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The State of Britain

The UK's economy, trade and investment

Peter Foster talks to politicians, policymakers and businesses about the UK’s search for growth, productivity and its place in a changing world. 

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  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    UK politics
    Some good news for Northern Ireland Premium content

    Plus, the Troubles cast a long shadow over education

    Northern Ireland secretary of state Hilary Benn addresses the media after a visit to St. George’s market on July 7 2024 in Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • Thursday, 10 April, 2025
    UK politics
    Cutting NHS costs is not cheap Premium content

    Health experts predict redundancies across the health service will cost £1bn

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  • Thursday, 3 April, 2025
    Rail
    Need more joined up thinking on the north Premium content

    Also in this week’s newsletter, regional disparities in the government’s ‘growth spending’

    Mersyside’s mayor Steve Rotheram (left) and his Manchester counterpart Andy Burnham sitting side-by-side on a train in 2016
  • Thursday, 27 March, 2025
    Newsletter
    The curse of tactical government

    Also in this week’s newsletter, more Britons think France is more likely than America to come to UK’s military aid

    The chancellor carrying the Spring Statement
  • Thursday, 20 March, 2025
    Banks
    Relaxing regulations on banks comes with risk Premium content

    Also in this week’s newsletter, financial sector fines fall to decade low

  • Thursday, 13 March, 2025
    Newsletter
    Identifying and removing the UK’s growth blockers Premium content

    Also in this newsletter, why the number of hotels housing asylum seekers is creeping up

    Keir Starmer
  • Thursday, 6 March, 2025
    UK economy
    Cutting FE college funding is not how you tackle the skills shortage Premium content

    Also in this week’s newsletter, a glimmer of hope for the higher education sector

    Two car mechanic students working in a garage at a further education college
  • Thursday, 27 February, 2025
    UK economy
    How Starmer can tread the Trump tightrope Premium content

    Also in this week’s newsletter, delivering the skills needed to power an infrastructure boom

    Keir Starmer speaks during a welcome reception at the UK ambassador’s residence
  • Thursday, 20 February, 2025
    Newsletter
    The NHS has a junior doctor problem Premium content

    Also in this week’s newsletter, exports down by a fifth on pre-pandemic levels

    Young doctors and supporters hold placards as they gather outside St Thomas’ hospital at the start of their 6-day strike over pay
  • Thursday, 13 February, 2025
    UK economy
    Labour needs a growth plan for the north Premium content

    Plus, the ‘multiplier’ effect of the BBC’s move to Salford

    A Flybe plane takes off from Manchester Airport
  • Thursday, 6 February, 2025
    UK economy
    Ideas on how to tackle the staggering rise in the UK benefits bill Premium content

    Also in this newsletter, digital skills “passports” for the construction industry

    Liz Kendall
  • Thursday, 30 January, 2025
    Brexit
    The contradictions at the heart of Rachel Reeves’ growth plan Premium content

    Red lines hobble the chancellor’s ambitions

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves
  • Thursday, 23 January, 2025
    Brexit
    The UK begins to shift the narrative on growth Premium content

    Also in this week’s newsletter: why exports are the drivers of economic expansion

    Marcus Bokkerink
  • Thursday, 16 January, 2025
    Newsletter
    Starmer must be braver when it comes to growth Premium content

    Also in this week’s newsletter, the destabilising dynamics of Trump’s trade policies

    Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech on AI
  • Thursday, 9 January, 2025
    Health
    The hole in Keir Starmer’s plan for the NHS Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: demand for special educational needs provision doubles

    Keir Starmer speaking at Epsom hospital
  • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
    Politics
    The tricky year ahead for Labour Premium content

    The spending review, an industrial strategy and housing present big challenges for the government

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  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    Brexit
    Charities are often overlooked when it comes to Budget impacts Premium content

    Also in this week’s newsletter, measuring the impact of Brexit on trade

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  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
    Brexit
    It’s time for the UK to be brave in talks with the EU Premium content

    Also in this newsletter, Scotland’s drive to end child poverty

    Rachel Reeves talks to Spanish trade minister Carlos Cuerpo
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    Newsletter
    What the UK must do to improve EU trade relations Premium content

    Business sentiment in countries such as Spain toward the UK has improved, but comes with expectations attached.

    UK investment minister Baroness Poppy Gustafsson
  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
    UK economy
    Shrinking vision of Skills England casts doubt on big fixes needed Premium content

    Diminished influence of much-vaunted body sends worrying signals about strategic drift inside government

    Keir Starmer visiting BAE Systems’ submarine academy for skills and knowledge in April this year in Cumbria, England
  • Thursday, 21 November, 2024
    Brexit
    It’s time for the UK to make some radical choices Premium content

    The incoming Trump presidency should force the UK government to overcome its cautiousness

    Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey
  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    UK economy
    Manchester’s lessons for other British cities

    Howard Bernstein transformed a city on its knees

    Sir Howard Bernstein
  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
    Global Economy
    Trump’s election victory is Starmer’s worst nightmare Premium content

    The Republican’s victory threatens the UK’s already anaemic growth

    Donald Trump campaigning
  • Thursday, 31 October, 2024
    UK Autumn Budget 2024
    Businesses have Budget misgivings

    Warnings that private sector investment will be crowded out by increased state spending

    Rachel Reeves at the dispatch box
  • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
    UK economy
    Britain’s period of ‘National Reviewal’ Premium content

    Also in this week’s newsletter, SME export sales dip

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves
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