Growth Commission member Douglas McWilliams has issued the following response to the GDP figures for January 2026 that have been issued this morning: “The latest GDP data shows some growth – of 0.2% in the three months to January – but hints at longer term weakness. The growth reflects a bounceback in production of vehicles (up 17.5% […]
Following Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement today, The Growth Commission has criticised the Chancellor for wasting an opportunity to make the recovery more sustainable and reiterated calls on the Government to eradicate barriers to growth which ministers themselves have chosen to impose. However, the 13-strong body of independent economists has nonetheless welcomed the Chancellor’s more optimistic […]
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. […]
Growth Commission Chairman Shanker Singham and fellow Commissioners named below have issued the following response to the U.S. Supreme Court striking down President Trump’s tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act: “The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Trump’s broad global tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) provides […]
Growth Commission member Ewen Stewart has issued the following response to the GDP figures for the final quarter of 2025 that have been issued this morning: “These latest growth figures belie another quarter of wasted opportunity with UK GDP rising by a minimal 0.1% for the second quarter in a row. “However, on the more important metric of GDP […]