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By: James Reed

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

All 27 Articles
  • 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.

  • Labour’s waning brand is a boost for the Lib Dems, not the Tories

    February 5, 2025

    Labour has followed the Tories in embroiling itself in a crisis of trust, and it's the Lib Dems who stand to gain, writes James Reed.

  • The Notebook: T’is the season of goodwill and charity. Here’s how to make yours count

    November 27, 2024

    Christmas is when most of us become our most charitable, but here's how to make your goodwill actually count, writes James Reed.

  • The Notebook: Say it however you like, a National Insurance hike is a tax on jobs

    October 30, 2024

    Job vacancies are already in decline. Raising National Insurance contributions are no way to help the economy, writes Reed CEO James Reed.

  • The jobs market is already in trouble – loading employers with new regulations won’t help

    September 25, 2024

    Jobs postings have declined for the 26th month in a row. This isn't the time to disincentivise hiring, writes Reed CEO James Reed.

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