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Expert comment: 2024 Autumn Budget
In light of yesterday’s Autumn Budget being unveiled by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, University of Salford economist, Dr Richard Whittle, shares his thoughts:
Expert comment: 2025 Autumn Budget
Following the Chancellor’s delivery of the Autumn Budget, University of Salford economist Matthew Allen shares his reaction:
Expert comment: AI action plan
In response to the Prime Minister unveiling the UK's AI (artificial intelligence) action plan, the University of Salford's AI experts, Dr Gordon Fletcher and Dr Richard Whittle, share their thoughts.
Expert comment: Austerity will make nations finances worse
Today Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced his autumn financial statement, effectively bringing back austerity, with tax rises and spending cuts. Dr Tony Syme, macroeconomic expert from the University of Salford Business School, says the level of...
Expert comment - autumn statement: “Our research shows benefit sanctions are unhelpful in getting people back to work”
As the Chancellor outlines changes to increase monitoring and sanctions for welfare benefit claimants in today’s autumn statement, Professor Lisa Scullion from the University of Salford gives her view on the impact the changes may have.
Expert comment - Avatar: The Way of Water - Can sky-high expectations for 2022's biggest blockbuster prevail during the cost-of-living crisis?
It has been 13 years since the release of James Cameron's Avatar and its sequel has finally come to cinemas across the world. In interviews, Cameron has said that the film needs to make $2 billion at the box office just to break even; however...
Expert comment: Bank of England cuts interest rate
In light of the Bank of England cutting the interest rate to 4.5% today, the University of Salford economist, Matthew Allen, shares his thoughts.
Expert comment: Bank of England cuts interest rates
In light of the Bank of England cutting interest rates, Dr Tony Syme, macroeconomic expert at the University of Salford's Business School, shares his thoughts. He comments:
Expert comment: Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4%
In reaction to the Bank of England cutting interest rates from 4.25% to 4% today, the University of Salford Economist, Matthew Allen, shares his thoughts. Matthew comments:
Expert comment: Bank of England drops base interest rate
In light of the Bank of England dropping the base interest rate, Salford Business School's Lecturer in Economics and Finance, Dr Maria Paola Rana, shares her thoughts. She comments: