Business, Management and Economics

Gerry Mitchell, co-author of 'Uncomfortably Off', argues that political timidity and a broken fiscal system have produced deep inequality and failing public services, leaving even high earners feeling squeezed and showing that only bold, systemic reform.…Read more

In this episode of our Transforming Business podcast series with Martin Parker, Andrew Cooper and Adrian Neal discuss the issues with HR investigations.…Read more

Tom Vickers, author of 'Organizing Amazon', argues that the company’s plan to cut 14,000 jobs highlights its ongoing disregard for workers, but past campaigns, such as the Coventry warehouse struggle, demonstrate that organised, union-backed resistance can secure real improvements.…Read more

Elizabeth Cotton, author of UberTherapy, explores how the rise of digital therapy platforms has triggered a regulatory reckoning, as governments, professionals, and consumers struggle to ensure safety, accountability, and fairness within an AI-driven mental health marketplace.…Read more

In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Ryan Davey, author of 'The Personal Life of Debt', about the true, everyday lives of indebted people.…Read more

Academics Stand Against Poverty UK is calling for urgent, bold, and coordinated action—including the long-overdue implementation of the socio-economic duty—to address the alarming rise in child poverty driven by austerity, insecure work, soaring living costs, and deep-rooted inequality.…Read more

Rachel Doern, author of 'The Resilient Entrepreneur', explains that resilience is a skill that can be consciously developed and strengthened through active strategies, such as adjusting one’s attention, thinking, actions, and resources, just as entrepreneurs do when navigating crises.…Read more

Elliott, author of 'Making War Safe for Capitalism', argues that Ukraine’s war has left the country deeply indebted, with international lenders prioritizing profits over its people’s survival and reconstruction.…Read more

John R. Bryson, author of 'International Business as Responsible Business', shows that management is about responsible decisions in context, with Neil Woodford’s fund collapse revealing how neglecting strategy and oversight turns talent into failure.…Read more

Kate Hamblin, Grace Whitfield, and James Wright explore how, despite growing enthusiasm for AI in UK social care, its use raises pressing ethical, equity, and ecological concerns that undermine claims of efficiency and effectiveness. Ask ChatGPT …Read more