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Economics

Zack Polanski’s economic illiteracy would doom us all

The Green Party is proposing that CEO salaries should be capped at ten times the minimum pay within a company. Given the current leadership of the Greens, this is not surprising. But what is surprising is that, according to a YouGov poll 65% of Brits seem to agree – including 77% of Labour, 58% of […]

Policy

Britain is poorer than people think

Not too long ago Keir Starmer was banging on about how growth is his ‘number one mission’. Now, with the economy once again faltering – real GDP grew by an anaemic 0.1% in the last quarter of 2025, following an equally disappointing 0.1% in the previous quarter – we are hearing a bit less on […]

Politics

Thatcherism’s ownership revolution isn’t over

How can people without capital be expected to believe in capitalism? This is the challenge of our age, as ‘own nothing and be happy’ hardens into a new dividing line in Western politics. Westminster risks ignoring the emerging political economy of housing, even as public anger grows. Green Party leader Zack Polanski is already courting […]

Economics

How Britain trapped itself in a low-growth doom loop

Britain is stuck in a growth ‘doom loop’. Public spending has ballooned, taxes are at a 70-year high and the same pattern repeats each year. The result is a country that works harder, pays more and gets less. It’s a policy environment that is hitting business hard at all levels, and is toxic for young […]

UK Politics

Business is thinking seriously about Reform

Peering tentatively into 2026, the UK’s business landscape is fraught with uncertainty, but one trend stands out: the remarkable ascent of Reform UK in the eyes of boardrooms. A groundbreaking report from Bradshaw Advisory, where I serve as a senior adviser, polls over 500 business directors and reveals a seismic shift in sentiment. Far from […]