David Prosser

David Prosser is a freelance journalist and a former business editor of The Independent

Recent articles

Time for change, and a four-day week?

A growing consensus around employee wellbeing and improved productivity is driving the adoption of... Read more
The impact of rising construction costs

The global construction industry is bowing under the weight of rising material costs and supply... Read more
The growing threat of crypto fraud

Digital technologies have opened a new front in the war against money laundering.
How are governments dealing with the problem of dirty cash?

Is a hardening of governments’ approaches to money laundering anything more than cosmetic?
News analysis: Yield curve inversion prompts downturn fear

Experts are divided on whether recent bond yield behaviour indicates that a recession is on its way.
UK public sector finance departments suffering recruitment problems

Covid-19 has exacerbated existing issues affecting the ability of the UK public sector to attract... Read more
Situations vacant: How do governments cope with labour shortages?

A shortage of workers across the global economy could pose some big challenges for public finances.
Tearing down the barriers: levelling-up lessons from German reunification

With the UK government's white paper imminent, PF examines whether lessons from the... Read more
Counting the cost of climate action

Meeting net-zero targets will require tens of trillions in funding – governments face tough choices... Read more
A silver lining? The impact of Covid-19 on public pensions

Covid-19 could reduce public pensions liabilities - but any impact is likely to be unevenly spread.

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