Podcast appearances and mentions of Jonathan Portes

We spoke to Waqas Ahmed to make sense of India's attacks on Pakistan; Jonathan Portes about the UK-India trade deal; Sir David King on new experimental geoengineering projects; and Jeanine Hourani on a new report investigating the UK sending arms to Israel. With Michael Walker, Waqas Ahmed, Jonathan Portes, David King and Jeanine Hourani.

The ONS, whose data is used by the government to help make decisions affecting millions of people in the UK, is under review following criticisms about its data. Fliss and James are joined by Professor of Economics at King's College London, Jonathan Portes who is also chair of the ONS Labour Market Stakeholder Advisory Panel. They also speak to Aled Maclean-Jones a former special advisor to the UK Treasury about the implications faulty data has on policy making decisions.

Trump's economic policies have experts scratching their heads – and while the US isn't yet in recession, many believe one is imminent. The true impact of Trump's disruptive tactics remains uncertain, yet the consequences could be felt worldwide. Today on The Bunker, Gavin Esler is joined by Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College London, to unpack the fallout from MAGA economics and what it could mean for the rest of the world. • We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to https://indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit.   https://www.patreon.com/c/bunkercast  Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Produced by Liam Tait. Audio editors: Tom Taylor. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The expulsion of Asians from Uganda in 1972 was brutal. Twenty eight thousand refugees arrived in Britain. The government scrambled to find homes and jobs for them. Not everyone was pleased about it. But if Ugandan Asians held British passports they had the right to come here — and most of them thrived. Why did they do well — and can it teach us anything about how we treat refugees? Neena Lakhani was 14 when she was forced to leave Uganda. She tells Ros Taylor what it was like to start a new life in Britain, while King's College London professor Jonathan Portes talks about what happened to the East Asian migrants who arrived. ‘My father said please don't touch my children. You can kill me but don't kill my children.' - Neena Lakhani ‘Everybody around us was welcoming, and that was such a joy.' - Neena Lakhani ‘The benefits of promoting successful integration, as we know with the East African Asians, are very large.' - Jonathan Portes JAM TOMORROW is written and presented by Ros Taylor. The producer is Jade Bailey. Voiceovers are by Seth Thevoz. Music is by Dubstar and artwork by James Parrett. The managing editor is Jacob Jarvis and the group editor is Andrew Harrision. JAM TOMORROW is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this special episode of The Daily T, Kamal and Camilla do a deep dive into one of the thorniest issues in politics: immigration. How much is too much? Are immigrants the reason our NHS is barely able to cope and there aren't enough houses? Or are they a scapegoat for other problems? Are immigrants essential for economic growth and give more to British culture than they take?To answer all these questions and more, Kamal and Camilla are joined by Reform UK's chairman Richard Tice and by Jonathan Portes, professor of economics and public policy at the School of Politics & Economics of King's College, London and a senior fellow at UK in a Changing Europe.They also unveil some exclusive Savanta polling on public views about immigration, plus share some readers' letters on the issue.Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.ukThe Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletterSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsubProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Professor Jonathan Portes is one of the UK's leading economists and a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College London. Professor Portes has previously served as chief economist at the Department of Work and Pensions and chief economist at the Cabinet Office.SummaryProfessor Portes explores the economic impacts of immigration, the misconceptions surrounding it, and the political use of immigration as a tool. He also explores the concerns of today's labour market, the potential impact of technology on inequality, and the challenges of transitioning to a sustainable economy. The conversation emphasises the need for scenario planning and a broader range of perspectives when considering the future.Key Moments03:19 Misconceptions of Immigration09:31 Political Use of Immigration16:13 Population Demographics and Immigration27:41 Concerns in Today's Labor Market35:33 Impact of Technology on Inequality44:18 Transitioning to a Sustainable Economy46:51 Advice for BusinessesMusic credit: David Cutter Music / @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier in the year I started a series on Migration which I put on hold to focus on the Gaza War. This was going to be episode 2 of that series. It's with Jonathan Portes, who was a very senior civil servant in the New Labour years and is now a Professor of Political Economy at Kings College London. We discussed the history and economics of immigration to Britain, including the major waves of migration since WW2 and how, paradoxically, immigration has increased after Brexit. Jonathan is one of Britain's leading thinkers on immigration policy, and this was an illuminating discussion in a year when the Tories are desperate to get migration back up on the political agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Conservatives seem unable to escape their party splits on migration. Despite "taking back control" of UK borders being central to the Brexit campaign, net migration figures have hit record highs. After a week where political wrangling over migration has thrown Rishi Sunak's premiership into peril, we ask economics professor and UK in a Changing Europe senior fellow, Jonathan Portes, about what the statistics tell us and why this issue continues to have such prominence. Plus: the Treasury Select Committee calls the government's flagship financial reforms a "damp squib". Our reporter Tom Rees tells us why. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam and Ayesha discuss the fall of Suella Braverman, the return of David Cameron, and much more besides whilst looking ahead to next week's Autumn statement. Joined by Jonathan Portes, the chief economist at the Cabinet Office under Gordon Brown, and Gemma Tetlow, the chief economist at the Institute for Government, they assess wether a potential Labour government could, would, and should work to actively shape the economy.The Power Test is a political podcast where each week Sam Freedman and Ayesha Hazarika bring the biggest and most difficult political issues into focus and put fresh ideas to the test to see if they are capable of winning popular support and delivering real change in government.Follow @ThePowerTest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePowerTestFollow @AyeshaHazarika: https://twitter.com/ayeshahazarikaFollow @SamFreedman: https://twitter.com/SamfrSubscribe to The Power Test substack for all the latest developments: https://thepowertest.substack.com/For more information head to thepowertest.co.uk.The Power Test is a Tempo & Talker Production: tempotalker.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Nick Cohen gets The Lowdown from Jonathan Portes , Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College London, ex- Chief Economist at the Cabinet Office.  Jonathan is also  a Senior Fellow of the Economic and Social Research Council's UK in a Changing Europe initiative, which examines the UK's now troubled relatIonship with the EU.Can anything be done to prevent the UK's growing economic crisis? Is decline inevitable? Jonathan reveals how the UK's growth rate shrank by three-quarters following the 2008 crash. Now the country's annual growth rate is an anaemic half a percent with the economy projected to double every 120-140 years instead of the pre-2008 35-year period. Inevitably, Brexit's not helping as it  hits trade and tax revenues. But there are other systemic failures.Jonathan says there's plenty of things a new Labour government could do - despite the calamity of Brexit - to try and run things around:  build homes, reform social ansd tax policy plus up-date our dysfunctional and decrpit voting systemSupport the showListen to The Lowdown from Nick Cohen for in-depth analysis of the issues and events that shape our lives and futures. From Ukraine to Brexit, from Trump to the Tories - we hope to keep you informed - and sane! @NickCohen4

"You could be an H20 Owner." That was the slogan when the water companies were sold off in 1989. But while we glugged the share sale down, the public didn't stay owners for long, and most of the companies were later flushed into the hands of international private equity firms. All we own now is the financial and ecological mess they left behind - one that's looming ever larger in the case of Thames Water. Neil and Jonathan talk to Jonathan Portes, economist and (in his youth) a Treasury civil servant who worked on the water sale about what went wrong with privatisation and how to fix it.Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.With Jonathan Portes.Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.In association with Briefcase.News Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Liam Duffy – strategic advisor for the Counter Extremism Project – joins Snowdon and Slater to discuss the Islamist threat to free speech, the panic over young people vaping, and Chris's triumph over Jonathan Portes. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we'll try to answer them in the next episode. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked's shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ 

