The sharp rise in borrowing costs has raised justified alarm but there are benefits too

Barring remote sessions during Covid, the UK’s rate setters have gathered in London to make their decision at every meeting since the Bank of England gained independence over monetary policy. From nex...

Britain’s new Labour government has been considering a proposal from Keir Starmer’s time in office, by which borrowing for building projects would be excluded from the fiscal rules.

An assessment of the methods and impacts of the new component approach to labour productivity measurement in the UK. These are not official statistics.

Government must increase investment by two-thirds to deliver planned reservoirs, prisons and schools

The latest UK productivity figures may reveal the beginning of a genuine improvement in productive capacity after years of disappointing performance. Thomas Aubrey argues that better measurement needs...

What we can learn from the influential economist who turns 90 next month

Better give start-ups reasons to stay than make it harder to leave

Beijing widens recapitalisation plan to more state-controlled institutions in bid to boost financial performance

Should the 60-40 ratio be changed, or should Gilt exposure be reconsidered altogether? [image or embed] — Henry Tapper (@henrytapper.bsky.social) August 30, 2026 at 6:07 AM The 60:40 asset allocati…

Chancellor resigned as defence secretary in June over what he saw as inadequate ambition for military spending by Sir Keir Starmer’s government

Several portfolio companies in the investment vehicle owned by two Swedish state pension funds have delivered repeated deficits.

Jerry Schurder will consult industry and report in time for recommendations to be implemented at next revaluation in 2029

Championing new models of progressive governance across the UK.

The Reith Lectures · Episode

Japan protested Vladimir Putin’s first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, escalating tensions over territory claimed by both Tokyo and Moscow.

Jiang Zemin’s right-hand man laid the foundation for the country’s leap to economic superpower

We need to find ways to lift the financial and resource constraints on new homebuilding

Championing new models of progressive governance across the UK.

Prime minister’s opening devolution gambit does not lack ambition

Ministers hope to exploit a change in the fiscal rules to spend billions more a year on housing, infrastructure and British start-ups

As Burnham devolves power, remember much of the country lacks Manchester’s media ecosystem

State-owned institutions are aimed at spurring private-sector activity, and mayors want them to work more flexibly

Experts have suggested a radical solution to Cambridge's congestion issues - but is it realistic?

Incoming prime minister could mobilise an extra £16bn for infrastructure over remainder of the decade

MPs and industry experts say potential reorganisation will waste time at critical moment for AI and economic growth

The decline of the Liberal International Order is increasingly acknowledged by observers of international relations. This decline has left liberals struggling to respond to the rise of a more reali...

Tom Aubrey writes on the decisions facing Burnham on public corporations and infrastructure investment.

Tom Aubrey writes on the decisions facing Burnham on public corporations and infrastructure investment.

Tom Aubrey writes on the decisions facing Burnham on public corporations and infrastructure investment.

The message is radical but language is loose, leaving questions over cost of plan

Particle accelerator used by both public and private sector scientists is part of 15% research centre savings

There are moments to prioritise other things, but after 18 years of historic economic slowdown this is not one of them

Following the 2022 Truss/Kwarteng mini-budget which resulted in UK borrowing costs soaring, both main UK parties have reaffirmed their commitment to fiscal rules. But the specifics of these rules shou...

This paper explores how the ‘Manchester model’ of devolved governance and strategic collaboration offers solutions to the UK’s regional inequalities by addressing key barriers to investment, innovatio...