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The announcement that experiments will take place with driverless lorries on UK motorways ought to be a cause for celebration.

The A-level results have come and gone yet again. Underneath all the hype and excitement, we can see the reliable

Gender issues in the workplace are currently a hot topic. First, we had the furore about male and female pay

The Premier League season opens on Friday against a background of stratospheric transfer deals, with Paris Saint Germain capturing the

Last week we saw yet another major reversal of opinion by experts. For years we have all been lectured severely

Experts are finding it harder to be heard. But is that because of how they communicate? And how solid is

Following the disclosure of salaries at the BBC, it has hardly seemed possible to open a newspaper or switch on

The dominant economic narrative in the UK is a pretty gloomy one just now. True, employment is at a record

The slow recovery since the financial crisis remains a dominant issue in both political and economic debate. The economy has

The income tax system in the UK is highly progressive. Not many people know that, to use a catch phrase

Perhaps George Osborne’s most abiding legacy from his time as chancellor will be the creation of the concept of the

There is a great deal of discussion, following the election, of relaxing or even abandoning austerity. There is an equal

One of the most remarkable features of the Conservative election campaign was the dog which did not bark. There was

Whoever wins the election tomorrow will have to grapple with what appears to be a fundamental economic problem. Estimated productivity

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published last week some figures which show how a successful monetary union works in

The two main manifestos have been published. Initially at least, the Labour one seems the more popular. Many people are

Diane Abbott’s car crash of an interview on LBC radio last week hit the headlines. Asked politely but firmly for

Thomas Schelling is probably best known in economics for his contributions to game theory. Indeed the citation for his 2005

Michael Gove famously said during the Brexit campaign that people “have had enough of experts”. Certainly, the outcome suggests that

Ten years ago, the financial crisis began to grip the Western economies. During the course of 2007, GDP growth slowed