Opportunity and upward mobility are more important than GDP growth
Successful British sports, like our top companies, need support to stay and bolster growth
The reaction of the markets, politicians and media to Trump’s tariff shock may have averted an arms race
In rushing its fiscal fences, the Spring Statement risks otherwise well-meaning reform being botched
The chancellor’s Spring Statement is a chance to get away from the UK obsession with fiscal tightening that kills growth
George Bernard Shaw was right — progress depends on ‘unreasonable’ people
Labour’s erratic, piecemeal approach will not deliver lasting change
Social capital can become a golden thread woven throughout public policy, from health to housing to education
Malign neglect of social capital sowed the seeds of many of our largest problems
The scale of public investment required sits uneasily with the current fiscal rules but there is an escape route
The music industry’s shift from product to performance foreshadows a widespread move towards intangible assets
As the economic picture becomes clearer, the institutions need to start playing catch-up in their pace of policy loosening
Accounting rules are holding back investment just as it needs to meet growth and net zero requirements
Regulatory rulebooks should hit the shredder as the new government leans into reform
For decades the agenda was owned by the right — but not any longer
Self-imposed fiscal constraints risk starving the economy of the investment needed to boost growth
Scarring from a series of shocks generates a defensive mindset that is holding back growth
Ben Bernanke’s review is full of sound recommendations but unlikely to alter this opaque process
Urban wealth funds could invest in valuable civic assets rather than councils having to sell them off
The chancellor’s fiscal straitjacket meant there were few measures in the Budget likely to help an investment-starved economy
Solving Britains’ productivity and growth puzzle depends on collective action on employment and skills
Cutting the Treasury down to size and boosting the regions is essential to reviving a stagnant economy
Their rhetoric is starting to lack credibility as powerful economic headwinds emerge
Labour and the Conservatives plan to improve the lives of swing voters in neglected areas — but regional policy would be better
Sunak’s decision to curtail the rail project goes against international experience
