University leavers face a perfect storm: general economic uncertainty, competition from AI, the erosion of the graduate premium - and bad government policy choices that look set to get even worse... There has been plenty of commentary today around new data published by the recruitment website, Adzuna. These headlines were typical: “Graduate job vacancies drop … Continue reading What’s really behind the slump in graduate job vacancies?
Category: Labour markets
Weekly wrap – is UK productivity finally recovering?
Including thoughts on the latest news from the labour market (not all bad), signs that the economy retains some positive momentum, and what could still go wrong - including autumn hikes in both taxes and interest rates. Theme of the Week This week’s official labour market data were grim. The UK economy continues to shed payroll jobs, … Continue reading Weekly wrap – is UK productivity finally recovering?
Weekly wrap – Has Andy Burnham already run out of ideas?
Including thoughts on the PM's “everyday fixes”, why we shouldn’t pick on mandarins, the downsides of emergency alerts, seasonality in the GDP data, and who is really “queuing up” to join the EU… Theme of the week Andy Burnham’s latest big idea is a series of “everyday fixes” to help with the cost of living. … Continue reading Weekly wrap – Has Andy Burnham already run out of ideas?
Weekly wrap – The heroes, villains, and victims of the Arday scandal
Like many others, I spent much of the week both amused and angered by the Jason Arday scandal (mostly angered). But there's also still plenty to write on the latest UK economic data and policy news. Theme of the week If you missed it (well done!), Jason Arday is a plagiarist, a serial liar and … Continue reading Weekly wrap – The heroes, villains, and victims of the Arday scandal
Plain-speaking Economics 