The Rachel Reeves theory of growth
The chancellor says it’s her number-one priority. We ask her what that means for Britain
SPEAK TO the world’s financiers assembled at Davos this week, and Britain rarely comes up. When it does, the mood is hardly complimentary. One banker remarks on how many millionaires have recently left the country. Another financial executive says that Brexit has shrunk the investor base. Others raise a comment by Ray Dalio, a billionaire, who warned on January 21st of a “debt death spiral” in Britain if public spending is not reined in.
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Britain January 25th 2025
- The Rachel Reeves theory of growth
- Britain’s government lacks a clear Europe policy
- What a buzzy startup reveals about Britain’s biotech sector
- Britain’s brokers are diversifying and becoming less British
- London’s pie-and-mash shops are disappearing
- What an arcane piece of aviation law says about Britain’s government
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Britain’s brokers are diversifying and becoming less British
London’s depleted stockmarket is forcing them to change
What a buzzy startup reveals about Britain’s biotech sector
Lots of clever scientists, not enough business nous
Britain’s government lacks a clear Europe policy
It should be more ambitious over getting closer to the EU
What an arcane piece of aviation law says about Britain’s government
The parable of the slots
London’s pie-and-mash shops are disappearing
Blame higher rents and changing tastes