The harsh truth is that, nearly seven years into Conservative-led Government, we are still living beyond our means.
Very soon this will become a central electoral issue.
Since it bought British Steel ten years ago it has faced challenge after challenge.
New EU rules – and well-meaning attempts by HMRC to soften their impact – are making it harder for small businesses to benefit from this important programme.
If the Business Secretary wants to become the man for enterprise, he needs to challenge his own bureaucrats.
Such a move would provide some reassurance to the public whose strong desire for a reduction in net migration played a decisive role in the referendum result.
Downing Street can win votes in the regions without resorting to Blair’s pork-barrel spending.
The first piece in a mini-series on next week’s Treasury set-piece presents the Institute of Directors’ advice for the Chancellor.
Why are they incapable of welcoming such good news?
We need to measure the impact of firms on the communities in which they operate, instead of simply considering what their return on investment is.
These are my observations as to how we can up our export game – here are the two game changers. They go together and feed off each other.
Too often, Osborne’s ‘tax avoidance’ measures hurt small enterprise.
The policy risks more than 4,000 jobs but will only reduce calorie intake by five calories per person, per day.
The introduction of a work permit scheme that confines EU migration to skilled employment would by our calcuation reduce it net by approximately 100,000 a year.
My new study for Civitas sets out a practicable alternative to an agreement at any cost.