Isabel Oakeshott, the journalist who released former health secretary Matt Hancock's Covid-era WhatsApp messages, joins Caroline Hepker, Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll to discuss the form and substance of the revelations. Plus, on the day the government is publishing its Illegal Migration Bill, we speak to King's College London economics professor Jonathan Portes about his latest research on the UK's immigration policies since Brexit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La retirada del Reino Unido de la Unión Europea, proceso más conocido como Brexit, tuvo lugar el 31 de enero de 2020, tras el referendo de 2016 en el que casi el 52% de los votantes se pronunció por su salida. Tres años después, muchos británicos piensan que fue un error, mientras que el final de la libre circulación ha impactado tanto en el mercado laboral como en la importación de productos.  Reportaje desde Londres de Luisa Pulido  Es la hora del almuerzo en la poderosa City de Londres, el distrito financiero donde un minuto se traduce en millones de libras esterlinas. En Hispania, un tradicional restaurante español, se sirven por jornada al menos 400 platos, entre tapas, jamones y principales.  No aparecen en la carta pero desde el Brexit, unos ingredientes son imposibles de masticar: el aumento del 20% de los precios de los alimentos y su importación.  "Por ejemplo los pescados que importamos requieren algo de documentación y sobre todo no te quieres arriesgar a que los puedan parar porque si los paran luego cuando los liberan a lo mejor el pescado ya va perdiendo vida útil, así que ahora se los compramos a los pescaderos de Londres", dice el gerente de Hispania, Javier Fernández. A esto se agrega la falta de personal que complica aún más el funcionamiento del restaurante. "Estamos autorizados por el gobierno para poder solicitar visados porque somos un restaurante muy focalizado en la gastronomía y en los vinos españoles con lo cual necesitamos gente que conozca estos productos pero es muy caro y es un trámite muy complicado, es difícil ponerlo en marcha, así que preferimos seguir manejándonos un poco con las opciones que tenemos aquí", axplica Fernández. La escasez de personal no se limita a la hostelería. A diez minutos caminando del restaurante Hispania, también en la City, la dentista mexicana Gina Vega relata las dificultades para encontrar una enfermera. "El año pasado, en 2022, nos tardamos hasta seis meses en encontrar una buena enfermera, que estuviera calificada, que tuviera la ética de trabajo que nosotros estábamos buscando y ahora, por ejemplo, una de nuestras enfermeras decidió cambiar de profesión y llevamos buscando a alguien tres meses y no hemos tenido suerte", afirma Vega.  Elementos esenciales para la odontología son difíciles de conseguir por los nuevos trámites de importación. "Hay mucho material o marcas de materiales que vienen de Alemania, de Suiza o de otras partes de Europa. Tenemos acceso al material pero no a la variedad que teníamos antes. Según el diario Financial Times, a causa del Brexit faltarían más de 300.000 personas de fuerza laboral en el país. El experto del King's College of London, Jonathan Portes, considera que el Reino Unido ya no es un destino laboral atractivo para los europeos por el fin de la libre circulación. El Brexit sumado a la guerra en Ucrania y al aumento de los precios de la energía es un cóctel amargo para la economía británica. 

Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has given a speech outlining his plans for UK economic growth - but it's got many people asking where is the detail? Mr Hunt said reducing inflation is the priority over tax cuts, that he intends to utilise opportunities from Brexit and increase investment outside of London.In part one, David Bond, the Evening Standard's deputy political editor, looks at how the first economic speech since the Autumn Statement has gone down with Conservatives as well as the general public. In part two, Jonathan Portes, professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College London, gives his analysis on the government's vision for UK economic growth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russia's war on Ukraine, Liz Truss's mini budget and soaring inflation have all hammered the UK in recent months. But as the country begins a new year with a new Prime Minister – how much drama and uncertainty should we expect in 2023? In this episode we bring together an expert panel to debate and discuss the big questions facing the British economy. Will inflation be brought under control? Can the country cope without closer ties to the EU? And how prepared is Europe for more geopolitical tension with Russia and China? Our chair Manveen Rana is joined by Jonathan Portes, economist and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College, London; Victoria Scholar, Head of Investment at Interactive Investor, and Gerard Lyons, Chief Economic Strategist at the wealth manager Netwealth. ... Did you know that Intelligence Squared offers way more than podcasts? We've just launched a new online streaming platform Intelligence Squared+ and we'd love you to give it a go.  It's packed with more than 20 years' worth of video debates and conversations on the world's hottest topics. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch back on-demand totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into for just £14.99 a month. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Topic: In Britain, Rising Prices and Shortages Evoke 1970s-Style Jitters Long lines at gas stations, rising fuel prices, empty shelves in supermarkets and worries about runaway inflation. 加油站大排長龍，燃料價格上漲，超市貨架空無一物，大家憂心通貨膨脹失控。 Britons have emerged from 18 months of pandemic-imposed hibernation to find their country has many of the same afflictions it had during the 1970s. There is nothing Austin Powers-like about this time machine: Unlike the swinging '60s, the '70s were, by all accounts, some of the bleakest days in postwar Britain; even contemplating a return to them is enough to make leaders of the current government shiver. 英國人從疫情造成的18個月冬眠中醒來，發現國家遭遇許多與1970年代相同的痛苦。這次時光機器情節跟電影「王牌大賤諜」毫無相似之處：不同於動盪的1960年代，人們都說1970年代是戰後英國最淒涼的日子。只是想到要回到當時，就足以讓現任政府領導人不寒而慄。 The sudden burst of doomsaying in Britain is rooted at least as much in psychology as economics. While there is no question the country faces a confluence of problems — some caused by the pandemic, others by Brexit — experts said it was far too soon to predict that Britain was headed for the kind of economic malaise and political upheaval that characterized that decade. 英國突然爆發的末日預言，源自心理學的份量跟經濟學一樣多。無疑地，這個國家面臨一系列問題，一些由疫情引起，另一些由英國脫歐造成。專家們說，現在就預測英國將陷入那十年特有的經濟低迷與政治動盪，仍為時過早。 “It's a combination of things that could, in principle, lead to that, but are quite survivable on their own,” said Jonathan Portes, a professor of economics at Kings College London. “We always talk about the 1970s, but it's half a century later, and all sorts of things are different.” 倫敦國王學院經濟學教授波特斯說：「原則上來說，這樣的多種因素組合可能導致那種情況，但個別也能發揮作用。我們總是在談論1970年代，但已過去半個世紀了，一切都不一樣了。」 Britain's economy, he noted, has bounced back faster from the pandemic than many experts predicted. The shortages in labor and some goods are likely a transitory effect of reopening much of the economy after prolonged lockdowns. Rising wages and supply bottlenecks are driving up the inflation rate, while the fuel shortages that have closed dozens of gas stations reflect a shortage of truck drivers, not of energy supplies. 他指，英國經濟從疫情中恢復的速度比許多專家預測還快。勞動力和一些商品短缺，可能是長期防疫封鎖後重新開放大部分經濟活動的短暫影響。工資上漲和供應瓶頸正在推升通膨率，而造成數十家加油站關閉的燃料短缺，反映的是卡車司機短缺，而非能源供應問題。 Nor does Britain have the aging industrial base and powerful unions it had in the 1970s. Labor unrest led to crippling strikes that brought down a Conservative prime minister, Edward Heath, and one of his Labour Party successors, James Callaghan, after what the tabloids called the winter of discontent, in 1979. 英國也沒有1970年代那樣老化的工業基礎與強大工會。1979年發生小報所稱的「不滿之冬」，勞工騷亂導致嚴重罷工，造成保守黨首相奚斯及他的工黨繼任者之一卡拉漢下台。 And yet the parallels are suggestive enough that the right-leaning Daily Mail warned that “Britain faces winter of woe” — a chilly welcome for Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he returned from the United States, having celebrated a new submarine alliance and rallied countries in advance of a U.N. climate change conference in Scotland in November. 然而，一些相似之處足以引發聯想，讓右傾的每日郵報發出「英國面臨災難冬天」警告。對訪美歸來的英國首相強生而言，這是個冷淡迎接，他才剛慶祝新的潛艦聯盟成立，並在11月蘇格蘭聯合國氣候變遷會議前團結各國。 “That is a very easy ghost to resurrect,” said Kim Darroch, a former British ambassador to Washington who now sits in the House of Lords. “But these are real problems. You can just see this perfect storm coming.” 英國駐華府前大使、現為上議院議員的達洛許說：「那是個很容易復活的鬼魂，但這些都是實實在在的問題。你可以看到這場完美風暴逼近。」Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/5804159 Next Article Topic: Brexit ‘done' at last: Now for the hard part The United Kingdom left the EU on Friday, its most significant change of course since the loss of its empire — and a major blow to 70 years of efforts to forge European unity from the ruins of two world wars. 英國上週五脫離了歐盟，這是自大英帝國解體以來英國最重大的改變，這對自兩次世界大戰廢墟中重建、經七十年整合努力的歐洲來說，也是重大的打擊。 After the numerous twists and turns of a three-and-a-half-year crisis, the final parting is an anticlimax of sorts: Britain steps into the twilight zone of a transition period that preserves membership in all but name until the end of this year. 這場危機歷時三年半、經過無數迂迴曲折，最後的脫歐似乎有些太過平靜：英國進入了過渡期的模糊地帶，雖名義上已脫離歐盟，但到年底前這段過渡期仍享有原先歐盟成員國之待遇。 At a stroke, the EU will lose 15 percent of its economy, its biggest military spender and the world's international financial capital — London. “This is the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act,” said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, one of the leaders of the “Leave” campaign in the 2016 referendum. “It is a moment of real national renewal and change.” 英國一脫歐，歐盟即會損失百分之十五的經濟、其最大的軍事開支國，以及國際金融重鎮──倫敦。 英國首相波里斯‧強生說：「這是黎明破曉、揭開新篇章的時刻」，強生曾是二○一六年公投中「脫歐」派的領導人之一。「這是真正的民族復興與變革的一刻。」 DISUNITED KINGDOM The EU cautioned that leaving meant losing the benefits of membership, though the US said Britons wanted to escape the “tyranny of Brussels.” While Britons either side of the Brexit (a portmanteau of “British” and “exit”) divide expressed either sadness or delight. 國內嚴重的分歧 歐盟警告說，英國脫歐意味失去歐盟成員國所享有的利益，雖然美國表示英國人想逃離「布魯塞爾的暴政」。而對於脫歐，英國贊成與反對的兩方皆表達出其喜與悲。〔「Brexit」（英國脫歐）一字為「Britain」與「 exit」所合成。〕 For proponents, Brexit is “independence day” — an escape from what they cast as a doomed German-dominated project that is failing its 500 million people. 對脫歐支持者來說，英國脫歐日是「獨立日」──擺脫了他們所認為注定失敗、由德國主導、辜負其五億人民的歐盟。 Opponents believe Brexit is a folly that will weaken the West, shrivel what is left of Britain's global clout, undermine its economy and ultimately lead to a more inward-looking and less cosmopolitan set of islands in the northern Atlantic. 反對脫歐的人認為，英國脫歐是不智之舉，會削弱西方的力量，也會讓英國所剩不多的全球影響力更無足輕重、破壞英國的經濟，最終會讓英國變成獨善其身、國際化程度較低的北大西洋島嶼。 Brexit was always about much more than Europe. The referendum, which split voters 52 percent to 48 percent, showed up deep divisions and triggered soul-searching about everything from secession and immigration to empire and modern Britishness. 