In this Growth Commission paper in May 2026, Growth Commissioner Douglas McWilliams set out the critical contribution to the economy of the UK’s tech sector and shared his first piece of monthly analysis of that sector’s contribution to economic growth. Today we publish this note with the latest update of his analysis. Following the publication […]
A new paper today lays bare the importance of the tech sector to the UK economy as The Growth Commission launches a monthly monitor of that sector’s contribution to economic growth. The most recent official data suggests that the tech sector is critical to UK economic growth, but the scale of its contribution is less […]
The Growth Commission today unveils the policy priorities the Government should be pursuing to deliver growth ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement. As Rachel Reeves puts the finishing touches to the Statement she is due to deliver next Tuesday, the 13-strong body of independent economists concludes that ‘the cyclical recovery is likely to prove fragile […]
The Growth Commission is today urging the UK Government to abandon proposals to align British Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) regulations with those of the European Union (EU). The eminent group of thirteen independent economists are making the call after calculating that such a move would likely cause a £15 billion hit to the UK economy. […]
As MPs again debate the Government’s Employment Rights Bill, new Growth Commission calculations of the potential impact of the legislation provide further cause for concern about the likely hit to economic growth. Last week the non-partisan Commission comprising thirteen international economists established a likely hit to UK GDP of £23 billion over a five-year period […]
New calculations from the non-partisan Growth Commission today reveal that despite a concession from the Government that will water down some aspects of its Employment Rights Bill, the legislation is still set to cause a significant hit to the British economy. The impact will likely represent a £23 billion GDP hit to the UK economy […]