Posts Tagged employment
EU holds back UK economic recovery
Posted by Nick Cowen in European Union, Press Release on 17/10/2011
Britain must plan exit strategy from failing EU, but should keep trade links
As Europe’s leaders gamble their nations’ finances on saving the Euro, a new Civitas report reveals that the European Union is damaging Britain’s economic recovery and sapping job growth. Time to Say No, by Ian Milne, shows that a break with the EU need not represent a drastic break with Europe itself. Instead, it will permit a pragmatic reform of trade and immigration relations. Existing international institutions can achieve this without the current burdens of bureaucracy in the EU. It will also revive democracy at home.
Is the minimum wage holding back job numbers?
Posted by Nick Cowen in Economics, Social Security on 25/01/2011
The always interesting Chris Dillow castigates Sam Bowman for his glib ‘econ 101′ answer to youth unemployment: abolish the minimum wage and allow youths to offer their labour for any price to employers. Chris has a point. The minimum wage, especially as it is currently constituted and enforced, probably has little impact on employment levels. However, combined with other labour market restrictions and the costs of compliance, it could still be having a deleterious effect that should be addressed given recent job losses.
Passing the buck
Posted by David Merlin-Jones in Economics, Education, Politics on 04/11/2010
The final outcome of the Browne Review should please no one. The universities themselves are going to face a far tougher time, tutors can no longer be assured of their value and woe betide anyone wanting to do a ‘socially useless’ humanities degree. This time, government really has gone too far. Read the rest of this entry »
Short-selling our most precious assets
Posted by Anastasia de Waal in Education on 16/03/2009
Over the last decade the government has made a number of attempts to revolutionise the teaching profession, some less successful than others. The most recent proposition is particularly questionable. The plan is to implement a ‘fast track’ teacher training course, in which candidates are fully trained and working in the classroom within six months. As if this was not controversial enough, it is said to be geared towards ex-City workers. Read the rest of this entry »