Why Britain Still Needs Socialism
In the shadow of Reeves’ autumn budget, is it time for Britain to embrace socialism?
In the shadow of Reeves’ autumn budget, is it time for Britain to embrace socialism?
The Budget is the most hotly anticipated event of the Chancellor’s year, but what has actually been announced?
Budget 2025 Briefing: Chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out plans to deliver almost £5bn in savings by 2031 through workforce reductions and a greater use of AI. Reeves’ opening gambit saw her inform MPs that public funds should not be directed towards “waste and inefficiency.”
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer the Rt Hon Sir Mel Stride MP insists that the Government needs to deliver a “credible” budget plan if they want to “restore confidence”.
At the Conservative European Forum, the former Chancellor and Foreign Secretary urged Britain to rediscover its confidence, strengthen alliances, and combine economic discipline with moral purpose.
Ask someone what Birmingham leads the world in, and “government” is unlikely to top the list. Yet unlike the six other councils that have gone
U.S President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping reached agreements on several high-stakes issues at their highly anticipated meeting in South Korea on Thursday.
On Wednesday 22nd October, Labour MP for Newport West and Islwyn Ruth Jones, joined Chair of the 1987 Committee Fatima Kamara, for an ‘In Conversation’ webinar hosted by Chamber UK and Politics UK. Their discussion spanned Welsh and national affairs, health, the environment, immigration and economic growth, and Jones provided a refreshingly honest, open and personalised perspective on current affairs.
At a Birmingham-based summit on regional investment, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her plans to abolish ‘needless form filling’ in order to accelerate economy growth. She described the plan’s focus on ‘simpler corporate rules’ – rules which will ease the burden on small businesses to register and submit data to Companies House. Tim Flagg, CEO of UKAI, expressed his support for the agenda, as he believes deregulation of AI will streamline and enhance its growth and development potential, without needless bureaucracy hampering the progress of innovators.
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Jeremy Hunt recently sat down with UKAI CEO Tim Flagg to discuss his new book ‘Can We Be Great Again?: Why a Dangerous World Needs Britain’. Their conversation also covered themes such as political pessimism, technology and Great Britain’s status as a global superpower. Hunt emphasised his belief in the fact that national greatness lies in the ability to adapt, innovate, and lead.
At the Conservative Party Conference, the Get Britain Growing reception on October 5th featured speeches by Shadow Chancellor, Sir Mel Stride MP and Dame Caroline Dinenage MP.
On Thursday 11th September, Chamber Group, Curia and UKAI heard from Bill Esterson, MP for Sefton Central, at the Get Britain Growing: North West Conference. Esterson’s pride at the North West’s successful development was immediately tacit: ‘We really are at the forefront of what is happening nationally’. But, the ubiquitous political caveat abides: more can always be done – ‘there is a massive opportunity right now for the foreseeable future’.
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