If we reform the City too fast, it will sow political angst against the financial recovery we need September 29, 2022 This long-term approach, with business and government cooperating to promote investment and productivity growth, has been dropped. Instead, we have “deregulation” with little strategic thought.
If Truss can get young people into work, she can win them September 29, 2022 Truss has a limited amount of time to prove her gamble will pay off and bring people onside.
Britain’s dentistry woes are creating a health tourism boom for Turkey September 28, 2022 In Turkey, the health tourism sector is making a quiet killing from Britain’s failure to provide affordable dentistry.
It’s not just taxes holding Britain back, we need to be as investment friendly as the US September 28, 2022 Last week we were told to expect a “mini budget”, which, ironically, introduced the largest tax cuts since 1972. It provided the clearest outline of how Liz Truss plans to deliver her target for 2.5 per cent economic growth. The tax cuts, predictably, stole the headlines, but other, more granular changes for entrepreneurs slipped under [...]
Low tax regimes only matter as much as their longevity September 28, 2022 Ireland, of course, is an oft-cited pin up for low corporation tax. But it is an aggressive policy several decades in the making. They have been rewarded, with tech giants setting up shop there.
Labour conference: Starmer finds his feet in a bid to look prime ministerial September 27, 2022 British people weren’t done with queuing today. They politely stood in line to enter the main hall at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to hear Keir Starmer’s speech. There was, in fact, a queue for the queue to see Starmer, a feat the opposition party might’ve only dreamed of this time last year. The [...]
The United Nations’ gathering was an urgent call for our leaders to think bold September 27, 2022 If you noticed the city a little empty of the usual politico, media and business types last week, it wasn’t an extension of the official mourning period. As soon as the ceremonials were complete large swathes of our political class decamped to the United Nations General Assembly, the annual diplomatic circus that takes over the [...]
If we don’t fix London’s housing, families will get stuck in temporary accommodation September 27, 2022 This coming winter will be hard for millions of Londoners, with energy costs and inflation hitting almost everyone. But it will be harder still for the thousands of families stuck in temporary accommodation who don’t have a permanent home. The numbers affected are staggering – 59 per cent of all English households in temporary accommodation [...]
A new Tory green agenda has to be stubbornly pro-growth September 27, 2022 In 1990, Margaret Thatcher called for action on climate change, remarking that we all need to “make changes and sacrifices, so that we do not live at the expense of future generations”. The key question is whether Truss will follow in the footsteps of her idol, or take more inspiration from Thatcher’s climate sceptic Chancellor [...]
Letters: Prevention in our offices September 27, 2022 [Re: Hello, 999? Our ambulances are in desperate need of emergency surgery, 22 September] Therese Coffey’s ABCD plan for the health service will be viewed by many as a welcome step to address systemic issues faced by the NHS especially in improving ambulance delays and GP waits. With long term sickness levels at a record [...]