And thus we arrive at the most important (and inevitable) of all deflationary trends: demographic change. Retired people tend to consume less than their working age compatriots – thus putting downward pressure on demand as the population ages.
For all the Shadow Chancellor’s efforts to pose as the voice of fiscal discipline, pressure for higher spending from her colleagues and party continue to add up.
We would like to hear from people under the age of 35 with an exciting idea or contribution to policy debate.
A common threat, especially in the form of a pathogen, flicks switches in our brains, making us less tolerant of dissent.
Rather than wasting time with forays into positive discrimination, the Conservatives should weight the merits of various forms of increased flexibility at work.
To my mind, once some kind of base fairness has been established, then it’s best to leave cultural transformations down to demand.
In all, there are 30 new entries in the whole list, one down on last year and two down on the 2016 record of 33.