英國脫歐所牽涉的問題絕不止是歐洲。脫歐公投將選民撕裂為百分之五十二贊成與百分之四十八反對的兩方，顯示選民分歧之深，也引發了人民對國家分裂、移民，乃至大英帝國及現代對「英國性」之定義等這一切的深刻反省。 SMALL TIMEFRAME AHEAD Feb. 1 marks the beginning of a new phase of negotiations between London and Brussels to agree on the shape of their future relationship. 協議談判的緊迫時程 倫敦與布魯塞爾自二月一日起開始新階段的談判，以決定其未來關係的樣貌。 They have until the end of 2020 — a transition period during which Britain will remain an EU member in all but name — to hammer out an agreement on trade and other issues including security, energy, transport links, fishing rights and data flow. 將於二○二○年底屆滿的過渡時期中（在過渡期，英國實質仍為歐盟成員，但名義上不是），英國和歐盟必須就貿易和其他問題（包括安全、能源、交通運輸、漁權及資料流通）達成協議。 Johnson claims 11 months is time enough to strike a “zero tariff, zero quota” trade deal and has vowed — even though the option is there — not to extend the limbo period beyond 2020. 強生聲稱，十一個月的時間足以達成「零關稅、零配額」的貿易協議，並誓言不會把過渡期延長、拖過二○二○年，即便英國有此選項。 If they fail, the legal default will be a potentially crippling no-deal Brexit that would leave trade between Britain and the EU from 2021 onwards based on WTO terms, and see the imposition of import duties and controls. 若未在此期限內達成協議，就會變成無協議脫歐，損害可能非常嚴重，英國和歐盟間之貿易便會在二○二一年起依世界貿易組織（WTO）之規定課徵進口關稅及受管制。 Source article: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2020/02/04/2003730294/1 Next Article Topic: In Slumping U.K., Feelings Of ‘Bregret' Toward Brexit Six and a half years after voting to leave the European Union, three years after the formal departure, two years after signing a post-Brexit trade deal with Brussels and one month after installing its fourth prime minister since the 2016 referendum, Britain is caught in — what else? — another debate over Brexit. 公投脫歐6年半後、正式脫歐3年後、與布魯塞爾簽署脫歐後貿易協議2年後，以及任命2016年公投以來第四任首相滿月後，英國正陷入，還會有別的嗎？另一場關於英國脫歐的辯論。 Brexit may be in the history books, but “Bregret,” as the British newspapers have called it, is back in the air. 英國脫歐可能已載入史冊，但英國報紙所說的「後悔脫歐」又重新浮上水面。 The cause of the remorse is clear: Britain's economic crisis, which is the gravest in a generation and worse than those of its European neighbors. Not all — or even most — of the problems are because of Brexit, but Britain's vexed trade relationship with the rest of Europe indisputably plays a role. That makes it a ripe target for an anxious public casting about for something to blame. 後悔的原因很明顯是英國的經濟危機，這是一個世代以來最嚴重的一次，比歐洲鄰國情況還要糟。並非所有問題都因為英國脫歐，甚至大部分問題都不是，但英國跟歐洲其他國家之間棘手的貿易關係，無疑發揮了一定作用。這讓它成為焦慮民眾追究責任的現成目標。 The latest eruption of this never-ending drama began last week with an opinion poll that showed support for Brexit had fallen to its lowest level yet. Only 32% of those surveyed in the poll, by the firm YouGov, said that they thought leaving the European Union was a good idea; 56% said it was a mistake. 這場永無止盡的鬧劇最近一次上演是在上星期，一項民調顯示英國脫歐支持率已降至最低水位。根據YouGov公司民調，僅32%受訪者認為離開歐盟是個好主意，56%的人則稱這是個錯誤。 The Brexit second-guessing grew louder this week, after The Sunday Times of London published a report that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was considering pursuing a closer arrangement with the European Union, modeled on that of Switzerland. The Swiss have access to the single market and fewer border checks, in return for paying into the bloc's coffers and accepting some of its rules. 質疑英國脫歐的聲浪本周變得更大，因為倫敦的《周日泰晤士報》刊出報導稱英相蘇納克正考慮仿效瑞士，跟歐盟建立更緊密關係。瑞士能進入歐洲單一市場和享有較少邊境檢查，代價是必須付款給歐盟並接受歐盟一些規範。 Sunak quickly shot down the report, which was attributed to “senior government sources.” 蘇納克迅速駁斥這篇宣稱來自「政府高層消息人士」的報導。 “Under my leadership,” Sunak told business executives Monday, “the United Kingdom will not pursue any relationship with Europe that relies on alignment with EU laws.” 蘇納克周一告訴企業主管表示：「在我的領導下，英國不會尋求與歐洲建立任何仰賴於遵守歐盟法律的關係。」 “I voted for Brexit, I believe in Brexit,” Sunak added. “I know that Brexit can deliver, and is already delivering, enormous benefits and opportunities for the country.” 蘇納克還說：「我投票支持英國脫歐，我相信脫歐。我知道英國脫歐能夠實現，且已在為我國帶來巨大利益和機會。」 While nobody is predicting that Britain will seek to rejoin the European Union, political analysts said that the Sunday Times report, on top of the dismal economic data and growing popular sentiment against Brexit, would open a fresh chapter in Britain's search for a new relationship with the rest of Europe. Where that would lead, they cautioned, was impossible to predict. 雖然沒人預測英國將尋求重新加入歐盟，但政治分析人士表示，《周日泰晤士報》的報導，加上黯淡經濟數據及日益高漲的反對脫歐民眾情緒，將為英國開啟尋求與歐洲其他國家建立新關係的篇章。他們提醒說，這將導致什麼結果無法預測。Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/6811142 Powered by Firstory Hosting

A recent report by the Economic and Social Research Institute has found Britain's economy has been seriously bruised by its exit from the European Union in January 2020. Trade between the UK and the EU is down by almost a fifth relative to forecasts had Brexit never happened. The rising price of imported food, labour shortages, including specialist doctors and truck drivers are also attributed to the split. Brexit has cost the UK £33 b in lost trade and investment, according to a new study from the Centre for European Reform, which finds the economic damage is worse than expected. A recent YouGov poll showed 56% of Britons thought they were wrong to leave the EU. 32% think they were right. Kathryn speaks with Jonathan Portes who is professor of economics at King's College London, and former director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

In the final episode on Britain's 1992 currency crisis, Neil and Jonathan look at the consequences of Black Wednesday with Jonathan Portes, Sir Paul Tucker, both of whom had ringside seats in the Treasury and Bank of England respectively, and economic historian Duncan Weldon.Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.With Duncan Weldon and Jonathan Portes.Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.Additional editing by Ewan Cameron.Sponsored by Briefcase.News Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 16 September 1992, after an "extremely difficult and turbulent day", sterling was driven out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism, shattering the central economic policy of John Major's government and arguably setting Britain on a path to the fringes of, and ultimately the exit from, the European Union. In the first of a three-part series, Neil and Jonathan look back on the run up to the crisis with Jonathan Portes, Sir Paul Tucker, both of whom had ringside seats in the Treasury and Bank of England respectively, and economic historian Duncan Weldon.Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.With Sir Paul Tucker, Jonathan Portes, and Duncan Weldon.Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.Additional editing by Ewan Cameron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcast favourite Tim Bale has a new book out about how Brexit happened - both why the referendum was called and then why it was lost. Discussing his book on the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts we get into how the real trigger of Brexit was the Blue Wall, not the Red Wall. Take a listen to find out why... Feedback very welcome, and do share this podcast with others who you think may enjoy it. Show notes Tim Bale on Twitter. Michael Crick's Twitter account about MP selections. Jonathan Portes's article on what Leave campaigners promised on immigration. Brexit: an accident waiting to happen? Why David Cameron called the 2016 Referendum - and why he lost it by Tim Bale: Amazon.* For the record by David Cameron: Amazon, Bookshop, Waterstones.*  Theme tune by Hugo Lee. Photo by Samuel Regan-Asante on Unsplash. New to listening to podcasts? Here are some tips on how to listen to podcasts. Enjoy the show? Spread the word Follow the show on Twitter. Share the show's website, www.NeverMindTheBarCharts.com. * Includes affiliate links which generate a commission for each sale made.

