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Navigating trade-offs in the UK's green industrial strategy

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By Vidit Doshi, Huw Spencer
| Taylor & Francis Online
ABSTRACT The UK’s industrial strategy must address four interconnected challenges: transitioning to net-zero, accelerating growth, creating good jobs, and enhancing national security. We argue there are no ‘Swiss Army Knives’ in green industrial strategy that will solve all of these problems at once: each challenge requires its own approach.
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What are the policy lessons from ‘Bidenomics'? Reflections from senior practitioners

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By Dan Turner, Huw Spencer, Julia Pamilih, Vidit Doshi
| Taylor & Francis Online
ABSTRACT This paper examines the economic policy pursued under the Biden administration. We conducted 15 semi-structured interviews with senior policymakers in the aftermath of the 2024 US election, and present their assessment of US economic policy and performance. We also reflect their lessons for other economies, such as the UK.
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The New Mechanics

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By Huw Spencer
| Substack
A story about chicken in the Manchester Mill reveals an interesting parable about the UK economy. Spicy chicken burgers have long been a hallmark of Greater Manchester takeaway cuisine, in part thanks to a specific curry sauce – credited to a legendary “Doctor” – that was invented at the Kansas Fried Chicken franchise in the 1990s. Yet the spicy chicken burger scene only took off in earnest around 2010, following the death of the original spicy chicken doyen.
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The new mission leading a crackdown on corruption in Honduras

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By Huw Spencer, Lenin Holly
| El País Verified
Honduran President Orlando Hernández speaking last week in Washington. LENIN HOLLY / EFE On November 27, 2015, Vidal Leiva was shot by three hitmen who had been waiting for him outside his home. He dropped to the floor and took several bullets to the torso. The shooters scattered; Leiva was taken to hospital. Family and friends went to the police, who said that “they didn’t have the staff” to deal with the situation. Members of his community took up in arms.
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