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Ofgem’s autumn cap limits supplier prices. Household solar changes how electricity is produced. Neither source establishes what an individual home would save.
Read the briefing →Ofgem · Erhan Kilincarslan
The government has announced a headquarters site, apprenticeships and a change in train procurement. The passenger outcomes of those plans remain to be measured.
Government research reports productivity benefits, but its fieldwork predates the latest management debate. It does not establish a causal effect on revenue.
University scientists score highly in a UK survey, while a new global report records a decline in trust since 2020. The findings cover different questions and populations.
Intermediaries are a common route to news, but few people rely on them alone. Separate research finds falling overall trust alongside steadier views of individual news brands.
Household energy, housing and the transition to a lower-carbon economy.
Technology, employment and the decisions changing how Britain works.
The long view on rail reform, investment and local transport.
Education, universities and research into health and public services.
News habits, public information and the changing relationship between publishers and their audiences.
Environment Agency ·
Devon County Council ·
PLOS One ·
Devon County Council ·
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Cash transfers might offer immediate support, but lasting economic empowerment depends on women’s access to jobs, assets and productive resources.
360info · Sangita Dutta Gupta BML Munjal University, Haryana M Manjula Azim Premji University, Bengaluru
Geothermal energy and nickel-supported electric vehicles are often cited as energy transition efforts in Indonesia. Ironically, these practices have caused environmental and socio-economic crises.
360info · Parid Ridwanuddin Universitas Paramadina, Indonesia
A four-week public consultation on proposals to allow traffic to travel in both directions along Dryden Road in Exeter has launched today (Thursday 5 November).
Devon County Council
Ahead of the Bank of England’s latest Monetary Policy Report Costas Milas shows why UK interest rates peaking at 4.25 per cent in mid-2027 looks like a reasonable bet. But economic shocks, which now come more frequently and bigger in size than before, could derail even the best economic predictions. And some of those shocks might come courtesy of President Donald Trump.
LSE Business Review · Costas Milas
Birmingham will set out its ambition to use digital innovation to unlock investment, improve decision-making and ensure economic growth delivers opportunities for communities across the city.
Birmingham City Council
Despite record clean-energy generation and strong public support, political resistance, divisive media narratives and community mistrust threaten progress.
360info · Elianor Gerrard University of Technology, Sydney Jonathan Rispler University of Technology, Sydney
Research traces how partisan outlets link climate-delay narratives, fossil-fuel interests and audiences, reshaping regional energy debates and public trust.
360info · Klaus Groebner University of Queensland, Brisbane Daniel Angus University of Queensland, Brisbane
India’s claims of a dramatic decline in poverty rest on questionable comparisons, methodological gaps and an economic record that tells a rather different story.
360info · Santosh Mehrotra Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Heartless vandals have been slammed by City of Wolverhampton Council after causing extensive damage to the historic bandstand at East Park.
Wolverhampton City Council
Australia’s renewable energy transition will succeed only if it delivers lasting benefits to the regional communities that host it.
360info · Chris Briggs, Saori Miyake and Elianor Gerrard Energy Futures Research Centre, UTS university, Sydney, Australia
The harder a company pushes to measure individual AI productivity, the stronger the reason it gives each employee using it to keep that productivity out of view. So the gains leaders most need to see become the ones employees have the least reason to reveal. Ricardo Viana Vargas , Joao Henrique Jacinto and Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez call this the “AI disclosure paradox”.
LSE Business Review · Ricardo Viana Vargas and Joao Henrique Jacinto and Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez
Emotional ambivalence – the simultaneous experience of positive and negative feelings at work – may undermine employees navigating complex work situations. Dave Arena Jr. , Phoenix Chen , Allie Gabriel and Kristen Jones find that among pregnant women this leads to lower confidence and higher turnover. But it can be prevented by different forms of interpersonal support.
LSE Business Review · Dave Arena Jr. and Phoenix Chen and Allie Gabriel and Kristen Jones