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…6 min read·Dec 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…22 min read·Nov 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…8 min read·Sep 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…6 min read·Jun 17, 2021--1--1
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…10 min read·Feb 22, 2021----
Michael O'ConnorBig bills?The Conservatives have put out a scary story about continued free movement under a Labour government…4 min read·Nov 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…6 min read·Nov 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…7 min read·Aug 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…6 min read·May 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…6 min read·Apr 5, 2019----