Roger Burrows, Goldsmiths University of London In his classic account of The Age of Uncertainty, the great political economist JK [...]
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Matthew Bond, London South Bank University Since the Coalition government assumed power in 2010 charges of advantage and narrowness have [...]
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Adam Leaver, University of Manchester The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that we should be [...]
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Julia O'Connell Davidson, University of Nottingham Concerns about ‘human trafficking’ have helped spark a revival of anti-slavery activism. Home Secretary, Theresa [...]
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Stephen McKay, University of Lincoln [...]
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