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Expert comment, ONS October Labour market statistics

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:46:50 GMT

"Today’s ONS’s Labour Market Overview for October is not optimistic. Without doubt the region’s labour market is in for a bumpy few months. But there is also a need to think now about the region’s future and how 2021 might play out." Professor Terence Hogarth of IER analyses what today's ONS statistics reveal about the labour market prospects for the West Midlands.

Fears of escalating violence in West Papua - Dr Keith Hyams comments.

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:44:01 GMT

Supporters of West Papuan independence have faced harsh penalties for raising their flag on 1 December. Dr Keith Hyams of the Department of Politics and International Studies comments on rising tension in the region.

Will the Budget stamp duty cut really help first time buyers?

Thu, 23 Nov 2017 12:22:11 GMT

Following yesterday's Budget announcement of a stamp duty cut for first time buyers Professor Ben Lockwood analyses whether the change will really benefit buyers and help alleviate the housing crisis.

Arts funding imbalance: more must be done report finds

Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:17:38 GMT

More must be done to the address the imbalance in arts funding between London and the rest of the country. That's the conclusion of a Culture, Media and Sport Committee report out today (15 December). Chris Bilton , Reader, School of Theatre Studies says the government has been urged to address this imbalance since the 1980s, with relatively little effect

Evictions rocket as welfare reforms and rising property prices hit home

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:32:44 GMT

Professor Andrew Oswald from the School of Economics shares his thoughts about the number of tenants being evicted from their homes in England and Wales hitting record levels.

Autumn Statement - Expert comment on regional economies

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:38:19 GMT

Senior Teaching Fellow Michael Synnott researches infrastructural management and strategy. Speaking ahead of the Autumn Statement next week, he suggests there is an urgent need for fiscal reform of cities in the UK.

Elections: Don't expect too much...

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:45:43 GMT

Dr John Parkinson, Department of Politics and International Studies, warns there is not enough motivation for people to turn out and vote in the elections today.

Don’t expect much turnout. Largely because of the nature of the seats being fought, there are few motivating factors here – few local controversies whose solutions are in local hands, a lack of proper competition in many areas and a related information vacuum. ...

Battle Now Joined for Scotland's Constitutional Future

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:41:05 GMT

This week’s launch of the 'Better Together' or 'No' campaign for the 2014 Scottish independence referendum means that the battle over Scotland’s constitutional future now begins in earnest. Alex Smith, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology explains how the next two years will prove decisive in the history of both Scotland and the United Kingdom – whether or not the former elects to leave the latter in 2014.

Government Cuts and policy changes have marginalised Religious Education - Professor Robert Jackson

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:47:30 GMT

Professor Robert Jackson from the University of Warwick expressed concerns at a conference this week that cuts and policy changes by the government had marginalised Religious Education in schools.

Do men fail to look after their own health? - Alan Dolan, Associate Professor

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:01:24 GMT

Alan Dolan, associate professor in men’s health at the University of Warwick, argues that society is partly to blame for men failing to take of their own health.