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  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

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In planning
 Can pension funds help finance infrastructure investment?
Date:
10 September 2025		Event Location:
Central London
Host:
TBC		Speaker:
Lauren Edwards MP
There is a great need to find more ways to finance a big increase in UK infrastructure investment. One way to do this might be for pension funds to allocate…
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Policy priorities for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Date:
18 September 2025		Event Location:
Central London
Host:
Iraq Britain Business Council		Speaker:
Hamish Falconer MP
The Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan is possibly the most politically unstable area in the world, combining immense wealth, political tensions, religious hostilities, vast inequality, and many autocratic governments. For…
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Delivering the homes that the UK desperately needs
Date:
6 October 2025		Event Location:
Central London
Host:
NHBC		Speaker:
Florence Eshalomi MP
Adequate housing is essential for the social and economic functioning of a nation. Nevertheless, the UK suffers from a serious shortage of housing to buy or to rent at affordable…
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Working closely with Europe
Date:
Event location:
Central London
Host:
TBC
Speaker:
Stella Creasy MP
Much has changed since the fateful 2016 referendum which led to the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union: UK GDP has taken an estimated 4% hit as a result of Brexit; public opinion has swung towards EU membership; the second Trump administration has introduced punitive tariffs affecting Europe and has also reduced US […]
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Can pension funds help finance infrastructure investment?
Date:
10/09/2025
Event location:
Central London
Host:
TBC
Speaker:
Lauren Edwards MP
There is a great need to find more ways to finance a big increase in UK infrastructure investment. One way to do this might be for pension funds to allocate more money to infrastructure projects, provided this can be done without reducing investor returns. The government is already encouraging consolidation of pension funds and, perhaps, […]
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Policy priorities for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Date:
18/09/2025
Event location:
Central London
Host:
Iraq Britain Business Council
Speaker:
Hamish Falconer MP
The Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan is possibly the most politically unstable area in the world, combining immense wealth, political tensions, religious hostilities, vast inequality, and many autocratic governments. For more than a century, its enormous fossil fuel reserves helped fuel the economies of major economies. This has led the major Western powers, in their […]
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A puzzle for the beach

Published:
30-07-2025

As August approaches, traditionally the holiday month where silly ideas and wars get launched, some politicians are again talking of 'taking a chainsaw to the state.' While hard-pressed businesses may welcome any idea that might lighten the tax burden, it’s worth pondering what type of smaller state might work well for business and the country as a whole.
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Editorial comments

A puzzle for the beach

Published:
30-07-2025

As August approaches, traditionally the holiday month where silly ideas and wars get launched, some politicians are again talking of 'taking a chainsaw to the state.' While hard-pressed businesses may welcome any idea that might lighten the tax burden, it’s worth pondering what type of smaller state might work well for business and the country as a whole.
(more…)

1 … 14

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 July 2025 Newsletter
Published: 30/07/2025
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Published: 24/06/2025
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Published: 20/05/2025
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 Did the conference speeches reveal an economic vision for the UK?
Published: 18/10/2023
In his party conference speech, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt painted a rosy picture of our future leadership in technology sectors. His words didn’t match the scale of the economic challenge. In…
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UK economic prospects for 2022 and beyond
Published: 08/12/2021
At the 25 November Industry Forum virtual roundtable, Andrew Smith, Chief Economist for the Industry Forum reviewed the prospects for the UK economy in 2022 in the light of the Chancellor's Autumn…
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Paying for the pandemic - recovery shouldn’t mean Austerity 2
Published: 19/03/2021
At the 17 March Industry Forum virtual roundtable, IIPP Economist Josh Ryan-Collins analysed the case for an ambitious recovery plan to avoid Austerity 2. Open presentation For slides, please email jwyer@industry-forum.org
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Achieving Labour’s energy mission
International relations and defence diplomacy
Decarbonising homes - making it happen
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Policy priorities for safe and sustainable, high-quality buildings
An integrated plan for the UK road and rail networks
How mobile infrastructure investment can boost UK growth

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 Fixing the skills crisis
Date:
16/06/2025		Event Location:
Central London
The key to the success of the government’s ambitious plans for the economy and improved public services, is the supply of skilled workers for eight…
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Industry Forum Spring Reception
Date:
21/05/2025		Event Location:
House of Commons
The Industry Forum Spring Reception turned into a party celebrating some good economic news, the European Union reset agreement and, of course, the Chelsea Flower…
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Current issues for UK financial services and markets
Date:
03/06/2025		Event Location:
Central London
With so much political attention currently on manufacturing and logistics, The Industry Forum, this week, turned its attention to ’Current issues for UK financial services.’…
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