Business, Management and Economics
On Davos day 5 as the government hinted at tax cuts to come, Gerry Mitchell, co-author of 'Uncomfortably Off', reveals they are way out of step with the public and suggests that there is a clear public preference for a wealth tax over other types of taxation, even among Tory voters and the wealthy themselves.…Read more
Jess Miles speaks with Vanessa Beck and Jo Brewis, co-editors of Menopause Transitions and the Workplace, about how the menopause can impact work, what support organisations and individuals can offer and the key areas that researchers need to investigate next.…Read more
Tim Bodley-Scott, Ersel Oymak and Rebecca Megson-Smith chart the wide-ranging influence of a Bristol University Press publication on positive university–industry partnerships. …Read more
Olimpia Burchiellaro, author of 'The Gentrification of Queer Activism', questions what corporate commitments to LGBTQ+ inclusion really mean and asks if it's really progress.…Read more
Flora Gill, author of 'Work and Social Justice', discusses the only circumstances in which she would support the introduction of a Universal Basic Income. …Read more
Bozena Wielgoszewska reports her findings on why the pandemic affected women’s employment rates more adversely than men’s. …Read more
Hannes Gerhardt, author of 'From Capital to Commons', considers what an alternative, commons approach to our electricity provision could look like. …Read more
Stewart Lansley, author of ‘The Richer, The Poorer’, discusses wealth inequality in Britain ahead of a free webinar on 13 September.…Read more
In this policy briefing, Marcos González Hernando and Gerry Mitchell, authors of 'Uncomfortably Off', explain why it is in the top 10% of earners' best interest to pay attention to inequality.…Read more
Rory Coulter, author of 'Housing and Life Course Dynamics', argues for a new way of considering the UK housing crisis: it is not a discrete technical problem to be solved but must be part of a much broader social policy agenda.…Read more