Alex De Ruyter
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Alex De Ruyter
@AlexRuyter
Director of @BCU_Brexit at @MyBCU. Board Member at @regstud. Dad to 4 - and a dog! Interested in regional resilience and #Brexit. Aussie living in Brum.


Professor @AlexRuyter: “COVID-19 has sapped the ability of Government to devote time and resources to [the Brexit talks]. The prospect of a No Deal coming on top of the coronavirus disruption could tip many businesses over the edge and would devastate our manufacturing sector."

Professor @AlexRuyter: “COVID-19 has sapped the ability of Government to devote time and resources to [the Brexit talks]. The prospect of a No Deal coming on top of the coronavirus disruption could tip many businesses over the edge and would devastate our manufacturing sector."


I’ve been discussing the #DominicCummings situation with @AlexRuyter 👇🏻


What impact is #COVID19 having on the UK’s economy? Is the Government’s furlough scheme working? And are we heading towards the worst recession on record? @AlexRuyter & @dgbailey discuss the economic implications in our latest Podcast. Listen here ⬇️ ow.ly/PGVI50zMD5D

#Covid19 has proven that tackling a broken labour market & welfare system is simple - but requires a fundamental transformation in our economic model. Is the system failing the most vulnerable in society? @AlexRuyter calls for an end to the Gig Economy ⬇️ …treforbrexitstudiesblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/cov…







@DeborahMeaden It’s true. UK could have signed up for the EU ventilator scheme, but didn’t. So they lost out on 15,000 ventilators and an extra 12,000 by mid April... several European newspapers reported this

Rishi Sunak outlined measures to offer income guarantees to the self-employed yesterday. They are commendable - but are they enough? @AlexRuyter & @dghearne_1024 discuss why the time has come to rethink how we look after our most vulnerable individuals ⬇️ …treforbrexitstudiesblog.wordpress.com/2020/03/27/a-u…
