Spring Statement 2019: Weak business investment lowers GDP forecast
15/03/2019
Written by Aimie Stone, Senior Economist at ADS In its most recent Economic and Fiscal Outlook, the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) said that its…
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Thales Demonstrate Prosperity in Action
11/03/2019
Written by Ally Ambroziak, Government Relations, Thales UK. Last week saw the launch of an independent report commissioned by Thales. We took the decision to…
No Deal Simplifications for Business
26/02/2019
Written by Aimie Stone, Senior Economist at ADS In the event of a No Deal Brexit, businesses trading with the EU will be faced with…
Spring Statement and Spending Review 2019: What to expect
15/02/2019
Written by Aimie Stone, Senior Economist at ADS The Institute for Government (IfG) and Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) held a briefing this week to…
Cashflow Implications in a No-deal Scenario
28/01/2019
Written by Andy Johnston, Defence Policy Advisor and Aimie Stone, Senior Economist For the UK Aerospace, Defence & Security industries the consequences of a no-deal…
Prioritise cash-flow and productivity in October Budget
09/10/2018
There are less than three weeks until Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivers his 2018 Budget on 29th October, with industry looking to the…
Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked
11/06/2018
Today The Guardian reports that some UK business organisations have joined with Opposition parties Labour and the Liberal Democrats in calling on the Government to…
Trump, steel and protectionism
01/06/2018
After originally exempting the EU, Canada and Mexico from steel and aluminium import tariffs, the US removed their exemptions today. All three have promised retaliatory…
UK aerospace sector one of the hardest hit by Brexit
13/03/2018
Last Autumn, ADS published our ‘Building Brexit’ report which estimated that post-Brexit, the UK aerospace sector could face additional costs of almost £1.3bn in additional…
Staying in a customs union is best for Britain, business
21/01/2018
Ahead of a major speech by their DG Carolyn Fairbairn, the CBI have called for the UK remain in a customs union with the EU…