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 […]
Growth Commission member Ewen Stewart has issued the following response to the GDP figures for the three months to April 2026 that have been issued this morning: “While welcoming GDP growth of 0.7% for the three months to April, there are signs of a slowdown with monthly real GDP estimated to have fallen by 0.1% for […]
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 […]