The latest CEPR ebook investigates the impact of Brexit so far on the economies of the UK and EU. Tim Phillips talks to three of the authors: Jonathan Portes, Thomas Sampson and Sarah Hall.

Hosts Guy Johnson and Alix Steel speak with Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden, Siddharth Philip, Joe Deaux, and Mark Gurman. Plus, we hear from University of Strathclyde Professor John Curtice, JMP Group CEO Mark Lehmann, and Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the School of Politics and Economics of Kings College, London.

Our Senior Fellow Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College London, joins Anand Menon to discuss inflation, the cost of living crisis, the impacts of Brexit and Covid-19 and more.

In this clip from our Economics of Brexit and Covid-19, revisited: Spring statement 2022 event, Senior Fellow Jonathan Portes argues that the £83 billion figure discussed in relation to the UK's debt is a 'Treasury scare-mongering' tactic.

Topic: In Britain, Rising Prices and Shortages Evoke 1970s-Style Jitters   Long lines at gas stations, rising fuel prices, empty shelves in supermarkets and worries about runaway inflation. 加油站大排長龍，燃料價格上漲，超市貨架空無一物，大家憂心通貨膨脹失控。 Britons have emerged from 18 months of pandemic-imposed hibernation to find their country has many of the same afflictions it had during the 1970s. There is nothing Austin Powers-like about this time machine: Unlike the swinging '60s, the '70s were, by all accounts, some of the bleakest days in postwar Britain; even contemplating a return to them is enough to make leaders of the current government shiver. 英國人從疫情造成的18個月冬眠中醒來，發現國家遭遇許多與1970年代相同的痛苦。這次時光機器情節跟電影「王牌大賤諜」毫無相似之處：不同於動盪的1960年代，人們都說1970年代是戰後英國最淒涼的日子。只是想到要回到當時，就足以讓現任政府領導人不寒而慄。 The sudden burst of doomsaying in Britain is rooted at least as much in psychology as economics. While there is no question the country faces a confluence of problems — some caused by the pandemic, others by Brexit — experts said it was far too soon to predict that Britain was headed for the kind of economic malaise and political upheaval that characterized that decade. 英國突然爆發的末日預言，源自心理學的份量跟經濟學一樣多。無疑地，這個國家面臨一系列問題，一些由疫情引起，另一些由英國脫歐造成。專家們說，現在就預測英國將陷入那十年特有的經濟低迷與政治動盪，仍為時過早。 “It's a combination of things that could, in principle, lead to that, but are quite survivable on their own,” said Jonathan Portes, a professor of economics at Kings College London. “We always talk about the 1970s, but it's half a century later, and all sorts of things are different.” 倫敦國王學院經濟學教授波特斯說：「原則上來說，這樣的多種因素組合可能導致那種情況，但個別也能發揮作用。我們總是在談論1970年代，但已過去半個世紀了，一切都不一樣了。」 Britain's economy, he noted, has bounced back faster from the pandemic than many experts predicted. The shortages in labor and some goods are likely a transitory effect of reopening much of the economy after prolonged lockdowns. Rising wages and supply bottlenecks are driving up the inflation rate, while the fuel shortages that have closed dozens of gas stations reflect a shortage of truck drivers, not of energy supplies. 他指，英國經濟從疫情中恢復的速度比許多專家預測還快。勞動力和一些商品短缺，可能是長期防疫封鎖後重新開放大部分經濟活動的短暫影響。工資上漲和供應瓶頸正在推升通膨率，而造成數十家加油站關閉的燃料短缺，反映的是卡車司機短缺，而非能源供應問題。 Nor does Britain have the aging industrial base and powerful unions it had in the 1970s. Labor unrest led to crippling strikes that brought down a Conservative prime minister, Edward Heath, and one of his Labour Party successors, James Callaghan, after what the tabloids called the winter of discontent, in 1979. 英國也沒有1970年代那樣老化的工業基礎與強大工會。1979年發生小報所稱的「不滿之冬」，勞工騷亂導致嚴重罷工，造成保守黨首相奚斯及他的工黨繼任者之一卡拉漢下台。 And yet the parallels are suggestive enough that the right-leaning Daily Mail warned that “Britain faces winter of woe” — a chilly welcome for Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he returned from the United States, having celebrated a new submarine alliance and rallied countries in advance of a U.N. climate change conference in Scotland in November. 然而，一些相似之處足以引發聯想，讓右傾的每日郵報發出「英國面臨災難冬天」警告。對訪美歸來的英國首相強生而言，這是個冷淡迎接，他才剛慶祝新的潛艦聯盟成立，並在11月蘇格蘭聯合國氣候變遷會議前團結各國。 “That is a very easy ghost to resurrect,” said Kim Darroch, a former British ambassador to Washington who now sits in the House of Lords. “But these are real problems. You can just see this perfect storm coming.” 英國駐華府前大使、現為上議院議員的達洛許說：「那是個很容易復活的鬼魂，但這些都是實實在在的問題。你可以看到這場完美風暴逼近。」Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/5804159   Next Article   Topic: British hospitals use blockchain to track COVID-19 vaccines   Two British hospitals are using blockchain technology to keep tabs on the storage and supply of temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines, the companies behind the initiative said on Tuesday, in one of the first such initiatives in the world. 英國有兩家醫院正以區塊鏈技術來監控武漢肺炎（新型冠狀病毒病，COVID-19）疫苗儲存與供應的動態，這些疫苗對溫度極其敏感。負責該計畫的公司上週二表示，這是此新做法的全球首例之一。 Two hospitals, in central England's Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick, are expanding their use of a distributed ledger, an offshoot of blockchain, from tracking vaccines and chemotherapy drugs to monitoring fridges storing COVID-19 vaccines. 這兩家分別位於英格蘭中部埃文河畔史特拉福及華威的醫院，將分散式帳本（區塊鏈的一種）技術的應用範圍擴大，從追蹤疫苗及化療藥物之動向，到監視儲存武漢肺炎疫苗的冰箱。 The technology will bolster record-keeping and data-sharing across supply chains, said Everyware, which monitors vaccines and other treatments for Britain's National Health Service. Everyware發布聲明表示，這項技術將加強整個供應鏈的紀錄保存與數據共享。Everyware為英國國民保健署監控疫苗及其它藥物之動向。 Logistical hurdles are a significant risk to the speedy distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, but have resulted in booming business for companies selling technology for monitoring shipments from factory freezer to shots in the arm. 物流的障礙對快速配送武漢肺炎疫苗構成了威脅，但提供監控技術的公司卻因此大發利市──它們監控疫苗的運送，從藥廠冷凍庫開始，直到注射入手臂。 Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's shot, for example, must be shipped and stored at ultra-cold temperatures or on dry ice, and can only last for up to five days at standard fridge temperatures. Other vaccines, such as Moderna Inc's, do not need such cold storage and are therefore easier to deliver. 舉例來說，輝瑞公司及德國生物新技術公司所生產的疫苗，其運輸和儲存都必須處於超冷溫度或置於乾冰上，而且在標準冰箱溫度下最多只能保存五天。其他疫苗，例如莫德納公司所生產的疫苗，則不需要這樣的冷藏，因此更易於運送。 Firms from finance to commodities have invested millions of dollars to develop blockchain, a digital ledger that allows secure and real-time recording of data, in the hope of radical cost cuts and efficiency gains. 從金融公司到日用品公司，有許企業已投資數百萬美元來發展區塊鏈。區塊鏈是一種數位帳本，可以安全、即時地記錄數據，以期大幅度削減成本並提高效率。 Blockchain originated from Bitcoin, and it was created for the sake of Bitcoin — Bitcoin being blockchain's first application. A blockchain is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp and transaction data. By design, a blockchain is resistant to modification of its data. 區塊鏈的起源為「比特幣」，為了比特幣而產生了區塊鏈──比特幣為區塊鏈的第一個應用。區塊鏈為以密碼學串接並保護內容的串連文字紀錄（又稱區塊）。每一個區塊包含了前一個區塊的加密雜湊、相應時間戳記以及交易資料，這樣的設計使得區塊內容具有難以篡改的特性。 Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2021/01/25/2003751156   Next Article   Topic: Plastic-Bag Charge in England Prompts Applause, Anger and Humor Some critics predicted chaos, confusion and "bag rage." But while this week's introduction of a 5 pence charge for plastic shopping bags in England did not lead to a nationwide mutiny, as some had warned, it did prove polarizing. Environmentalists, for the most part, praised the government initiative introduced on Monday（Oct.5）, saying it would reduce pollution and waste. After all, it can take 1,000 years for a plastic bag to decompose, according to an estimate by Nick Clegg, who was deputy prime minister at the time the step was announced. Last year, major supermarkets in England handed out roughly 7.6 billion single-use plastic bags, about 140 per person, the government has estimated. 一些批評者預言此事必會引發混亂、困惑及「袋怒症」。實則，英格蘭本周開始每個塑膠購物袋收取5便士並未出現全境性反彈，然而正如部分人士所警告的，它的確引起了兩極化的反應。 環保派多半讚揚政府周一（10月5日）推出的這個行動，表示這將使汙染和廢棄物減少。畢竟，據措施宣布時擔任英國副首相的尼克．克萊格估計，一個塑膠袋可能要長達1千年才能分解。政府估計，英格蘭主要超市去年約發出76億個一次性塑膠袋，平均每人約拿140個。 The government hopes the fee, equivalent to about 8 cents, will help reduce the cost of cleaning up garbage by 60 million pounds, or about $80 million, over the next decade. Stores and supermarkets are being encouraged to donate the proceeds from the bag charge to charitable causes, and are expected to raise 730 million pounds for such endeavors. 政府希望，每個袋子收費約合8美分（台幣2.4元）的作法，能使未來10年的垃圾清理成本減少6千萬英鎊，約合8千萬美元（台幣24億元）。 當局鼓勵商店與超市將塑膠袋收入捐給慈善事業，如此預計可募得7.3億英鎊。 But critics of the new fee say it will stoke mayhem, given the long list of exemptions; shoppers can still get a free plastic bag if they are buying pet fish; raw fish, meat or poultry; unwrapped blades (including axes, knives and razor blades); takeout food; or loose seeds and flowers. There are also worries that customers might verbally abuse supermarket cashiers, and some retailers have provided members of their staff with training on how to cope with angry shoppers. 但批評新費用者說，一長串的豁免項目將引起混亂；若消費者購買寵物魚、生魚、肉或家禽、未包裝的刀片（包括斧頭、刀和刮鬍刀片）、外賣食物或零散的種子和花，仍可拿到免費塑膠袋。也有人擔心顧客會辱罵超市收銀員，有些零售業者已開始訓練員工如何應付憤怒的顧客。 Then there were worries that shoppers would throng the British capital's already harried streets, clutching, for example, jars of tomato sauce. One man who didn't want to pay for a plastic bag for a single item was seen walking down a street in North London holding a package of wrapped salmon. Yet another fear is that there will be a glut of eating at checkout counters as wily consumers try to scarf down food before paying for it. 然後令人憂心的是，消費者將把本已忙碌的英國首都街道擠滿，手上抓著罐裝番茄醬之類東西。有位老兄不想為單一物品付塑膠袋的錢，抱著一袋包裝好的鮭魚走在北倫敦街頭。另有件事讓人憂心，很多人會在結帳櫃檯吃將起來，精於盤算的消費者會試圖把食物吃掉再付帳。 That similar plastic-bag charges exist in the other parts of Britain — Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland — seems to not influence the critics. In Wales, use of plastic bags has dropped 79 percent since a 5 pence charge was put in effect in 2011. The new rules in England apply to retailers with more than 250 full-time employees. Retailers that fail to properly enforce the measure can be fined up to 5,000 pounds. 英國其他地區（威爾斯、北愛爾蘭及蘇格蘭）都收取類似塑膠袋費，但批評者似乎並未因而降低音量。威爾斯2011年開始收取5便士至今，塑膠袋用量減少了79%。 英格蘭新規定適用於全職員工超過250人的零售業者，未適切執行者最高可罰5千英鎊。 Similar efforts to regulate plastic bag have been put in place across the world. In 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to introduce a ban on thin plastic bags amid concerns that they were clogging drainage pipes and contributing to devastating flooding. 規範塑膠袋使用的類似努力已在全球各地實施。 孟加拉2002年成為第一個推出薄塑膠袋禁令的國家，因為擔心塑膠袋堵住排水管且造成毀滅性洪災。 In 2008, Rwanda banned plastic bags outright, helping to solidify its image as one of the most environmentally conscious nations in East Africa. In the United States, many communities have regulated or even prohibited the bags. Since 2007, they have been banned in nearly 100 municipalities in California, including Los Angeles. In 2014, California banned stores from giving out free plastic bags. The law was to take effect in July, but after lobbying by opponents of the bill, including the bag industry, a referendum on whether to repeal the ban is planned for November 2016. 盧安達在2008年完全禁用塑膠袋，鞏固了它東非環保意識模範國的形象。 在美國，許多社區已規範或甚至禁用塑膠袋。2007年起，塑膠袋已在加州洛杉磯等近百城市禁用。加州2014年立法禁止商店發放免費塑膠袋，原定當年7月生效，但在包括塑膠袋產業在內的反對者遊說下，計畫於2016年11月就是否廢除禁令進行公投。 Only a tiny fraction of plastic bags are recycled, while many end up in kitchen cupboards, floating through the air or wasting away slowly in landfills. "Plastic bags end up everywhere — stashed in cupboards, floating down canals, littering our streets or killing wildlife," Friends of the Earth, a British environmental group, said in a statement welcoming the new measure. However, the TaxPayers' Alliance, an anti-tax group, said the new measure would burden families who are already struggling to get by. 只有極小部分塑膠袋被回收再利用，卻有許多最後待在廚房櫥櫃內、飄浮在空中，或在垃圾掩埋場慢慢腐爛。英國環保團體「地球之友」在歡迎這項新措施的聲明中說：「塑膠袋落得到處都是 -- 藏身於櫥櫃內、飄流在運河中、散布在我們的街頭，或殺死了野生動物。」 然而，反稅團體「納稅人聯盟」說，新措施將使那些已在掙扎圖存的家庭負擔更重。 A 2013 study by the Washington-based National Center for Policy Analysis, which champions laissez-faire economics, argued that paper and reusable bags were worse for the environment than plastic bags when it came to energy and water use, and to greenhouse gas emissions. "Every type of grocery bag incurs environmental costs," wrote H. Sterling Burnett, the author of the study. 提倡自由放任經濟的華府美國國家政策分析中心在2013年的研究報告中主張，就能源和水的使用及溫室氣體排放而言，紙袋跟環保袋比塑膠袋更不環保。報告作者史特林．柏奈特寫道：「每種食品雜貨袋都有環境成本。」 Whatever the arguments, the rules have inspired a mix of applause, resentment, fear and no little humor. "Can England cope with the bag charge, or will there be a bagpocalypse?" Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett asked in the British daily The Guardian. "Plastic Bags Chaos Looms," read a headline in The Daily Mail. Chloe Metzger, a 21-year-old blogger and student, wrote on Twitter: "I understand the whole #plasticbags thing but it couldn't be more annoying." 無論主張為何，新規定已引發多種反應，掌聲，怨恨，憂懼，還有不少的幽默。雷亞儂．露西．科斯雷在英國衛報上問道：「英格蘭能處理好塑膠袋收費嗎，或是將出現袋之末日？」每日郵報的標題則寫道：「塑膠袋亂局一觸即發。」21歲的學生部落客克羅伊．梅茲傑在推特上寫道：「我完全明白塑膠袋這檔事，但它讓人煩透了。」 Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/287605/web/

