Expert Comment
Should Government consider a generalised stay of enforcement of financial covenants? Expert Comment
Should Government and the Bank of England take steps to lessen the pressure on corporates to satisfy financial covenants, given the economic difficulties caused by the "suppression strategy"? Dr Stephen Connelly from ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ Law School comments.
The potential of UK engineering companies to manufacture ventilators - expert comment
Robert Harrison, Professor of Automation Systems, at WMG, University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, comments on the potential of UK engineering companies to manufacture ventilators.
Royal Horticultural Society's top ten garden pests and diseases - expert comment
With the Royal Horticultural Society revealing its top ten list of garden pests and diseases this week, Dr Joana Vicente from the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ School of Life Sciences has explained a little more about what makes these gardeners' troubles so problematic.
Budget 2020 expert comment - closing the "tax gap"
" A single auditor working on self-assessment returns can bring in enough revenue to pay for their own salary, and that of four nurses too." The Chancellor has announced plans to employ 1300 additional auditors, expected to bring in an average of £770m a year over the next five years by improving compliance with the tax rules. Dr Arun Advani of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ Economics and CAGE explains the "tax gap" and why closing it is important.
Why are people feeling driven to panic buy? Expert comment
"It is … important to realize that fear and anxiety are linked to our cognitive biases and that others might want to manipulate these emotional triggers in us." Dr Georg Löfflmann of the Department of Politics and International Studies comments on the factors influencing people to strip the supermarket shelves of essential goods.