Theo Blackwell Articles

Sadiq Khan yesterday did what few Labour politicians have done in recent memory – put a pro-business, pro-technology platform centre-stage of his manifesto. He and his team are right to do so. London is already the tech capital of Europe, and we are closing in on New...

George Osborne’s major announcement on business rates – pledging localisation of business rates by 2020 – is not an original Tory government idea. Neither is it a Labour opposition idea – we only promised to give back the proceeds of growth. It is a big Labour local...

An estimated 35 per cent of jobs in the United Kingdom are at risk of being automated over the next 20 years. The effects of the digital revolution can already be felt in manufacturing, retail, in public services and the creative industries. Online-only services for...

In the next few weeks councils up and down the country will be setting their council tax levels for the next year. Council tax is the biggest tax over which local people have a say. It seems obvious that for a healthy democracy to function local people need to see a...