The British corporate sector is dying in front of our eyes. Corporate decay and the lifelessness of our stock market, which now ranks a mere 10th in the world, affects everything: jobs, careers, good wages, pensions, tax revenues and vibrant public services. Worse, Britain is rich in the research and intellectual knowledge on which successful 21st-century economies will be founded: the opportunity is being squandered. Addressing this must be at the forefront of the 2024 electoral debate.
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