Fun-police Labour are waging a war on pubs Opinion From business rates to labour costs and even employment regulations that could require landlords to clamp down on free speech, this Labour government has launched an all-out assault on pubs, says Chris Philp For millions of Londoners – especially those who WFH on Friday – when the end of week in the office comes into [...]
London’s tech success can be the backbone of the nation’s economy as growth wavers Chris Philp Across the western world economies face big structural challenges: growth, productivity, inflation and real wage levels. The holy grail of economic policy is how to break out of this cycle. As Tech Minister, I believe the UK must throw everything behind being a science and tech superpower. Just as our economy was transformed by Thatcher [...]
As London’s tech industry surges ahead we must protect our capital’s competitive edge Chris Philp & John Glen Yesterday new analysis revealed another record year for the London Stock Exchange with firms at the forefront of the UK’s tech revolution going public in 2021. Last year, UK tech represented more than a quarter of London’s new listings. The sector generated some of the most successful IPOs on the stock exchange including homegrown health-tech [...]
