Tag Archives: productivity

Why are British workers getting less productive?

By Joseph D'Urso | Published: February 1, 2013

The IFS produced a new report today examining why British workers are getting less productive.

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Osborne’s latest manufacturing, workers’ rights and productivity fail

By Tony Burke | Published: December 10, 2012

The UK’s manufacturing sector took another big hit last week when official data showed manufacturing had performed much worse than predicted.

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New LSE report says Labour’s economic record was “strong” and “not due to bubbles”

By Will Straw | Published: November 15, 2011

A new LSE report says Labour’s economic performance was “strong”, and was “not due to ‘unsustainable bubbles’ in finance, property, oil and public spending”.

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Mail masks Thatcher’s true legacy: Unions busted, hours extended, productivity held back

By Daniel Elton | Published: May 5, 2011

The legacy of Margaret Thatcher was fewer workplace rights, longer working hours and less productivity in the UK.

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Is the private sector really more productive than the NHS?

By Shamik Das | Published: March 11, 2010

Is Andrew Lansley right in saying private healthcare providers are more productive than the NHS? And will increases in productivity save all that much money?

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UK ahead of G7 on productivity growth

By Will Straw | Published: December 15, 2009

According to the OECD, FDI inflows to the UK have more than doubled in 2009Q1. The UK had the fastest productivity growth among G7 countries over 1998-2008.

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