How to make a ‘smorgasbord’ Budget more appetising for business November 24, 2025 If the Chancellor is incapable of making the bold tax reforms businesses need at the upcoming Budget, there are some smaller measures that would be beneficial, says Louise Hellem At the CBI we are urging the Chancellor to make bold moves on Wednesday and not to subject the economy to death by a thousand taxes. [...]
Canada policy chairman: Bank levy should be wound down November 24, 2025 Financial and professional services underpin the country’s global competitiveness. The Budget should support banks, writes Chris Hayward.
Not classy: lawfare will weaken the British economy November 22, 2025 The recent explosion of class action lawsuits and third-party litigation funding in Britain is argued to be damaging the UK economy and its reputation for legal stability, often primarily enriching funders rather than compensating victims, says James Price American cinema has long loved the class action lawsuit. Hundreds, maybe thousands of little guys ganging up [...]
Reeves should raise taxes – she has nothing left to lose November 21, 2025 Voters already think Reeves has broken her tax promises and would prefer tangible improvements to public services over adherence to the Labour manifesto, says Adam Drummond After interrupting breakfast TV with a pitch-rolling speech about hard choices, Rachel Reeves is now apparently not planning to raise income taxes. The reason is that a more favourable [...]
Join Morning Wire and guests for a LIVE broadcast on Budget Day November 21, 2025 After months of speculation and mounting political drama, Rachel Reeves will deliver her second Budget at noon on Wednesday 26 November. Morning Wire‘s team will bring you all the news throughout the day on our Live Blog via morningwire.eu and the Morning Wire App, along with a special livestream broadcast from the heart of the [...]
Fiscal uncertainty has become one of Britain’s biggest taxes November 21, 2025 Britain's bi-annual tradition of holding a fiscal circus is paralysing investment and creating its own tax, writes Liam Byrne MP.
London’s largest sub-region: Why thinking locally could propel growth November 21, 2025 Comprising nine London boroughs, Local London contributes £60bn to the economy annually, yet remains overlooked, writes Anthony Okereke.
Make the OBR boring again November 21, 2025 The OBR should be independent, trusted and uncontroversial – so it needs a rules-based framework in which to operate, otherwise it will continue to come under attack, says David Aikman The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is preparing to cut its estimate of trend productivity growth. On the face of it, this seems sensible. Productivity [...]
Britain needs a Budget for tax certainty November 21, 2025 | City Talk The upcoming Budget should move beyond specific tax adjustments to adopt a broader, more principled reform that aligns with the long-term Industrial Strategy and aims to create a more stable, predictable tax system, says Chris Sanger Much of the speculation surrounding the contents of the Chancellor’s red box on 26 November remains firmly fixed on [...]
Britain is a country becoming hostile to talent, enterprise and wealth November 20, 2025 Britain’s brain drain was hiding in plain sight, now new emigration data proves it. We have engineered an economy where high earners are taxed punitively while low earners are propped up, says Tom Harwood We saw it all around us. Friends moving abroad. Colleagues relocating. Dubai, Australia, America calling. This modern phenomenon was there for [...]