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By: James Reed

James Reed is chairman and chief executive of recruitment firm REED.

All 31 Articles
  • Reeves must ignore political wailing and finally cut spending

    November 26, 2025

    No amount of wishful thinking can change the economic reality. Reeves must make the hard decisions today, writes James Reed.

  • Why a charity should own 10 per cent of your company’s shares

    November 5, 2025

    The Notebook, where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today it’s James Reed with the pen The traditional model of capitalism is outdated and unsustainable — and I’m on a mission to change it. Yes, free markets based on short-term shareholder returns have delivered opportunities for people to succeed, encouraged innovation and entrepreneurship [...]

  • Labour needs radical thinking to solve the immigration question

    September 24, 2025

    Small boats are a drop in the ocean when it comes to the immigration question. Labour should seek a two-year moratorium on new immigration, writes James Reed.

  • Employers now less likely to hire ex-offenders than in 2013

    September 2, 2025

    Hiring ex-offenders has been proven to be good for employers and society, so why have hiring rates dropped, asks James Reed.

  • Is going to university worth it any more?

    July 30, 2025

    Is going to university worth it any more? Reed's latest data makes clear the advantages are certainly not what they used to be.

  • James Reed: UK jobs market is among worst I’ve ever seen

    June 25, 2025

    After 35 consecutive months of decline, the UK jobs market is unlike anything in the past few decades, writes James Reed.

  • The rise of the ABLOC (anyone-but-Labour-or-Conservative) vote

    May 28, 2025

    The rise of the anyone-but-Labour-or-Conservative vote is turning the UK into a six-party state, writes James Reed.

  • EU youth mobility scheme is essential for a post-Brexit reset

    April 30, 2025

    An EU youth mobility scheme is a needed concession to repair the UK's post-Brexit relationship with the bloc, writes James Reed.

  • Has art saved your life? TfL wants to hear

    March 28, 2025

    Art can save lives, sometimes literally (see above), TfL's art scheme is more than worth celebrating, writes James Reed.

  • Workers’ rights? Labour’s employment bill gives workers a worse deal

    February 26, 2025

    Punishing employers doesn't help workers. Left as it is, Labour's new employment bill will only damage the labour market, writes James Reed.

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