The UK economy has two major weaknesses – low growth and low productivity. Jeremy Hunt may have billed his latest prescriptions as a ‘Budget for Growth’. Sadly, they are nothing of the kind. Take growth. The economy is set to contract slightly this year before returning to anaemic levels of expansion of around 2% over […]
It’s impossible to overstate the importance of family firms to the British economy. Family-owned and or run businesses constitute 85% of U.K. business and employ 55% of our workforce. They are not only the backbone of the economy but also are the risk-takers, entrepreneurs and innovators from whom economic growth and progress springs. But too […]
The crisis in Ukraine has highlighted the dangers of over-reliance on Russia, and the advantages of national self-sufficiency in energy supplies. In post-Brexit Britain, this is entirely achievable, given our natural resources. The Government’s announcement that they will phase out Russian imports of oil and gas by the end of the year was welcome. However, […]
It never ceases to amaze me that more than four years on from the referendum we are still subject to the whole panoply of EU rules which we voted to leave behind. Of course all great historic shifts have taken time to bed in, sometimes decades – and rarely produce only the intended consequences. Reflecting […]
This week we launched the Centre for Brexit Policy, a new think tank focusing on identifying, researching and developing the thinking and policies needed to take maximum advantage of Brexit. This is a vital new contribution to the think tank landscape and the CBP will be a great asset to government as they steer the […]
When I was presented with “the facts” on a radio programme this week, it led me to reflect on my two and a half years volunteering to campaign for Brexit. My first thought was how amazing it is that the very intelligent Remainers are able to be selectively ignorant of facts. For example, a Cambridge […]
