A look at the economic state of play
18/12/2019
As Parliament returns and a technically ‘new government’ has been formed, it’s worth taking a look at the economy to understand the state of play…
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UK Security and Resilience Outlook 2019
13/09/2019
The UK’s security and resilience sector provides solutions to challenges we all face today and continues to make a major contribution to growth and prosperity…
UK Defence Outlook 2019
13/09/2019
The UK’s defence industry continues to make a major contribution to growth and prosperity in every part of the country. Growing productivity over many years…
Brexit preparations – HMRC accelerates efforts
23/08/2019
This week the Chancellor announced that HMRC will be increasing efforts to support UK businesses for the post-Brexit trading environment. In order to continue to…
Trade tensions – August escalations
15/08/2019
Trade tensions between China and the US have been ongoing for more than a year, with them escalating once again . On 1 August, President…
Industrial Communities Alliance: State Aid
12/08/2019
This blog provides a summary of the report by Industrial Communities Alliance on State Aid and its role in rebuilding industry and the regions. The…
Q2 Data release: UK GDP in decline
09/08/2019
UK GDP contracts 0.2% in Q2 2019 Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that UK gross domestic product (GDP) contracted…
This week on Brexit
02/08/2019
Following the appointment of Boris Johnson as the new Prime Minister last week, the news this week has had a heavy focus on the UK’s…
Looking at Climate Change in a fiscal context
26/07/2019
Climate change and its related risks to the economy was noted as an issue in the 2017 Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) fiscal risks report…
Conservative party leadership: Jeremy Hunt
11/07/2019
Written by Thom Rawlinson, Public Affairs Adviser and Aimie Stone, Senior Economist Jeremy Hunt is widely viewed as the outsider in this Conservative Leadership contest,…
