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 […]
Growth Commission member Douglas McWilliams has issued the following response to the GDP figures for the three months to February 2026 that have been issued this morning: “Today’s figures showing GDP growth of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2026 and GDP per capita up by 0.9% compared with a year ago are good news and […]
Growth Commission member Ewen Stewart has issued the following response to the GDP figures for the three months to February 2026 that have been issued this morning: “Today’s GDP data showing modest growth of 0.5% in the three months to February 2026 is of course welcome, but the underlying position remains parlous. Construction remains in recession […]
The Growth Commission today announces Iván Duque Márquez, the former President of Colombia, as the latest former national leader to join our International Advisory Board. He now sits alongside the likes of former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and former Mongolian Prime Minister and President Elbegdorj Tsakhia on the body […]
The Growth Commission is today delighted to announce Mieko Nakabayashi as the latest Commissioner to join its ranks. Dr Nakabayashi, currently President of the Tokyo Foundation and a Professor of Political Science at Waseda University, brings to the Commission a wealth of relevant experience, having spent nearly a decade working on the staff of the […]
Responding to Rachel Reeves’ Mais lecture, The Growth Commission today laments that the Chancellor appears to have “given up on growth”. The body of thirteen independent economists today publishes a new estimate that adoption of EU energy, food, agricultural and other regulatory policies – including potentially digital policies – would reduce UK GDP in total […]