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    John Gathergood

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    Professor John Gathergood is an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Nottingham. John joined the University of Nottingham as a Lecturer in Economics in 2010 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2013. His research focuses on household behaviour in financial markets and the impact of wealth shocks on consumption, labour supply and indebtedness. He has undertaken advisory work for the Financial Conduct Authority, the Bank of England, Her Majesty’s treasury, the Department for Business and various charities and private organisations.

    COVID-19: Are we truly free or merely enslaved to ourselves?

    ‘Through discipline comes freedom’. Over two thousand years ago Aristotle warned that freedom means more than just “doing as one likes”. Ancient Greek societies survived...

    Airtight on Asbestos – A campaign to save our future

    On the 24th of November 1999, the United Kingdom banned the use of asbestos. Twenty years later and this toxic mineral still plagues public health,...

    Rationality & Regionality: A more effective way to dealing with climate change | by Hamza King

    Liberalism relies heavily on certain assumptions about the human condition, particularly, about our ability to act rationally. John Rawls defines a rational person as one...

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    What are the Implications of proroguing Parliament?

    During his campaign, Boris Johnson made it very clear that when it comes to proroguing Parliament, he is “not going to take anything off the...

    ResPublica’s submission to CMA

    Download the full text of the submission On 3rd July 2019, the CMA launched a market study into online platforms and the digital advertising market...

    Food poverty: Time to lift the veil?

    A century on from Charles Booth’s famous Poverty Map of London, accurate information on poverty has never been more important. So the findings of...

    ResPublica Response to changes to the National Planning Policy Framework

    The Government’s housing announcements on the 5th March were the first substantial change to the planning system since the Coalition reforms six years ago. The...

    ResPublica’s Response to the Autumn Budget 2018

    The 2018 Budget delivered by Philip Hammond was the first since 1962 to be delivered on a day other than a Wednesday, and was moved...

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    Productive Places | WSP and ResPublica

    On Wednesday 31st October ResPublica and WSP hosted a panel discussion in Parliament to launch WSP’s Productive Places paper and debate its findings. The report...