Trade economist at Sussex (UKTPO and CITP); ex-VC University of Sussex; member of Competition Appeal Tribunal. So I have views on trade, and higher education (also fiscal sustainability, and pensions), but no views on anything to do with competition.
Alasdair Smith
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Of course UK has to face the realities about EU re-accession. But the view here is odd in this context. Implies that EU single market services regulation and free movement of workers are burdens that have to be borne by member states; rather than benefits the UK is willing to forgo.
Is “builging” a typo or an appropriate neologism. From: www.standard.co.uk/business/pro...
Academics will agree with Clare (“they” refers to Editors)
Expensive property bought by non-UK “oligarch”; council tax paid by occupant of property. Could this policy miss its target?
Read, and admit you had to look up the meaning of “oneiric”
The tanker skippers are getting past the blockade with an FT subscription?
My podcast debut.
Does no one else remember that (Ashton-in-)Makerfield played an earlier role in Labour Party history as the location of a politically connected slag heap?
If you listen to this (excellent) programme on BBC Sounds, at the end you’ll hear a disconcerting news bulletin about a government resignation, from Rishi Sunak”s government!
A paradigmatic example of the mistaken prioritisation of “research” over teaching. Cross-subsidise research from student fees, and penalise academics who prioritise teaching.
