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Articles tagged with: Economy
New post-Brexit trade scheme will cut red tape to help with the cost of living
Economy
By Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
New post-Brexit trade scheme will cut red tape to help with the cost of living
No country has a monopoly on brilliant entrepreneurs. People with ideas, determination and commercial expertise can be found all over the planet.
Energy companies must step up to help ease the cost of living crisis
Energy
By Alexander Stafford MP
Energy companies must step up to help ease the cost of living crisis
The news that BP profits have tripled to almost £7 billion between April and June this year has been strongly criticised in the context of many families struggling with the rising cost of energy bills, the economic fallout from the war in Ukraine, and soaring prices for motorists at the pumps.
The next prime minister must tackle the cost-of-living crisis or face dire electoral consequences
Economy
By Bernard Jenkin MP
The next prime minister must tackle the cost-of-living crisis or face dire electoral consequences
The two final candidates for the Conservative leadership have made promises on tax and borrowing. The new prime minister will, however, have to confront a rapidly deteriorating cost-of-living crisis that demands flexibility and decisive action.
Enough is enough – the next prime minister needs a plan to get wages rising across the economy
Economy
By Frances O'Grady
Enough is enough – the next prime minister needs a plan to get wages rising across the economy
On Tuesday, Liz Truss’ regional public sector pay policy lasted a few hours before she was forced into a screeching U-turn.
Paul Howell: The next prime minister must find a way to deliver levelling up
Communities
By Paul Howell MP
Paul Howell: The next prime minister must find a way to deliver levelling up
Levelling up is a fundamental part of the offer of the Conservative government elected in 2019. It could not have had bigger obstacles put in its way.
Majority Of Tory Voters Back Rishi Sunak Plan To Increase Corporation Tax On Business Profits
Economy
Majority Of Tory Voters Back Rishi Sunak Plan To Increase Corporation Tax On Business Profits
Exclusive: A majority of Conservative voters surveyed for a new poll have indicated they are in favour of a proposed hike in the rate of corporation tax.
UK ADSPEND CONTINUES RECOVERY IN Q1 BUT REAL-TERMS GROWTH IN 2023 UNDER PRESSURE Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
UK ADSPEND CONTINUES RECOVERY IN Q1 BUT REAL-TERMS GROWTH IN 2023 UNDER PRESSURE
UK adspend rose 28.3% to a total of £8.6bn in the first three months of 2022, 7.7 percentage points ahead of our previous forecast in April.
Where Rishi Sunak And Liz Truss Stand On Major Policy Areas
Economy
Where Rishi Sunak And Liz Truss Stand On Major Policy Areas
Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss face a summer of scrutiny by Conservative party members on how they would run a government as they enter the final stage of the race to become prime minister. 
Peter Aldous: We need a social tariff to help ease the cost of living crisis
Economy
By Peter Aldous MP
Peter Aldous: We need a social tariff to help ease the cost of living crisis
There is no other way of saying it: we are in the grip of a cost of living crisis. Regular reminders of the rising cost of essential goods and services dominate the news and show no sign of abating.
Baroness Armstrong: Our public services are at breaking point – we need imaginative solutions to deliver a sustainable workforce for the future
Economy
By Baroness Armstrong
Baroness Armstrong: Our public services are at breaking point – we need imaginative solutions to deliver a sustainable workforce for the future
The public service workforce is at breaking point.
Thomas Pope: The next prime minister must make Boris Johnson’s ambitions for levelling up a reality
Economy
By Thomas Pope
Thomas Pope: The next prime minister must make Boris Johnson’s ambitions for levelling up a reality
The government’s flagship levelling up agenda has not featured prominently in the Conservative leadership contest so far. But the next prime minister will not be able to escape the political and policy reality that the United Kingdom’s longstanding regional gaps are at record highs.
Baroness Jones: It's time we rethink Brexit and restore closer ties with the EU
Brexit
By Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Baroness Jones: It's time we rethink Brexit and restore closer ties with the EU
I’m fed up with the government’s Brexit mess. This government has made such a mess of Brexit that I think we have to start talking to the EU about options for restoring closer ties.
Adam Hawksbee: An electoral pitch based on passive economic policy is a path to defeat in 2024
Economy
By Adam Hawksbee
Adam Hawksbee: An electoral pitch based on passive economic policy is a path to defeat in 2024
The Conservative leadership contest has been notable not for what the candidates have said, but for what they haven't.
An answer to economic stress is staring us in the face – people Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
An answer to economic stress is staring us in the face – people
Accelerating inclusivity in the labour market could be the key to unlocking our full potential and economic growth.
The economy made Britain great once – with the right government action, it can again
Economy
By John Longworth
The economy made Britain great once – with the right government action, it can again
The Prime Minister and Chancellor are scheduled to make a statement ostensibly about economic policy.
Why Boris Johnson Flipped From Promising A “High Wage Economy” To Urging Pay Restraint
Economy
Why Boris Johnson Flipped From Promising A “High Wage Economy” To Urging Pay Restraint
Boris Johnson pledged to create “a high-wage, high-skill economy” at Conservative Party conference just eight months ago, but now that unions are asking for higher pay, the Prime Minister is urging restraint.
We cannot afford to waste time – the cost of inflation is too great
Economy
By Lord Rose
We cannot afford to waste time – the cost of inflation is too great
We are facing a national emergency. The second in three years. This time it is an economic crisis but one with the potential to seriously damage global and national economies. It will not be short lived and it will be incredibly tough for some families.
Hospitality can lead the economy to recovery – if government helps remove the obstacles
Economy
By Kate Nicholls
Hospitality can lead the economy to recovery – if government helps remove the obstacles
You really couldn’t make it up: hit first and hit hardest by Covid, the hospitality industry should be well into its recovery stride by now, but instead finds the road to post-pandemic profitability strewn with obstacles – most financial, many unexpected.
Minister Doesn’t Rule Out Recession As Inflation Set To Hit 11% And Growth Downgraded
Economy
Minister Doesn’t Rule Out Recession As Inflation Set To Hit 11% And Growth Downgraded
Business minister Paul Scully has said the government must do “everything we can to weather that storm” amid fears of a recession with spiralling inflation and stagnant growth.
People's priorities: how government departments could make better spending decisions
Economy
By Dr Madsen Pirie
People's priorities: how government departments could make better spending decisions
When companies have to cut back on their costs, sensible ones concentrate on essentials and scale back spending on less necessary items.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
BSA comments on the increase in the Bank Rate to 1.25%
Commenting on the increase in the bank Rate from 1.0% to 1.25%, Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage and Housing Policy at the BSA said:
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Rising cost of living sees majority of Britons cutting back on spending
The government is not doing enough to target cost of living support to struggling households who need it most
Economy
By Siobhain McDonagh MP
The government is not doing enough to target cost of living support to struggling households who need it most
Every Friday at my weekly advice surgery I meet yet another working family struggling to make ends meet.
Why workplace savings can help people build financial resilience Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Why workplace savings can help people build financial resilience
As the cost of living bites, workers expect their employers to do more to support their financial wellbeing.