UK must up its growth game
Robert Colvile
The Sunday Times
If Kemi Badenoch’s defence of the U-turn on retained EU laws has angered Brexiteers, the broader issue is that when it comes to our competitiveness in business and innovation, “Britain is simply not at the races”, says Robert Colvile. Since 2011, the ratio of regulators to financial services workers has increased from 1:300 to roughly 1:75. More onerous reporting requirements helps explains why so few firms are listing here. Instead of making