Insight
How well can artificial intelligence understand language? We let a deep learning algorithm loose on millions of words found in Hansard from Brexit-related debates in the House of Commons. What did it find?
Research Briefing
The minimum wage is one of the fundamental employment rights in the UK. But the minimum wage doesn’t enforce itself. This briefing looks at what is known about workers paid less than the minimum wage.
Research Briefing
Utilities, industries and services can be owned by the public or the private sector. Various models have existed in the UK, including full nationalisation, privatisation with regulation and municipalisation.
Research Briefing
Download this spreadsheet to see a list of businesses in your constituency that trade with non-EU countries, and the products they trade in.
Debate Pack
Westminster Hall Thursday 15 March 2018, 3.00pm Debate sponsored by Adrian Bailey MP
Research Briefing
Carillion entered compulsory liquidation on 15 January 2018. This briefing looks at the causes and consequences of Carillion's collapse.
Research Briefing
If Capita stopped trading today, its creditors and shareholders would be in for an unpleasant surprise. On its most recent balance sheet, Capita had £668 million more liabilities than assets – in other words, it had negative equity. What’s more, of the assets it does have, many would be hard to sell. Over a third
Research Briefing
Construction and services giant Carillion collapsed under £1.3 billion of debt this week. The first public sign that the company was in serious trouble was an announcement on 10th July 2017: profits would be hit to the tune of £845 million. Its chief executive resigned and it was announced that there would be no dividends
Debate Pack
On Tuesday 14 November the House is scheduled to debate the 'Paradise Papers', a large tranche of material gathered by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, leaked from two offshore service providers and 19 tax havens' company registries. Details of the financial holdings of both wealthy individuals and multinational enterprises has been reported by the BBC, the Guardian, and other media organisations that are part of the consortium, reiterating public concerns as to the scale of tax avoidance and evasion, and the ability of offshore jurisdictions to facilitate these activities. This note gives some background on this issue.
Research Briefing
This briefing paper looks at the importance of trade with the EU for the sectors and industries of the UK economy. Industries that are highly integrated into the European Single Market face higher risks from Brexit, if Brexit makes trade with the EU more difficult.
Research Briefing
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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