King’s Speech: Starmer to ‘level up’ workers’ rights with employment reforms July 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to “level up workers’ rights” via a series of employment reforms included in the King’s Speech.
King’s Speech: Planning Bill unveiled to lift ‘brake’ on economic growth July 17, 2024 A new Planning Bill unveiled in the King’s Speech is intended to lift the “major brake” on the UK’s economic growth, by unlocking national housing and infrastructure projects.
King’s Speech: Labour to legislate OBR fiscal lock to boost ‘market credibility’ July 17, 2024 Labour will legislate for a fiscal lock to require the OBR to provide an independent assessment of any major tax and spending plans.
Sunak missed the mark on AI. Now it’s up to Starmer to do better July 17, 2024 While most companies do not want cumbersome rules, they do want clarity on the regulatory front, which is essential to provide businesses and consumers with certainty.
Labour’s big challenge will be separating style from substance July 17, 2024 Rachel Reeves said that one day in government is better than a lifetime in opposition. Let’s hope Labour don’t flunk their first real test.
How Buc-ee’s gas stations can heal America July 17, 2024 America may be deeply divided, but a country capable of generating the abundance and prosperity on display at Buc-ee’s gas stations can face up to any challenge, says James Price The image of Donald Trump resolutely holding his fist in the air moments after surviving an assassination attempt is already era-defining. As Trump said himself, [...]
Keir Starmer to take the ‘brakes off Britain’ with growth-focused King’s Speech July 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to take the “brakes off Britain” with a growth-focused King’s Speech.
City minister Tulip Siddiq: Fixing the foundations of our economy is ‘now a national mission’ July 16, 2024 In her first words to a business newspaper in this role, Tulip Siddiq tells the Square Mile she is committed to growth of financial services.
End ‘wild west’ of post-16 training ‘suppressing talent’, Gordon Brown urges July 16, 2024 End the “wild west” of post-16 technical education which is “suppressing talent” amid the UK’s skills shortage, Gordon Brown has urged Sir Keir Starmer.
Government must ‘make good’ pledge on skills bootcamps, executives urge July 16, 2024 A group of executives have urged the Prime Minister to “make good” his “promise to upskill three million adults” by extending skills bootcamps funding.