Social Europe Journal: Social policy will be critical to a sustainable EMU
European policy-makers have some vitally important decisions to make in the coming weeks. The June meeting of the European Council is due to consider the role of social policy in the wider context of economic and monetary union (‘EMU’). The…
Social Europe Journal: Should the UK government have signed up energy consumers to a 35 year £16 billion contract?
The effect of the proposed deal is that if EDF brings such a power station on line, it will receive a guaranteed price for the electricity it produces for 35 years. Simon Deakin, Director of the Centre for Business Research…
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: The Paul Stainton Biggest Breakfast Show
Does British business need the EU if it is to compete on the world stage? According to Professor Simon Deakin, Director of the Centre for Business Research, Cambridge Judge Business School, speaking on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on 30 January, the…
The future of manufacturing
Launch of final project report from the Foresight Lead Expert Group Professor Alan Hughes was a member of the Lead Expert Group oversaw the technical aspects of this project which was particularly involved in writing the final report. The Lead…
Continuity and change at the Centre for Business Research
After nearly 20 years as Director of the Centre for Business Research (CBR), Professor Alan Hughes is standing down from this position, but will continue to play a major role in the Centre as Director of the UK~IRC, as a…
Financial Times: European Court’s Pringle judgment: good law, bad economics
Courts don’t often try to decide the direction of economic policy. However, in effect, this is what the European Court has recently done. In its Pringle judgment the court made a number of important decisions on the legality of bail-out…
Progress Online: Rejoining the north European mainstream
The campaign to increase the £6.19 an hour national minimum wage to a living wage of £8.55 in London and £7.45 in the UK should be supported on the grounds of both equity and efficiency. The living wage is good…
Financial Times: Shares for rights: why entrepreneurial firms need employment law too
Under the government’s current proposals for employment law reform, employees will be able to give up rights concerning unfair dismissal, redundancy pay, flexible working and time off for training in return for receiving shares in the company that employs them,…
Centre for Business Research (CBR) news from 2011
UK~IRC Innovation Summit 2011 - Growing through Innovation 26 November 2011 The Innovation Summit, UK~IRC's annual one day conference for practitioners, policy-makers and academics, took place on 25 November 2011 at IBM Hursley in Winchester. It was a chance to…
Centre for Business Research (CBR) news from 2010
Professor Hughes re-appointed as member to the Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technology 16 December 2010 The Prime Minister today re-appointed five members, including Professor Alan Hughes, appointed four ex-officio members, and launched the recruitment of up to around…
