Britain has a new prime minister. But can a new chancellor and a new economic direction reverse years of stagnation?
CapX editor Marc Sidwell sits down with Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith to ask whether Andy Burnham’s government is about to double down on a bigger state or finally embrace growth. They discuss expected changes at the Treasury, the tax rises hanging over the autumn Budget, Britain’s mounting debt burden and why business confidence depends as much on certainty as policy itself.
Griffith argues that reindustrialising Britain doesn’t require more subsidies or state ownership, but cheaper energy, lower taxes, welfare reform and a ruthless assault on red tape. He also reflects on where the Conservatives went wrong in government, why Kemi Badenoch is steering the party back towards free-market principles, and what a pro-growth agenda should look like for the next generation.
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