The dominance of the prevailing economic orthodoxy makes it hard for even modest reforms to gain traction