In the year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith, we must also celebrate the idea that the wealth of nations and the free, fair exchange of goods and services are intricately connected. This idea is what made Britain one of the wealthiest countries in the world and – with one in three pounds […]
Ministers have tried for months to hand-wave away Britain’s increasingly desperate jobs figures with unconvincing excuses. ‘It’s AI, it’s global factors, it’s post-pandemic adjustment, it’s bad data,’ go the refrains of the unlucky few foisted on the media round for the monthly ONS release. The increasingly obscure ministers Labour HQ have put up may play […]
Pity Peter Kyle, the latest cabinet minister to convince himself of Labour’s commitment to grow the economy while presiding over a cacophony of policies destined to achieve the opposite. You can’t entirely blame him, he signed up to a manifesto that spoke of growth, he’s stood alongside the Prime Minister and Chancellor at countless events […]
Are you looking for growth? With the UK’s year-on-year per capita growth at just 0.7% in the second quarter of this year, everyone in Whitehall should be getting out of Westminster, out of their comfort zone and looking further afield. Leading by example, I went to Taiwan which boasts over eight times Britain’s per capita […]
As Angela Rayner contemplated her future this weekend, she might usefully have considered joining the ranks of those who advocate for greater tax simplicity. We are right to expect more from cabinet ministers than from the average person, but when even the Deputy Prime Minister can’t get it right, perhaps it is time to acknowledge […]
Below is a transcript of a speech delivered by Andrew Griffith MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade, at the ‘Remaking Conservatism’ Margaret Thatcher Conference hosted by the Centre for Policy Studies on March 17, 2025. This is not an easy time for those who value freedom, enterprise, and the monumental work Margaret […]
