Business is the wealth generator of the UK, and small and family businesses are the often neglected heart of the UK economy, with family businesses alone employing nearly four in ten of the UK’s workforce. We propose ways to make the UK an economy all businesses can thrive in.
A New Era for Retail Bonds
Rishi Sunak MP calls for the Government to back the creation of a new exchange for SME bonds aimed at everyday savers.
The Hidden Wiring
The government is quietly risking the UK’s electricity supply by abandoning plans to increase capacity at home, instead turning to imports.
Venezuela – No Room for Apologists
Many on the left of British politics celebrate Chavez’s reforms and say Venezuela offers “a better way of doing things”. This report shows that there is no excuse for Venezuela’s defenders: the evidence is clear, the reforms were damaging
Helping JAMs without breaking the bank
Proposals to help ordinary working families that won’t break the bank for the Chancellor
The Kindness of Strangers
The Bank of England must stop ‘depending on kindness of strangers’ to bolster the UK economy.
Grade B for Hammond’s last Autumn Statement
Daniel Mahoney and Tim Knox provide a detailed examination of the UK final Autumn Statement.
The Free Ports Opportunity
Brexit provides a new trade opportunity for Britain: the creation of Free Ports, writes Rishi Sunak MP.
Are We Heading for Blackout Britain?
Earlier this month a ‘perfect storm’ of circumstances caused electricity prices to rise to record highs with National Grid close issuing an emergency ‘Notice of Insufficient Margin’ to call on extra power.
The City Boys are Here to Stay
The UK’s strengths will mean that London continues to be Europe’s leading financial services centre.
Scotland: Could it become Greece without the sun?
Scottish independence would entail significant economic risk. Scotland’s budget deficit is currently over three times higher than the UK average as a % of GDP.
The Great Overtake
The OECD forecasts that the UK’s GDP is expected to surpass Germany in the mid 2030s.
How to Sell the Family Silver: Ignore the Banks
John Chown explains how the Government can fairly and efficiently sell the remaining bank shares without losing millions of pounds in the process.
Are the doommongers right about the UK economy?
Which is the greater economic risk: an impending recession or missing borrowing forecasts?
99p petrol will not last forever
The current low price of oil is unsustainable for oil producing nations. The government must act now to ensure shale gas can fill the UK energy gap.
The Abolition of Deposit Insurance
Andreas Wesemann argues that the government must stop insuring bank deposits � a practice that has only resulted in an increase in the probability and severity of banking crises.
The Great Green Hangover
The Government must act now to cut bills and avoid an energy crisis next year.