On the latest episode of Farage: Nigel Farage speaks with GB News Home and Security Editor Mark White following the breaking news of a Chinese spy in Westminster, and Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics at Kings College London and Senior Fellow for 'The UK in a Changing Europe', discusses the ongoing migrant crisis. Royal expert Ingrid Seward discusses Prince Andrew having his Royal patronages removed, and Dr Peter Cartes chats about the ever-increasing NHS waiting times. Joining Nigel in the GB News Pub for Talking Pints is entrepreneur and Dragon's Den star Theo Paphitis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Depuis un an, le Royaume-Uni est sorti de l'Union européenne. Les conséquences n'ont pas tardé à se manifester comme dans cette rue commerçante à Londres, dans le quartier de Hackney. De notre correspondante à Londres, Stéphane gère un café et une épicerie fine sur Broadway Market, dans le nord-est de Londres. Pour ce Français installé dans la capitale il y a 17 ans, c'est encore douloureux de parler du Brexit. Depuis un an, le personnel se fait plus rare, il y a moins de travailleurs compétents dans le service et plus d'étudiants européens. « C'est le délire. À une époque il y aurait eu bien plus de Français, là sur une équipe de 20 il n'y a que deux Français et les Britanniques bien plus qu'avant », constate-t-il.  Quant aux produits qui viennent d'Europe, leur prix ne fait qu'augmenter à cause des douanes. Difficile de faire ses stocks comme avant surtout que, dans son épicerie, Stéphane vend majoritairement de la nourriture importée du continent. « On est encore un peu dans le flou, les règles recommencent à changer, ça me dépasse. De passer d'un marché complètement ouvert. Par exemple, je n'arrive plus à me procurer des Saint-Marcellin. Ils ont mis un embargo, on n'en envoie plus en Angleterre et je ne sais pas vraiment pourquoi », dit Stéphane.  ► À lire aussi : Brexit : face aux pénuries de main-d'œuvre, Londres assouplit ses règles d'immigration Privilégier les produits britanniques La clientèle n'est plus la même non plus, conséquence aussi de la pandémie. Mike, le poissonnier à quelques minutes de l'épicerie de Stéphane est moins pessimiste. Cet Anglais se dit peu impacté par le Brexit. Il décide de privilégier les produits britanniques. Nous nous approvisionnons principalement au Royaume-Uni. Donc, il y a eu plus de poissons et de fruits de mer disponibles. Nous avons décidé d'aider les pêcheurs que nous soutenons normalement en vendant plus dans les restaurants, en vendant plus dans notre magasin parce qu'ils ont besoin de notre soutien. C'est vrai que pour les produits que nous achetons en France ou en Italie, le prix est plus élevé et les produits moins disponibles. ► À écouter aussi : Brexit : 10 mois après, le temps des regrets ? « Ces effets prendront beaucoup plus de temps à se concrétiser » Et pour le personnel, il n'embauche que des Britanniques ou des étrangers qui vivent ici depuis longtemps. Pour l'économiste du Kings College de Londres, Jonathan Portes, tout cela va prendre du temps. Le Brexit reste une mauvaise nouvelle pour l'économie du pays, mais les ménages ne ressentent pas encore ses conséquences. Alors que le commerce a certainement été touché par le Brexit, il n'a pas encore eu beaucoup d'impact sur le PIB, les emplois et les salaires. Ces effets prendront beaucoup plus de temps à se concrétiser. Ainsi, la meilleure estimation que nous puissions faire est que sur 5, 10 ou 15 ans, la croissance du Royaume-Uni sera affectée, mais il ne faut pas exagérer. Le Royaume-Uni restera une économie ouverte de taille moyenne et petite, commerçant beaucoup avec l'Union européenne et le reste du monde. Nous aurons du mal à nous développer pour élever le niveau de vie, mais cet effet ne sera pas catastrophique, nous serons considérablement pauvres, mais ce ne sera pas la fin du monde. Il ajoute que les échanges commerciaux entre l'Union européenne et le Royaume-Uni ont chuté de 15 % depuis le Brexit… 

歡迎通勤家族 週一晚上9pm，在Clubhouse上跟我與Peddy一同閒聊、練習英語！快加入 15Mins 通勤學英語直播室吧~   更多通勤學英語Podcast單元: 每日英語跟讀Podcast，就在http://www.15mins.today/daily-shadowing 精選詞彙 VOCAB Podcast，就在https://www.15mins.today/vocab 語音直播 15mins Live Podcast, 就在https://www.15mins.today/15mins-live-podcast 文法練習 In-TENSE Podcast，就在https://www.15mins.today/in-tense 歡迎到官網用email訂閱我們節目更新通知。   老師互動信箱: ask15mins@gmail.com 商業合作洽詢: 15minstoday@gmail.com   每日英語跟讀 Ep.K226: In Britain, Rising Prices and Shortages Evoke 1970s-Style Jitters   Long lines at gas stations, rising fuel prices, empty shelves in supermarkets and worries about runaway inflation. 加油站大排長龍，燃料價格上漲，超市貨架空無一物，大家憂心通貨膨脹失控。 Britons have emerged from 18 months of pandemic-imposed hibernation to find their country has many of the same afflictions it had during the 1970s. There is nothing Austin Powers-like about this time machine: Unlike the swinging '60s, the '70s were, by all accounts, some of the bleakest days in postwar Britain; even contemplating a return to them is enough to make leaders of the current government shiver. 英國人從疫情造成的18個月冬眠中醒來，發現國家遭遇許多與1970年代相同的痛苦。這次時光機器情節跟電影「王牌大賤諜」毫無相似之處：不同於動盪的1960年代，人們都說1970年代是戰後英國最淒涼的日子。只是想到要回到當時，就足以讓現任政府領導人不寒而慄。 The sudden burst of doomsaying in Britain is rooted at least as much in psychology as economics. While there is no question the country faces a confluence of problems — some caused by the pandemic, others by Brexit — experts said it was far too soon to predict that Britain was headed for the kind of economic malaise and political upheaval that characterized that decade. 英國突然爆發的末日預言，源自心理學的份量跟經濟學一樣多。無疑地，這個國家面臨一系列問題，一些由疫情引起，另一些由英國脫歐造成。專家們說，現在就預測英國將陷入那十年特有的經濟低迷與政治動盪，仍為時過早。 “It's a combination of things that could, in principle, lead to that, but are quite survivable on their own,” said Jonathan Portes, a professor of economics at Kings College London. “We always talk about the 1970s, but it's half a century later, and all sorts of things are different.” 倫敦國王學院經濟學教授波特斯說：「原則上來說，這樣的多種因素組合可能導致那種情況，但個別也能發揮作用。我們總是在談論1970年代，但已過去半個世紀了，一切都不一樣了。」 Britain's economy, he noted, has bounced back faster from the pandemic than many experts predicted. The shortages in labor and some goods are likely a transitory effect of reopening much of the economy after prolonged lockdowns. Rising wages and supply bottlenecks are driving up the inflation rate, while the fuel shortages that have closed dozens of gas stations reflect a shortage of truck drivers, not of energy supplies. 他指，英國經濟從疫情中恢復的速度比許多專家預測還快。勞動力和一些商品短缺，可能是長期防疫封鎖後重新開放大部分經濟活動的短暫影響。工資上漲和供應瓶頸正在推升通膨率，而造成數十家加油站關閉的燃料短缺，反映的是卡車司機短缺，而非能源供應問題。 Nor does Britain have the aging industrial base and powerful unions it had in the 1970s. Labor unrest led to crippling strikes that brought down a Conservative prime minister, Edward Heath, and one of his Labour Party successors, James Callaghan, after what the tabloids called the winter of discontent, in 1979. 英國也沒有1970年代那樣老化的工業基礎與強大工會。1979年發生小報所稱的「不滿之冬」，勞工騷亂導致嚴重罷工，造成保守黨首相奚斯及他的工黨繼任者之一卡拉漢下台。 And yet the parallels are suggestive enough that the right-leaning Daily Mail warned that “Britain faces winter of woe” — a chilly welcome for Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he returned from the United States, having celebrated a new submarine alliance and rallied countries in advance of a U.N. climate change conference in Scotland in November. 然而，一些相似之處足以引發聯想，讓右傾的每日郵報發出「英國面臨災難冬天」警告。對訪美歸來的英國首相強生而言，這是個冷淡迎接，他才剛慶祝新的潛艦聯盟成立，並在11月蘇格蘭聯合國氣候變遷會議前團結各國。 “That is a very easy ghost to resurrect,” said Kim Darroch, a former British ambassador to Washington who now sits in the House of Lords. “But these are real problems. You can just see this perfect storm coming.” 英國駐華府前大使、現為上議院議員的達洛許說：「那是個很容易復活的鬼魂，但這些都是實實在在的問題。你可以看到這場完美風暴逼近。」Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/5804159

Senior Fellow Jonathan Portes talks to BBC Radio 4's Today programme about the EU Settlement Scheme, the scale of applications, and the debate around a flexible or extended approach to the EUSS. You can read our full report on EUSS by clicking the link below. https://ukandeu.ac.uk/research-papers/the-eu-settlement-scheme/

Marking the fifth anniversary of the UK- EU referendum, our senior fellows Jonathan Portes and Jill Rutter, Deputy Director of the UK in a Changing Europe Catherine Barnard speak to host, Director Anand Menon reflecting over the past five years on their most unforgettable and shocking memory, the lessons learned so far, what has changed and what to expect in the future.

