Dominic Raab: Johnson not losing his grip and is ‘on great form’ November 24, 2021 Dominic Raab has been forced to insist Boris Johnson is not losing his grip on the Tory party and that he is “on great form”, after being widely criticised for a bizarre speech at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) this week. The deputy prime minister and justice secretary said Johnson’s speech at the CBI, [...]
Britain can’t match US green subsidies, but that doesn’t mean it’s out of the running March 29, 2023 We can't beat the US in terms of cash giveaways for green energy and innovation, but we can still use market-based solutions to compete in emerging green markets, writes Tom Thackray
Record stock shortages hit manufacturers amid slowing industry growth August 23, 2021 Firms saw stock shortages strike record levels as UK manufacturers’ output growth slowed for the past three months. The latest monthly industrial trends survey by the Confederation for British Industry (CBI) said activity was “strong” as order books remained “firm”. The survey of 262 major manufacturers found that output increased in 13 out of 17 [...]
Record stock shortages hit manufacturers amid slowing industry growth August 23, 2021 Firms saw stock shortages strike record levels as UK manufacturers’ output growth slowed for the past three months. The latest monthly industrial trends survey by the Confederation for British Industry (CBI) said activity was “strong” as order books remained “firm”. The survey of 262 major manufacturers found that output increased in 13 out of 17 [...]
City blows away gloomy Brexit forecasts as profits soar at fastest rate since 2015 January 13, 2022 The City is blowing gloomy forecasts that Brexit would hit its financial services industry out of the water, reveals a fresh study released today. Profits at the Square Mile’s biggest banks, brokers and insurers are accelerating at the hottest pace since before Brexit, according to the UK’s leading business group. City firms’ resurgence will help [...]
CBI and Institute of Directors call for small business focus in budget February 10, 2020 Two of the UK’s leading business advocacy groups have urged the government to increase private sector investment and slash red tape in next month’s budget to help small businesses. The CBI unveiled its budget submission to the Treasury today, urging the government to review business rates and the apprenticeship levy, commit to building HS2 in [...]
Labour’s plan for business also means supporting women through their menopause March 3, 2023 For too long women at work have suffered in silence when it comes to the menopause. Many experience debilitating mental health and physical menopausal symptoms that have a huge impact on their everyday activities, not to mention their personal and intimate relationships too. And far too many are left feeling ashamed of this, trying their [...]
UK businesses call for early end to self-isolation rules July 12, 2021 The government should bring forward planned changes to Covid self-isolation rules to help restore confidence, UK businesses have urged. In a six-point plan published last night, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said moving the changes forward would help ease staff shortages and ensure reopening was a “confident not an anxious” process. It added that [...]
London can bounce back from pandemic in 2022, says small business minister January 4, 2022 This year could be the year London “bounces back” from the pandemic, small business minister Paul Scully has urged. His comments come as the city’s businesses battle reduced levels of footfall and fear sudden restrictions amid the latest wave of Covid-19. “All Londoners can play their part” in the capital’s recovery, he told the Evening [...]
Swelling costs threaten to throw UK businesses into a ‘winter freeze’ November 30, 2021 A “winter freeze” is looming over UK businesses triggered by the ongoing supply chain crisis swelling costs at a record pace, according to fresh figures published today. Shortages of key materials used by firms engineered by global logistics systems gumming up has raised prices across the board, crimping businesses’ margins. Research by the Confederation of [...]