Britain has skilled workers to compete with peers but not the urban infrastructure to capitalise on agglomeration benefits
A 10-year plan to raise productivity and growth depends on tackling vested interests and unleashing investment
Capital’s lead in output per hour over other UK regions shrank between 2019-2023
The obstacles to higher growth in Britain are well known
Official figures highlight challenge facing chancellor as she seeks to boost economy
The situation is dire and only active policymaking is going to make a difference
The 1.52bn hours a year Britons spend on personal admin are both enraging and hitting our productivity
There is nothing accountable or legitimate about unelected officials setting taxation and spending policy
Big increases in statutory wage floor has raised workplace intensity, shutting some jobseekers out of employment
The government must embark on a much more radical programme of structural reforms
Birth rates are plunging in most countries
If the data can be believed, the UK economy is losing its economic dynamism
If OBR revises expectations chancellor Rachel Reeves faces ‘£7bn-£8bn hole’ in public finances
ONS figures ‘in development’ highlight challenge facing government in improving health service performance
Economists say chancellor needs to revive ‘animal spirits’ as she confronts poor productivity and lacklustre investment
History teaches us that lasting growth depends on new ideas, innovation and technological progress
Brevity and clarity have given way to a deluge of text from corporate ‘word salads’ to prolix presentations
Planning reform by itself is not enough to supercharge the UK economy
Britain’s outdated labour market regulations have strangled growth and hobbled productivity
Why what we consider to be economic activity matters
Boosting productivity requires the next government to think about the long term
Britain enjoys strong services exports and a solid education system but low productivity growth and stagnant living standards
To govern is to choose. We have been prepared to be unpopular when it was the right thing for the UK economy
EU’s largest economy joins UK and Netherlands in trying to tackle a prime cause of region’s economic malaise