In this week's CER podcast, our deputy director John Springford speaks to Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics at King's College London and senior fellow at UK in a Changing Europe. They discuss the links between pre-COVID austerity and the UK's poor pandemic outcomes, the outlook for recovery and the future of migration now that the UK has left the EU. Music by Edward Hipkins Produced by Rosie Giorgi

In this conversation, Zoe Gardner, policy advisor at the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, covers:  How immigration exposes women to a higher risk of violence and abuse Why policing and immigration enforcement must be decoupled WTF “no recourse to public funds” and the “hostile environment” are How legal migrants are pushed into undocumented status Getting your COVID vaccine even if you're undocumented The exodus of European migrants from the UK & the post-Brexit settlement scheme How US immigration activists inspire the British movement What a safe and constructive immigration system would look like Show notes00:00 Intro02:18 "All women understand how all women have felt over the last week"03:28 "We have a deeply unfeminist immigration system"06:21 "It's by dividing ourselves that we are doing the work of the oppressor for them"08:09 "MPs must put their vote where their mouth is"10:32 "We feed the business model of the worst criminals in our society"16:38 "The hostile environment extends into our NHS"21:55 "Tens and tens of thousands of new undocumented immigrants in our country just overnight"26:27 "If you make a mistake, you are out"29:38 "The movement in the US is a real inspiration to us in the UK"33:52 "People move. People have always moved. People will always move."37:43 OutroReports citedWhen the clapping stops: EU Care Workers after Brexit. JCWI.Migrants with No Recourse to Public Fund experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. JCWI.Migrants deterred from healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. JCWI. Estimating the UK population during the pandemic. Jonathan Portes and Michael O'Connor, Economic Statistics Center of Excellence.More on the case of Osime Brown★ Support this podcast ★

The British pound has fallen against the dollar and euro on growing fears the UK might crash-out of the European Union without a trade deal before the end-of-year deadline. Talks have continued in Brussels in a final bid to reach a post-Brexit agreement.. But differences remain on fishing rights and the so-called 'level playing field'. Paolo Montecillo has more. Jonathan Portes joined us from London. He's a professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College London. He's also a Senior Fellow at 'UK in a Changing Europe'. #BrexitTalks #UKeconomy #CustomsUnion

Martin and Steve are joined by Professor Jonathan Portes, of UK in a Changing Europe, to discuss the economic fallout post-pandemic, look at the chances of a last-minute Brexit deal and discuss what the consequences of deal or no deal might be. 

The IMF calls Covid-19 an unprecedented health and economic crisis for sub-Saharan Africa. The BBC's Andrew Walker talks us through which nations are expected to be particularly badly hit. And we hear from prominent investor Zemedeneh Negatu of Fairfax Africa Fund, who says there are many reasons for Ethiopians to feel optimistic. Also in the programme, as talks between the UK and the European Union over a future trade deal resume in London, we consider how likely it is that the two sides will reach a deal before the end of the year, with Jonathan Portes of the UK in a Changing Europe, and Roger Bootle of Capital Economics. Plus, luxury goods maker Hermes says that demand for its products is picking up again. We get reaction to the news from fashion blogger Corrie Bromfield.

Donald Trump claims to have a better understanding of coronavirus following his own diagnosis and treatment. In a video message he said, "I learned it by really going to school. This is the real school. This isn't the let's read the books school. I get it and I understand it.” There are those who believe that directly experiencing a social issue makes for better, more empathic, political decision-making. Critics of the President’s handling of the crisis, however, would argue that it should not have taken a threat to his own health for him to “get it”, and that empathy is something you’ve either got or you haven’t. This has wider implications; “lived experience” is a central tenet of social justice. It has become an established part of the way we interact, debate and reason in the public square. Is there something irreplaceable about experiencing what others merely intellectualise about? Should lived experience play a greater role in policy-making? It is often argued that someone’s opinion lacks legitimacy if they have not been directly affected by the issue at hand – whether poverty, racism or disability – and that it is often through emotional human stories that these issues can be truly tackled. Others believe that while subjective experience can illuminate a problem, it can also cloud moral judgment and should not be presented at the expense of objective evidence. Moreover, the idea that only certain people are allowed to opine about particular subjects, some say, is potentially divisive and dangerous. To what extent should the lived experience of a person give them moral authority? With Alan Johnson, Prof. Jonathan Portes, Ash Sarkar and Prof. Sharon Wright. Producer: Dan Tierney.

This week, Jeevun and Michael were joined by Professor Jonathan Portes to discuss the economics of COVID-19: why this isn't a normal recession, how effective the government's policies have been, and what the political implications will be.The Jam of the Week was Everybody Knows by Leonard CohenPlease get in touch with us via Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. If you're old-school, the e-mail is politicsjamuk@gmail.com.Music is How It Is by Jeris licensed under Creative Commons.The Politics JaM linktree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/PoliticsJaM

To kick off the new academic year, our host and director of the UK in a Changing Europe speaks to our former fellow and professor at Kent university Matthew Goodwin and our senior fellow and professor of political economy, Jonathan Portes on whether social media is a hindrance or a help to academics and whether debates should be played out on Twitter.

Priti Patel might be trying to stoke fears with her ludicrous ‘Clandestine Channel Threat Commander' but as the Brexit madness recedes, is the environment for immigrants moving in an inexorably more liberal direction? Professor Jonathan Portes of KCL takes Ian Dunt on a deep dive into the economic realities of immigration and finds that not only will we need more immigrants to deal with the post-COVID challenges… but that we may have passed the high point of xenophobia in Britain.Listen up for what Dunt is calling “my first-even optimistic Bunker Daily…” Presented by Ian Dunt. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jonathan Portes reflects on the furlough scheme and the potential support which the government can provide to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

Danni Hewson talks to the boss of Thai restaurant chain Rosa's Thai, construction boss Eleanor Deeley and economist Jonathan Portes about yesterday's summer statement. Will it be enough to avoid sweeping job losses? She'll also get reaction from self-employed beautician Anna and from Mark who's on furlough and fears for his job. Get involved in the conversation: #wakeuptomoney

Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. As drastic measures are taken across the world to stop the spread of COVID-19,  what are the short, medium and long term implications for our society, our economy, geopolitics - and us as individuals?In this special interview series from the RSA, its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, talks to a range of practitioners - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - to assess the scale of the response and consider how we build effective bridges to our new future. Jonathan Portes is Professor of Economics at King's College London.Produced by Craig Templeton SmithIn this time of global change, strong communities and initiatives that bring people together are more invaluable than ever before. The RSA Fellowship is a global network of problem solvers. We invite you to join our community today to stay connected, inspired and motivated in the months ahead. You can learn more about the Fellowship or start an application by clicking  here. 

Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College, London, talks to Paul Adamson about changing British attitudes towards immigration since the June 2016 referendum and the challenges the UK government faces in crafting a post Brexit immigration policy.

Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College, London, talks to Paul Adamson about changing British attitudes towards immigration since the June 2016 referendum and the challenges the UK government faces in crafting a post Brexit immigration policy.

Professor Jonathan Portes argues that it'll be unlikely that the UK will get a trade deal by the end of the year. Jonathan also discusses how an extension to the transition period is unlikely and what a no deal will mean for businesses

The boys speak to economist Jonathan Portes and Sam sings Hey Jude.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jonathan Portes talks on BBC Radio 4's PM programme about the impact of the government's new post-Brexit immigration system on the UK work market. He says though the government says this system will see a decrease in immigration to the UK, the UK has already seen a sharp fall in unskilled migration, since the referendum.

Alexis Conran is joined by commentators Jonathan Lis and Kulveer Ranger to discuss the week's political news. Alexis also talks to Labour MP Jack Dromey and economics professor Jonathan Portes about the future of the UK outside the EU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Portes speaks to Mishal Husain about a post-Brexit immigration system, which will be points-based. However Portes says in Canada, Australia etc they are not just based on salary thresholds, they have flexibility and respond to what the market is saying and what employers, businesses and public services want.

Jonathan Portes talks on BBC Radio Ulster about how much Brexit has cost the UK economy so far.

Jonathan Portes talks to Matthew Wright on talkRadio about the economic impact of Boris Johnson's Brexit proposals.

Professor Jonathan Portes joins the Neoliberal Podcast to talk recent developments with Brexit.  We discuss Boris Johnson's no-good week, the likely upcoming election, and what's ultimately likely to happen to the United Kingdom. If you enjoy the podcast please rate and subscribe, and consider supporting us at Patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club and community Slack. Become a supporter today!

Our senior fellows Professor Catherine Barnard, Jonathan Portes and Sir John Curtice talk to podcaster James Millar about our latest report on what a no deal Brexit means for the UK healthcare, trade, economy, manufacturing and Northern Ireland.

Robert Feldman, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Senior Advisor, discusses Japan's Prime Minster Abe's slim victory and his plan to hike tax rates. Peter Hooper, Deutsche Bank Securities Economic Research Global Head, says he expects several rate cuts by the end of this year assuming trade tensions worsen. Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, says aerospace is still a safe space to be invested in. Jonathan Portes, Kings College Economics and Public Policy Professor, says that none of the options on the table will make Brexit go away.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Robert Feldman, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Senior Advisor, discusses Japan's Prime Minster Abe's slim victory and his plan to hike tax rates. Peter Hooper, Deutsche Bank Securities Economic Research Global Head, says he expects several rate cuts by the end of this year assuming trade tensions worsen. Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, says aerospace is still a safe space to be invested in. Jonathan Portes, Kings College Economics and Public Policy Professor, says that none of the options on the table will make Brexit go away. 

