Reform UK and the Conservatives: a coalition of the unwilling? December 8, 2025 How credible are rumours of a deal between Reform UK and the Conservatives to “unite the right”? Asks Eliot Wilson Last week, The Financial Times reported that Nigel Farage had told donors some kind of understanding between Reform UK and the Conservative Party before the next general election was “inevitable”. Whether a “merger”, a “pact” [...]
Why innovation matters for the UK’s future December 8, 2025 The UK’s biggest, perhaps only, differentiating asset from other major economies is the quality of our research and innovation system, which by most metrics is, per capita, best in class, says Ian Chapman Two days before the Budget, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) hosted the Innovation for Growth Summit that gathered leaders from research, industry, [...]
We’re speeding up the queue for clean power December 8, 2025 This government’s grid connections reforms replace the first come, first served queue with a pragmatic first ready, first connected system and aligns that system to what we strategically need as a country, says Michael Shanks We’ve all been there. Standing behind someone in a queue who isn’t actually ready to be called next. Faffing about [...]
City policy chairman: London must seize chance to lead on AI December 8, 2025 Following the Budget, the UK can't afford complacency. From AI to pensions, here's how Canada can lead, writes Chris Hayward.
Britain must invest in defence AI to secure its future December 5, 2025 The UK has the talent and industrial base to compete in defence tech, but leveraging these effectively will require more than investment.
Britain is the worst place in Europe to get rich December 5, 2025 Success has become a liability in Britain, and uncertainty the defining feature of our economic landscape – it is little wonder that our most dynamic founders, investors and wealth creators are looking for a change of scenery, says Stephen Kenny In the Autumn Budget, the Chancellor said twice that she had made the tax system [...]
Russ Shaw: I hope UK tech moves from survival to aggressive investment December 4, 2025 We dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates, takes us through his career.
Growing threats to UK financial stability December 4, 2025 What keeps you up at night? For the governor of the Bank of England it’s a long list of threats to the UK’s financial system – so let’s take a look at them. The Bank of England’s latest financial stability report makes for a sobering read. It says “risks to financial stability have increased during [...]
Unemployment nightmare is entirely Labour’s fault December 4, 2025 Rising unemployment is a double evil; it both reveals problems in the economy and exacerbates them. Unemployment has risen every month since Labour returned to power, and the number of people out of work will soon hit levels last seen during the pandemic. Last month, the rate of job losses was at its fastest for [...]
No future: is Britain losing hope? December 4, 2025 Britain faces a deep, decade-in-the-making crisis of hope, as rising costs, stagnating opportunities, and widening structural failures leave both young and middle-class people feeling trapped, disillusioned, and asking if a viable future in the UK is still possible, says Eliza Filby Throughout my conversations in recent months it’s become clear to me that the country’s [...]