How Should We Deal With the Debt Hangover?
Our panellists explore how the economy might recover from one of the after-effects of the pandemic – increased debt.
Co…
13-20 November 2026 | Bristol, UK
Our panellists explore how the economy might recover from one of the after-effects of the pandemic – increased debt.
Co…
Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC’s technology correspondent, weaves the story of the smartphone era with his own personal experien…
Our panellists discuss how work in the home might best be assessed in terms of its economic value.
Household labour has…
Meredith Crowley, George Magnus and Linda Yueh discuss the uncertain outlook for the world’s two largest economies.
Wil…
A one-off live event that offers the opportunity to let the Bank of England know how the cost-of-living squeeze is affecting …
With prices predicted to rise across the board for the remainder of the year, what can the relationship between wages and gro…
Against a backdrop of war in Europe and increased concerns for Taiwan’s sovereignty, experts address the impacts of global po…
In conversation with Andrew Kelly (Bristol Ideas), Alessio Terzi (Directorate?General for Economic and Financial Affairs, Eur…
A decade of cuts and freezes to social services, a dysfunctional housing market with seemingly insurmountable barriers to own…
A year on from leaving the Bank of England, after more than 30 years there, Andy Haldane returns to the Festival to reflect o…
Covid-19 accelerated the transition to a new age of digital progress, creating opportunities for the widespread and rapid ado…
The British Academy lecture is given by Stephen Machin (London School of Economics), who delves whether wages broken, if labo…