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  • Monday, 4 September, 2023
    UK economy
    UK wages: which sectors are driving up pay?

    Britain could see interest rates rise further as pay growth remains high

    montage of a worker in front of a graphic
  • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
    Sarah O'Connor
    In praise of the ‘techies’ who make companies more productive

    As it stands on the verge of the next industrial revolution, Britain needs people who can put new technology to good use

    A man and a woman wear high-visibility vests and hard hats and carry notepads
  • Tuesday, 25 July, 2023
    The Big Read
    Why productivity is so weak at UK companies

    Longstanding problems of low investment and skills gaps exacerbated by overconfidence and lack of management time

  • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
    UK lags behind G7 peers on productivity due to ‘complacency’

    Stark gap between confidence of British companies and their capabilities, survey of business leaders finds

  • Sunday, 9 July, 2023
    Martin Wolf
    Labour’s plan will not transform Britain’s poor economic prospects

    The green energy blueprint is unlikely to be a Holy Grail that enables the UK to escape this long, painful period of stagnation

    Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves in a white outfit at the lectern in parliament
  • Friday, 30 June, 2023
    Data PointsAmy Borrett
    Why do some UK cities punch below their weight?

    Poor transport between cities beyond the south-east is holding back Manchester and Birmingham

    A cityscape of London’s financial district
  • Tuesday, 13 June, 2023
    Sarah O'Connor
    Why ‘harvested by hand’ labels bother me

    Supermarket claims about the use of human labour rather than machines give us too little information

    A seasonal worker holding a crop of berries in both hands
  • Monday, 12 June, 2023
    UK politics
    Hunt announces drive to boost UK public sector productivity

    Chancellor says reform of state is crucial to driving economic growth and tax cuts

    UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt
  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
    UK economy
    Homeworking risks holding back London’s economy, report finds

    Urban policy think-tank warns of long-term hit to productivity from reduced office interactions

    A woman lying on a sofa using a laptop
  • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
    Camilla Cavendish
    The great workers’ rights competition is holding us back

    Too many new rules will fuel the burgeoning legal and compliance industry, which is not the kind of growth the UK needs

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of a mechanical man working at a computer, with a red hand turning him on an off using a switch on the back of his chair
  • Monday, 8 May, 2023
    UK industrial strategy
    UK manufacturers urge ministers to draw up an industrial strategy

    Trade body calls on government to stop ‘flip-flopping’ and set up a Royal Commission to develop a long-term plan

    A man works at Cumbria Crystal’s factory in Ulverston near Barrow-in-Furness, northern England
  • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
    Will anything revive UK productivity?

    Recent upheaval has seemingly made no difference to long-term trend of weak growth

    An employe works in Cumbria Crystal’s factory in Ulverston near Barrow-in-Furness, northern Englan
  • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
    UK employment
    UK lost record number of working days to sickness in 2022, says ONS

    Official figures show rise in absence rate comes as government seeks to boost size of workforce

    Commuters walk across London Bridge
  • Friday, 17 March, 2023
    News in-depth
    Stagnant UK living standards lay bare the challenge for Jeremy Hunt

    Economists say Budget measures to boost growth and productivity will have a limited impact

    Average UK real household income is broadly unchanged since 2007
  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    News in-depthEnglish devolution
    Mayors argue more autonomy will solve UK’s low productivity spiral

    Chancellor gives more power to England’s regions after local leaders make case for devolution as route to higher growth

    Andy Burnham and Andy Street
  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    News in-depthUK Budget
    UK struggles to get its long-term sick people back into work

    About 6% of the working population is economically inactive due to prolonged disabilities

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    News in-depthUK Budget
    Hunt’s giveaways will have a marginal impact on UK growth, says watchdog

    Office for Budget Responsibility says country’s long-term growth prospects look no better than they did last November

    Montage of child and chart
  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
    The Big Read
    UK Budget: why the economy has grown so slowly

    Britain’s decline relative to other rich nations is rooted in problems both old and new

    Montage image showing Jeremy Hunt, the UK government logo, a union jack, a star from the EU flag, and a line graph showing sharp ups and downs
  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    Cost of living crisis
    Hit to UK childcare benefits deters low-income parents from working

    Citizens Advice says squeeze has occurred because of limit on universal credit funds

    A young girl plays with toys at a playgroup in Somerset, England
  • Monday, 6 March, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    It is time for a UK-wide growth strategy

    Britain must build on its strengths and slash barriers to regional development

    The city skyline of Leeds, in the north of England
  • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
    Martin Wolf
    The UK economy has two regional problems, not one

    Now the country is suffering something worse than geographic inequality: national stagnation

    A man walks past factory units in Stoke-on-Trent. London and the South East experienced rapid productivity growth while the rest of the country was deindustrialising
  • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
    Chris Giles
    The UK economy has a London problem — but it’s not what you think

    A slowdown in the capital’s productivity is an issue for the country as a whole

  • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
    London’s slowdown to blame for weak UK productivity, says think-tank

    Centre for Cities says ministers should devolve more powers to boost the capital, which has trailed global rivals

    Tower bridge and skyscrapers in the City of London
  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Tackling Britain’s dearth of skills and workers

    Fixing education, training and high inactivity is key to boosting UK productivity

    A female apprentice electrician works in a car factory
  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
    Sarah O'Connor
    Here’s how to stop an ever sicker workforce dropping out

    Occupational therapists may provide one practical solution to those struggling with their physical or mental health

    FT montage showing a therapist working with a patient
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