Michael O'ConnorSomething’s up (others are down)Just over a year ago I wrote a lengthy piece on the ONS reweighting of the Labour Force Survey that underpins most official labour market…Dec 18, 2022Dec 18, 2022
Michael O'ConnorWeighting in VainBack in January, Jonathan Portes and I conducted a thought experiment that led us to conclude that considerably more EU migrants might have…Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Michael O'ConnorWho cares?Reading more and more articles about the unsustainability of the care sector and how taxes need raising and/or a staffing crisis solved by…Sep 3, 2021Sep 3, 2021
Michael O'ConnorECJ musing (O.D. edition)In an interesting new piece a couple of weeks back on the EU Law Analysis blog, Virginia Passalacqua writes about the case of O.D. and…Jun 17, 20211Jun 17, 20211
Michael O'ConnorThe Uber SupremacyThe UK Supreme Court has now delivered its final verdict on the question of whether Uber Drivers are workers for the purpose of various…Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
Michael O'ConnorBig bills?The Conservatives have put out a scary story about continued free movement under a Labour government…Nov 28, 2019Nov 28, 2019
Michael O'ConnorWho’s left (now)?Back in April I blogged about how the number of EU workers in the UK had changed between the referendum and the end of 2018 and concluded…Nov 8, 2019Nov 8, 2019
Michael O'ConnorFascinating Facts IVHMRC released a new publication today about taxes paid and benefits received by EEA nationals. This covers the tax year 2016/17 and is the…Aug 22, 2019Aug 22, 2019
Michael O'ConnorElephant-spottingRegular readers will know about the Elephant Trap on which I’ve blogged on several occasions. You fall into the trap when you use the term…May 2, 2019May 2, 2019
Michael O'ConnorWho’s left?There’s been plenty of anecdote about a Brexodus of EU nationals from the UK, what with all the uncertainty and hostility generated by the…Apr 5, 2019Apr 5, 2019