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The real economic and social legacy of the financial crisis

The UK remains mired in the fall-out from the unprecedented and devastating financial crisis which began in 2007/08 and continues to beset our financial system and economy. That much is recognised but what we have perhaps not faced up to more »

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Payday and subprime lending – A new regulatory paradigm is needed

A theme we keep returning to at the Centre is the worrying growth in payday and other forms of subprime lenders and the impact this has on vulnerable households and communities. We like to see successful businesses but, unfortunately, this more »

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Further lessons from the financial crisis

The financial crisis, and the response to it, raises a number of important issues over and above the narrow economic impacts described in the previous blog. Firstly, we badly need a new policy paradigm and social policy model to properly more »

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All in this together? The impact of QE on UK households

The Financial Inclusion Centre is launching its new website and will have a regular blog on important new financial issues. This is the first blog – about the response to the Bank of England’s assessment of the impact of Quantitative more »

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