Opinion: Resilient Sunderland
Sunderland is not somewhere you’d expect to be topping any list which ranks the economic performance of
Opinion: Football lives on
Fans of Arsenal and Tottenham, Barcelona and Real Madrid, Manchester City and Manchester United don’t agree on
Opinion: Growing into lockdown
The UK has just emerged from what everyone hopes will be the last national lockdown. But if
Opinion: Tax, tariffs and tech
2020 was a very good year for the world’s biggest tech companies. The coronavirus pandemic has made
Opinion: A year of living dangerously
It is 366 days since the Government first ordered us to stay at home, an instruction that,
Opinion: Into the trillions
The $21 trillion economic powerhouse that is the United States has taken its fair share of knocks
Opinion: Keep the taps on
Fiscal sustainability or economic recovery? Is this a false dichotomy? Does Rishi Sunak really have to choose?
Opinion: From tech promise to tech superpower
COVID-19 has settled any lingering doubts about the extent to which digital technology will be a key
Opinion: A Northern Big Bang
It’s been four decades since Margaret Thatcher’s premiership but in many ways, we are still living in
Opinion: The twin traumas
Every country in the world has been dealing with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. But
Opinion: Coming down to earth
The housing market has been in a world of its own during this pandemic, going from strength
Opinion: Charting a course back to prosperity
As the world’s financial and political elites swap the slopes of Davos for their spare bedrooms, it’s
Opinion: The bluest Monday
Young people across the UK are losing all hope for the future, a new report from The
Opinion: A new Renaissance?
History is full of clues for what our post-pandemic future might look like. Richard Dawson explores how
Opinion: The digital divide
In this day and age, access to the internet and digital technologies is something many of us
Opinion: New year, same approach to stimulus
Treasury spending on battling the economic impact of COVID-19 is now approaching £300 billion – a truly
Opinion: Supermarkets sweep up
Christmas has come early for UK supermarkets as new data shows that November was the best month
Opinion: The last dance for shops
Arcadia Group’s collapse into administration this week sent shockwaves throughout the retail sector, but what it really
Opinion: A new dawn for America
Joe Biden’s impending victory in the US presidential election offers hope in a year that has been
Opinion: Buy, buy, buy
UK house prices have once again soared to a new all-time high as people across the country
Opinion: The bleak mid-winter
As false dawns go, the summer of 2020 will take some beating. Coronavirus cases stabilised, economic output
Opinion: No Kurzabeit here
Rishi Sunak has enjoyed unusual levels of popularity since taking over at the Treasury back in February
Opinion: The lost generation
Opportunities are disappearing fast in an age group where mental health and wellbeing are often dependent on
Opinion: Standing on a cliff edge
Failure to make progress on trade talks in the next five weeks will mean the UK leaves
Opinion: A tale of two recoveries
September is said to be the month of new beginnings. Will this be the month that we
Opinion: Making the grades
If there was any doubt that coronavirus is an all-consuming crisis, the fact that the exam system
Opinion: Eat out to save jobs
In the UK, we love eating out and will gladly take up the Government’s offer of 50
Opinion: Cities of the future
Modernism, by definition, is concerned with the future. When T. Dan Smith was making plans to build
Opinion: Remember Brexit?
With less than six months to go until the end of the transition period, Britain’s relationship with
Opinion: Goodbye v-shaped recovery?
In light of the latest forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Dawson asks if we
Opinion: Trouble ahead for local government
Amid rising costs and falling income due to the coronavirus pandemic, Richard Dawson asks if the roots
Opinion: History repeating itself
The Prime Minister was derided this week (June 30) for comparing his £5 billion stimulus package to
Opinion: The pound in your pocket
Bank of America analysts made headlines last week when they characterised the pound sterling as an “emerging
Opinion: Living beyond our means is a means to an end
One of the most important lessons we learn growing up is that we must live within our
Opinion: Recapitalising Britain
Unsustainable debts are racking up right across the UK economy and, according to TheCityUK, could rise to
Opinion: The housing market economy
House prices fell at the fastest rate since the nadir of the last recession in May. Richard
Opinion: Could the North East be a standard bearer for the new economy?
The economy that emerges from the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic will be very different to the
Opinion: The return of retail
UK retailers can resume instore trading on June 15, and it is badly needed. Data for April
Opinion: Trading in the special relationship
Earlier this month, the first round of talks got underway between UK and US negotiators on the
Opinion: How are we going to pay for all this? Keep spending
There are murmurs that the Treasury is considering spending cuts and tax hikes to pay for what
Opinion: Green shoots
With the world at a standstill, demand for energy continues to fall globally. One exception to this
Opinion: A reckoning for the automotive sector
In light of new figures that show new car registrations in the UK fell by a record
Opinion: Warning signs from the US
Recessions always seem to catch us by surprise, which is understandable this time around given that we
Opinion: What does COVID-19 mean for climate change?
We have seen pictures of clear skies over the streets of New Delhi and clean Venice canals
Opinion: The OBR predicts the apocalypse, followed by a swift return to growth
Projections for what is going to happen to the UK economy this year are becoming increasingly erratic.
Opinion: The psychological cost of lockdown
As the focus of the national effort remains firmly on reducing the number of cases of COVID-19
Opinion: Keep Britain working
At the beginning of this year, the UK labour market was reaching new heights with more people
Opinion: Labour appoints new leader
The Labour Party elected Sir Keir Starmer as its leader over the weekend. Richard Dawson takes a
Opinion: What is happening in China?
The Chinese city of Wuhan was at the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak back in January and
Opinion: All eyes on the lockdown quarter
As the Office for National Statistics confirms growth figures for Q4 2019 today (March 31), the next
Opinion: Building resilience when the world stops
In the coming weeks and months, the resilience of North East businesses and communities will be put
Opinion: Hanging on for dear life – The UK retail sector
Figures from the latest CBI distributive trends survey report a stable March and forecast a catastrophic April,
Opinion: How bad will the COVID-19 recession be?
The question on everyone’s minds is not whether the UK is headed for a recession but how
How can we address the North East’s gender pay gap?
There’s no denying the power of women in business. Britain’s most successful companies tend to be those
Opinion: What is an employer brand?
As the war for talented staff gets fiercer and with new worries of the post-Brexit labour pool,
Opinion: What are the challenges facing the investment industry?
John Dance, CEO at Vertem, shares his views on the challenges currently facing the investment industry There
Opinion: 3 social media tips small businesses can’t afford to forget
Rachel Cooper shares her top tips for using social media marketing in your small business Social media
Opinion: What will the strategist of the future look like?
Jonathan Lamb, managing director of SPURR, considers the traits of strategic leaders in the future The converging
Opinion: What is the push-pull approach to BIM?
As a key client of UK construction the government recognised its ability to bring about improved outcomes
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