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CBI Articles

Nationalism or the national interest

The Brexit choice is clear, and voices within Labour will continue to push for the economic interests of the country, writes Pat McFadden MP Before the general election it looked as though the United Kingdom’s Brexit path was clear: nationalist ideology would trump...

No green Brexit

May is pursuing a strategy that will harm our environment as well as our economy, argues Mary Creagh MP Theresa May’s speech on Brexit was an opportunity for her to set out her plans to put Britain’s national interest first as we leave the European Union. Instead, in...

Business, unions, campaigners and Labour on the same page

Last Friday, 1,000 people in the solar power industry were issued redundancy notices. Today the Trades Union Congress says that 27,000 more jobs in the renewables sector are at risk. At a time when the United Kingdom’s economy is far from recovered, the Tory...

Local government leading the economic fightback

When I heard that devolution was being criticised by CBI director-general John Cridland, I must admit I was puzzled ­– it seemed another missile from the City of London to the provinces was on its way. After all, Plymouth’s Labour council, which I lead, has just done...
Myths to bust

Myths to bust

Tony Blair tells the story of walking down the street in his constituency one weekend and bumping into a long-standing...

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