Will it work? VAT cuts for small businesses March 13, 2024 Where Sam Fowles strips the politics from policies and asks if they solve the problem they’re supposed to. Today, raising the VAT threshold.
Tories should get back to the real world – just not the one Lee Anderson lives in March 13, 2024 Far from reflecting ‘the real world’, the Anderson extended universe is as full of artifice as anything else in politics, says Alys Denby Lee Anderson’s show on GB News is called The Real World, yet behind the scenes it’s anything but. The show is broadcast on a Friday evening and set up to give viewers [...]
Targeting non-doms was a cheap hit the Chancellor will regret March 13, 2024 The ultra-wealthy may be an easy target, but the government is sending a signal that playing politics matters more to them than securing investment, says James Price he temptation to play politics is often an irresistible one around fiscal events, and with the twin straitjackets of the Office for Budget Responsibility and a looming election, [...]
A trade deal with Texas: The UK can learn from the Lone Star State March 13, 2024 There are three ways to look at the trade “co-operation” agreement which will be signed today between the UK and the great state of Texas. The first is as a largely pointless press release, a damning indictment of pre-Brexit promises of an all-singing, all-dancing trade deal with the entire United States, not just a particularly [...]
Sir Nigel Wilson: Britain’s bosses must stop ‘moaning, groaning and whinging’ March 12, 2024 UK bosses need to stop “moaning and groaning and whinging” and start talking up Britain as a place to do business, the former boss of Legal & General has warned.
Britain and Germany to sign science and tech research deal in post-Brexit leap after rejoining Horizon March 12, 2024 The UK and Germany will sign a fresh agreement to boost their joint science and technology research, the government has announced.
Both Tories and Labour are being dishonest about immigration March 12, 2024 If the government tries to drastically slash immigration, it is in danger of cutting off one of the UK economy's success stories, Chris Dorrell writes.
Lee Anderson joining Reform UK leaves the Tories fighting on two fronts March 11, 2024 Former Tory MP Lee Anderson has joined Reform UK - a move that will likely amplify division in the Conservative Party.
Ex-Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson defects to become first Reform UK MP March 11, 2024 Former Conservative MP Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK to become its first MP, in a blow to the Tories ahead of the general election.
Can AI help solve the UK’s public sector productivity puzzle? March 11, 2024 Jeremy Hunt wants to embed AI throughout the public sector to boost productivity - but experts suggest the policy could take a long time to deliver results.