Starmer’s steel tariffs are as hare-brained as Trump’s May 27, 2026 Contrary to supporting the industry, Starmer's steel tariffs will push manufacturing offshore and invite retaliatory EU action, writes Andrew Griffith.
Labour has become the party of welfare, not work May 26, 2026 A generous interpretation of events would be to concede that Labour has avoided any attempt at welfare reform because it’s been waiting for the conclusions of Alan Milburn’s review into the crisis of youth unemployment. Milburn, who served as health secretary under Tony Blair, will publish the first part of his government-commissioned report this week, [...]
End quantitative tightening now May 26, 2026 Ending active quantitative tightening is not monetary loosening. The Bank must stop adding avoidable pressure to the gilt market.
James Reed: UK needs entrepreneurs desperately. So I’m gonna fund them May 26, 2026 My father founded Reed in 1960 with just £75. My new fund will help create the next generation of entrepreneurs, says James Reed.
How can we trust the justice system when AI is hallucinating evidence? May 26, 2026 AI-hallucinated evidence in court has become a structural issue that needs a procedural response, writes Nicholas Blomfield.
Supermarket price caps? Rachel Reeves is truly panicking May 25, 2026 Rachel Reeves's impulse to meddle in supermarket pricing shows she is not seriously interested in growth at all, writes Eliot Wilson.
UK should learn from Australia’s pension funds May 25, 2026 Australia's pension funds have a long-term, globally minded investment approach that many countries, including the UK, admire.
The road to growth: Why motorway services are key to EV revolution May 22, 2026 Motorway services will be central to the EV transition, but urgent action is needed to unlocl grid capacity, writes Tim Gittins.
SpaceX IPO prospectus is notably vague on Musk’s long-term ambitions May 22, 2026 SpaceX's IPO prospectus is 377 pages long, yet vague around Musk's long-term ambitions for space tourism, asteroid mining and real estate.
Business doesn’t want a ‘partnership’ with the state May 22, 2026 Threatening to cap supermarket prices shows this Labour government views business as a mark, not a partner, says Elliot Keck Former US President Ronald Reagan once said: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help'”. The modern equivalent is surely “we want to build [...]