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Ollie Potter

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the UK economy, plunging the UK into a…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described the skills crisis as one of the UK’s “great unresolved challenges”, an opinion I share, and the…

Oct 5, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the UK economy, plunging the UK into a…

Oct 5, 2020

Ollie Potter

Electric vehicles can transform the UK into a smart, low-carbon economy

Electric vehicles are no longer a far off technology of the future but a growing part of the UK’s transport network, as energy regulator…

Mar 22, 2019

Electric vehicles can transform the UK into a smart, low-carbon economy

Mar 22, 2019

Ollie Potter

The local state has a fundamental role to play in tackling health inequalities

There is a major misconception that good health is the direct result of good health services and that the health of the population is…

Feb 12, 2019

The local state has a fundamental role to play in tackling health inequalities

Feb 12, 2019

Ollie Potter

Will Uber’s landmark court case be a catalyst for change in the gig economy?

In December 2018, the Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Uber against a landmark 2016 ruling, which stated that Uber’s drivers should…

Jan 11, 2019

Will Uber’s landmark court case be a catalyst for change in the gig economy?

Jan 11, 2019

Ollie Potter

Fixing the Northern Ireland stalemate: strip power down to a local level

(This article was originally published in politics.co.uk for ResPublica.)

Aug 18, 2018

Fixing the Northern Ireland stalemate: strip power down to a local level

Aug 18, 2018

Ollie Potter

Is a dose of regionalisation the cure for Britain’s troubled railways?

(This article was originally published in CityMetric for ResPublica.)

Jun 21, 2018

Is a dose of regionalisation the cure for Britain’s troubled railways?

Jun 21, 2018

Ollie Potter

Will Theresa May’s speech on March 1st provide clarity, or will it be more of the same?

Over a year and a half since the UK voted to leave the European Union, Theresa May and her senior ministers have embarked on a series of…

Feb 24, 2018

Will Theresa May’s speech on March 1st provide clarity, or will it be more of the same?

Feb 24, 2018

Ollie Potter

Will 2017 be the apex of US power in the Middle East?

It is certainly shaping up that way. As I write this, Iraqi government forces and Iranian-backed Population Mobilisation Units (PMU)…

Oct 16, 2017

Will 2017 be the apex of US power in the Middle East?

Oct 16, 2017

Ollie Potter

Will Donald Trump make or break Europe?

Donald Trump has made his stance on European affairs abundantly clear. During a 24th June 2016 visit to Scotland, Trump predicted that the…

Sep 26, 2017

Sep 26, 2017

Ollie Potter

The Impact of Trump’s Muslim ban on Foreign Students

Several foreign students have been unable to return to their studies in the United States following President Trump’s highly controversial…

Sep 25, 2017

Sep 25, 2017

Ollie Potter

Ollie Potter

Manchester history graduate working in public affairs. I’m particularly interested in housing, infrastructure and Brexit.

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