All countries beyond a certain level of development have social security systems whose principal task is to manage risks of interruption to income from employment. The UK’s system, however, is both dysfunctional and unjust, not to mention coercive and harsh, in its mode of operation. How can we reform the social security system to make it both more efficient and fairer?
Read MoreDecades of neoliberalism leave Britain with high inequality and the worst investment and productivity performance in the developed world. Reconstructing this broken economic system requires a comprehensive policy mix based on public investment and labour market policies for equality-led growth.
Read MoreFree movement of labour and migration/immigration are hotly debated throughout Europe, especially in election campaigns. Some of these discussions and even political initiatives ignore important facts and arrive at unrealistic, unpractical or unfair conclusions.
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