The UK is in the process of figuring out who will become the next Prime Minister and while the impact of Brexit is still too early to tell, some patterns have emerged. Jonathan Portes senior fellow at The UK in a Changing Europe discusses how Brexit has affected the UK thus far.

“I cannot count the number of people who’ve told me on Twitter, ‘Of course immigrants increase British unemployment! Of course immigrants drive down wages. It’s just the law of supply and demand.’ And it’s an almost infallible rule that people who say that do not understand basic economics and do not understand supply and demand, because immigration adds to both supply and demand.” So recounts Jonathan Portes, a professor of economics and public policy at the School of Politics & Economics of King's College, London and the former chief economist at the Cabinet Office, in this Social Science Bites podcast. Portes is explaining to interviewer David Edmonds how the “lump of labor fallacy” -- that there’s only a certain number of jobs to go around when in fact the number of jobs in an economy is not fixed – often plays out in the popular debate on immigration. “The key here,” Portes adds, “is that immigration leads to demand as well as supply.” The economist has a long and storied career in British economics, having been chief economist at the Department for Work and Pensions before his stint in Cabinet and then director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research from February 2011 until October 2015. His latest achievement is the release of What Do We Know, and What Should We Do About Immigration, one of three books in the debut release of SAGE Publishing’s new ‘What Do We Know’ series of social science explainers. (SAGE is the parent of Social Science Space.) One of the things that he definitely knows is that for anyone who sees immigration as an unalloyed evil (or boon, for that matter) is certainly mistaken. He likens immigration to trade, which is generally reckoned to be a good thing. “Trade and immigration are in some way very closely analogous and that the results that you get about the overall benefits – with the possible issue of distributional consequences – are very similar.” Those ‘distributional consequences,’ of course, often get the outsize headlines. “The UK has always been a country of immigration in some ways, going right back to the Norman conquests, if you like” Portes observes. Pre-European Union, surges in immigration often came from  refugees like the Huguenots or from commonwealth countries. “Step change,” he adds, did not accompany immediate entry in the EU, but did in the 1990s. “It coincided with Tony Blair’s government and some of the policy changes that Blair introduced, but it wasn’t driven by that, but by globalization.” The number of arrivals tripled from about 50,000 a year net migration to 150,000 a year. Another jump came in 2004, when workers in the new Eastern European member states in the EU – Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia – flocked to an open UK labor market. He offers quick correlation to test the direst worries about the continuing influx. He looks at two decades of heavy immigration into the UK, in particular in the last five years, and then at the unemployment figure, at 4 percent the lowest since the current way of measuring joblessness were instituted. “It doesn’t prove anything, because of course there are lots of other things going on. But it does sort of tell you that if immigration really had a big negative effect on the employment of natives, that’s not really consistent with the aggregate data.” Portes admits that there’s more to immigration that employment and wages; those just where the good data reside. “It’s much harder when you’re looking at more complicated issues – business startups, productivity, innovation. There is some evidence that immigration has had positive impacts ... but its more suggestive and more qualitative.” So ever the academic, he does caveat. But being the former bureaucrat, he also interpolates. Portes offers Edmonds the example of British higher education. “Instinct tells me that [immigration has] been good. Would we have the world-leading universities that we have in London if we had to solely rely on Brits to fill the jobs? I think it’s almost inconceivable that we would.”

Thomas Colson, political reporter with Business Insider UK, discusses British Prime Minister Theresa May’s political challenges in selling the Brexit deal leading up to the parliamentary vote on December 11. Jonathan Portes, professor of economics at King’s College London, comments on the potential costs of Brexit to the U.K. economy. Andrew Lilico, who was the lead economist for the official Leave referendum campaign, talks about the economic benefits that will be gained for Britain leaving the European single market. Jacopo Barigazzi, reporter with Politico Europe, gives us a view from Brussels on the recent draft Brexit deal negotiated between the U.K. and the European Union, and how this might be affected by the upcoming British parliamentary vote. More info at cpac.ca/perspective

This edition contains: how can the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis be ended? Tom Long, Assistant Professor in New Rising World Powers at Warwick University, and Asa Cusack, Managing Editor of the Latin America and Caribbean Centre at London School of Economics, discuss the options. BBC South America correspondent Katy Watson on the fall-out from the collapse of the Brazilian dam, and as a government group is reportedly planning an economic strategy in the event of no deal with options ranging from cutting taxes to deregulation and slashing tariffs, Matthew Kilcoyne of the Adam Smith Institute and Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics at Kings College, London discuss where the plans leave Britain's economic prospects and whether the country could be heading for a low tax, deregulated economy. And In our Long Interview, Bill Whiteford speaks to the architectural historian, writer and broadcaster, Anna Keay.

Charles Clarke, former home and education secretary under the Labour government, discusses his former plan of ID cards, the conservative and Labour problem with the European Union with Jonathan Portes, senior fellow at the UK in Changing Europe focusing on UK and EU immigration policy.

Our senior fellow Professor Jonathan Portes gives his view on the release of the Government's immigration white paper. Should the government set a target for their post #Brexit immigration policy? Is it sensible to have a £30,000 threshold for immigrants coming into the country? What impact could a reduction in immigration have on the UK economy?

Our senior fellow Professor Jonathan Portes discusses the possible implications of the upcoming immigration white paper. What impact could changes in the immigration policy have on the UK economy post #Brexit, particularly in sectors such as social care, businesses and universities?

As the UK's proposed exit from the EU nears, things are getting complicated in the British parliament. We explain the options for Theresa May and MPs with the help of John Rentoul, chief political commentator for the Independent, Jonathan Portes, economics professor at King's College London, and Jill Rutter, programme director at the Institute for Government.Producer: Laurence Knight(Photo: Protesters outside the UK parliament in London, Credit: Getty Images)

Hello! Could providing more services free at the point of access (like the NHS and education) relieve need and tackle inequality? Our guests Henrietta Moore and Jonathan Portes think so and we hear from academic Oded Cats on how one idea — free local transport — has worked elsewhere. AND Comedian Stuart Goldsmith wants to paint the town pink, artist salaries, Japanese plane boarding and mental health lessons in school See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Housing Podcast team is joined by economist Jonathan Portes, the former chief economist at the Cabinet Office, to discuss housing minister Dominic Raab's claim that immigration has pushed up house prices. The episode also features an interview with senior staff at Arhag, a specialist housing association which supports new migrants. Edited by Luke Barratt.

Ever feel like you missed something important when it comes to the news? A fact, a detail, or an event that it feels like everyone else knows about, and now you'd look like a moron if you asked someone to explain? Well, here's a podcast that will ask those questions so you don't have to.This week, host Danielle Ward is joined by Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics at King's College London, to ask questions about economics. She's also joined by comedians Gráinne Maguire (Question Time, The Last Leg) and Tom Neenan (The Mash Report, Spotlight Tonight).Questions asked and answered include:Why do we need a 'strong' economy?To whom do we owe the national debt?Osbourne, Hammond, McDonnell: Snog, Marry Kill?...so if you've sort of been guessing the answers based on a gut feeling, why not listen and find out for sure?All our guests are on Twitter, so go and say hello - @jdportes, @grainnemaguire, @tneenan, and Danielle is @captainward.Recorded by James Hingley, produced by Ed MorrishMusic from akmmusic.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Liam Halligan, author of Clean Brexit, and Jonathan Portes, author of Capitalism. Presented by Freddy Gray.

The PB/Polling Matters podcast returns with a review of the summer and in-depth interview on the Brexit talks and where Britain goes from here with Jonathan Portes. Jonathan is a Professor of Economics at King's College London and a Senior Fellow for UK in a Changing Europe. An expert in matters of immigration and labour markets, Jonathan was Chief Economist at the DWP from 2002 to 2008 and at the Cabinet Office from 2008 to 2011. He was also Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research between 2011 and 2015. On this week's episode Keiran and Jonathan discuss the progress made in the Brexit talks, what immigration could look like after Brexit and the significance or otherwise of Labour's recent policy pronouncements on the single market. Follow this week's guests: @keiranpedley @jdportes  

Is migration a good thing for economies? Does it bring innovation? Or does it drain resources? We have both sides of the argument as we hear Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, debate the matter with Jonathan Portes, director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research in London. Plus, our reporter Vishala Sri Pathma reports on India's Nestle Maggi instant noodle food scare and how it's affected attitudes towards food in the country. (Picture: Migrant families leaving a transit area in Macedonia; Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)