Brexit, labour rights and migration: what’s really at stake
Professor Simon Deakin, Director, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, in conversation with Boni Sones, OBE, Policy Associate at the CBR and Executive Producer, ParliamentaryRadio.com In a new podcast Simon Deakin, the Director of the Centre for Business Research … Continued
Brexit would make the UK less democratic, not more
Professor Simon Deakin, Director, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, in conversation with Boni Sones OBE, Policy Associate at the CBR and Executive Producer, ParliamentaryRadio.com From the very beginning of the debate over Britain’s place in Europe, it has … Continued
George Osborne’s 2016 Budget
The Political Editors, the MPs, and the campaigner Jamie Oliver by Boni Sones OBE, Policy Associate at the CBR and Executive Producer, ParliamentaryRadio.com George Osborne’s eighth budget got a mixed reaction from MPs and lobby journalists. No sooner had he … Continued
The Conservatives’ 25-year fight for equality – why reform is on the agenda in 2016
Bernard Jenkin MP, Caroline Spelman MP, Maria Miller MP, Margot James MP, Caroline Dinenage MP, in interview with Boni Sones OBE, Policy Associate at the CBR and Executive Producer, ParliamentaryRadio.com When the Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin first took up his … Continued
Keeping the world at arm’s length: what the Amish can teach us about technology
by Christopher Markou, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge Must technology dictate the nature and quality of our future? Or should we make a New Year’s resolution to become bigger players in determining how technology shapes our lives, and what … Continued
High household debt and extreme house prices threaten the UK economy and the Chancellor won’t balance his budget by 2019/20, says a new economic forecast from the Centre for Business Research – Winter 2015
A new forecast for the UK economy – Winter 2015 – has been launched by the CBR. The authors of the report are Dr Graham Gudgin and Ken Coutts, of the Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge; and Professor … Continued
Women in business and women in politics have much to learn from each other – including how to storm the smoking room and how to break down clubby cultures!
by Boni Sones OBE, Policy Associate at the CBR and Executive Producer, ParliamentaryRadio.com At the beginning of this year the www.parliamentaryradio.com team recorded interviews with 8 of the 10 Labour women who were leaving Westminster, giving them the opportunity to talk … Continued
Will the recent High Court Uber ruling eventually help Google launch driverless cars and what can history tell us about technological change and the law?
by Professor Simon Deakin, Centre for Business Research & Christopher Markou, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge In a major victory for the ride-sharing company Uber, the High Court has handed down a long-awaited ruling that Uber’s smartphone app does … Continued
As the Chinese economy slows we still have much to learn from this emerging market’s phenomenal economic transition and its increasing reliance on the rule of law
by Professor Simon Deakin & Dr Boya Wang, Centre for Business Research The slow-down in the growth of China’s economy from double digits to single figures is now the focus of world attention, but has the impact of the recent … Continued
Nikkei’s purchase of FT Group may be good for all those concerned
by Dr John Buchanan, Research Associate at the Centre for Business Research Nikkei’s purchase of FT Group for £844 million may have a happy ending for all concerned. Pearson has disposed of an unwanted asset for an unexpectedly good price, … Continued