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Must the government choose between a broken promise and a broken economy, or is there another way? As the Budget countdown continues (just 34 days now), that’s the question everyone’s asking. Facing the fiscal hole, the Chancellor has begun rewriting...
Demos and Inner Circle Consulting join forces to help shape the delivery of New Towns and other large-scale developments Last Sunday the final report from the New Towns Taskforce was published, marking a significant milestone in shaping the future of...
There’s been a lot of talk about public sector reform recently – we’ve been talking about public service reform as we wrap up our Future Public Services Taskforce, Pat McFadden’s been talking about civil service reform, and the Prime Minister’s...
This week, the Chancellor delivered a significant Budget – raising public spending by £70 billion, funded by large tax rises and borrowing for investment. Hidden away in the Budget documents was a sneak preview of one of the first major...
Economic growth is at the heart of the new Labour government’s missions for the country, and ensuring this growth is spread across the country is a key part of the mission. Regional inequality has been high on the political agenda...
Rachel Reeves has given the annual Mais Lecture at Bayes Business School, a rite of passage for Chancellors and a chance to show their governing philosophy. Reeves’ speech is undoubtedly the most important articulation of Labour’s strategy since Keir Starmer’s...
With Britain so plugged in to the global economy, the pandemic has raised questions about our ability to provide for ourselves. Fears of shortages at the outset gave the concept of economic resilience – “the ability of an economy as...
Before Covid-19 Britain faced a productivity puzzle and climate crisis. These challenges will remain after our current crisis; addressing them will require economic upheaval that will only be fair or possible if workers are properly supported through them. This demands...
After the financial crisis in 2008, the role of banks in our economic recovery was often widely discussed, with many doubting their intentions, and people’s trust in the financial sector at an all time low. We now face the prospect...
