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A high-speed economy needs more than just a few extra trains Fixing Britain's productivity puzzle will need more than a few extra trains History will show that productivity, not Brexit, was the economic issue of our age. And the new government has made a high-speed start. The focus on “levelling up” the UK economy — and a resultant focus on regional productivity — is completely right. The story of this country’s regional productivity is sometimes characterised solely as [...]
Business must look beyond no-deal prep and plan for a globally competitive future A brand new chancellor, same old challenge. It’s the issue that brought us to Brexit, and the one that will underpin its impact: flatlining UK productivity. Sajid Javid and Philip Hammond may not be on the same side this week, but both chancellors entered Number 11 to confront this same priority. On Wednesday, Javid stood [...]
