Getting Britain slimmer will solve productivity crisis, says Leon co-founder
Workers in Britain are less productive than their counterparts in the US, France and Germany, according to the Office for...
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UK stock market shrinking at fastest pace in history, says Goldman Sachs
Thanks for joining me. British mining giant Anglo American has rejected a blockbuster £31.1bn takeover bid from Australian rival BHP,...
Britain must brace itself for a wave of nationalisation
It will be the biggest extension of state ownership in the UK for more than 50 years. We can all...
Buying foreign defence equipment will put our national security at risk
We know how important it is to meet the challenges of industrial innovation head-on. That’s why we’re building on our...
Why Britain’s packed prisons could ease the worklessness crisis
At the HM Prison Highpoint in rural Suffolk a group of inmates are busy fixing and assembling dummy train tracks...
Rate cuts still ‘some way off’, warns Bank of England chief economist
Thanks for joining me. The Treasury borrowed £6.6bn more than its annual target, official figures show, in a blow to...
British banking has become a stagnant backwater – and it’s painfully obvious why
Of course, HSBC, which generates two-thirds of its profits in Asia, is a partial exception, although exposure to China is...
FTSE 100 surges to record high as Middle East tensions ease
Thanks for joining me. Thames Water plans to spend nearly £20bn fixing leaks and sewage spills under a new business...
Shadow banking collapse would ‘put millions of jobs at risk’
Default rates are rising as businesses fail to refinance or repay their debts.Mr Benjamin said: “Private equity is particularly vulnerable...
Stagnant Britain is becoming like France, says World Bank chief economist
His ambition to cut taxes is predicated on a need to get welfare spending down and increase public sector productivity....
