By: Paul Ormerod

Paul Ormerod is an economist at Volterra Partners LLP, author and an Honorary Professor at the Alliance Business School at the University of Manchester

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There’s a solution to dire public services: make our public sector more productive

February 14, 2024

If productivity can be raised, more services can be provided to the public for any given level of spending, writes Paul Ormerod
Academics publishing pointless papers is another sign of a dire crisis in universities

February 7, 2024

With lecturers incentivised to carry out worthless research and students let in on ability to pay, it is high time universities were reformed.
Marriage: Romantics bemoan its demise but so should economists

January 31, 2024

As the share of adults in the UK who are married drops below 50 per cent for the first time ever, economists as well as romantics should be concerned, writes Paul Ormerod
Port Talbot closure highlights uncomfortable truth about clinging onto the past

January 24, 2024

Port Talbot workers have been left in the lurch, but the steelworks' closure is part and parcel of progress, writes Paul Ormerod.
They may be annoying, but Gen Z’s quarter life gap years are economically rational

January 17, 2024

Gen Z have been lambasted as lazy, but their desire to push back the corporate timeline makes economic sense, writes Paul Ormerod.
A look at Germany shows the UK’s growth problem is not a Brexit phenomenon

January 10, 2024

Germany is struggling; but its discontent is emblematic of a problem the whole of Western Europe must address, writes Paul Ormerod
May Cameron’s Wellbeing Unit rest in peace, money can buy happiness after all

January 3, 2024

As the government prepares to shut its 'happiness unit' , Paul Ormerod looks at why focusing on GDP is more likely to boost the country's wellbeing.
Tougher borders won’t stop Britain from being overwhelmed by illegal migration

December 20, 2023

Yes, we can defend Europe’s borders more stringently, but we need to think bigger if we are to address the root of our immigration issue, writes Paul Ormerod
The vast social costs of Covid lockdowns are clear, so why is the inquiry silent?

December 13, 2023

The pandemic-era lockdowns had crushing social and economic impacts, but the inquiry is flat out ignoring it, writes Paul Ormerod
Seven years on, we need to finally stop blaming Brexit – just look at the numbers

December 6, 2023

Brexit is a convenient scapegoat for the UK's economic woes, but if we did into the data we'll see a different story, writes Paul Ormerod.

School of Hard Knocks and Investec celebrate spring rugby tournament

School of Hard Knocks and Investec celebrate spring rugby tournament

Barbican Centre: the brutalist landmark weaving art into everyday London life.

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