BRC chief executive, Helen Dickson, stated that the figures indicate a need for the Government to intervene and stop the rising cost of employment. She explained: “Retailers are grappling with the

Our tax revenues go down as taxes go up By Sir johnredwood on June 14, 2025 The OBR in March, reviewing its budget forecasts, quietly cut its forecast for capital or wealth taxes by £2.8 bn for

Fiscal irresponsibility By Sir John Redwood on June 6, 2025 Rachel Reeves claims fiscal responsibility but does the opposite, boosting spending and borrowing. With the agreement of all parties the

A delayed tram ride to growth? June 5, 2025 by Sir John Redwood My area of the Thames Valley has grown rapidly for many years. We attract plenty of new business, new industrial parks and jobs. There

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With more barriers to foreign trade we need to look to our own market By Sir John Redwood on May 25, 2025 The US will impose higher tariffs on the rest of the world as the President seeks to onshore

Spendthrift government with wrong priorities By Sir John Redwood on May 23, 2025 In the government battle between Angela and Rachel I am with Rachel in saying No to more damaging tax rises and Yes to

By johnredwood on April 27, 2025 The last government allowed drift in the arguments about nationalisation. They decided a fully nationalised railway might be less bad than a largely nationalised one.

Nationalisation normally costs taxpayers dear and ends in failure By johnredwood on April 13, 2025 HS2 our fully nationalised railway has cost a fortune and will never reach the North as planned. The

Taxes always do damage By johnredwood on April 6, 2025 The UK government found out the hard way that raising taxes on businesses for daring to employ people leads to fewer vacancies and more job