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The Industry Forum Ltd, 20 St Andrew Street, EC4A 3AG, London
  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

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European Agenda: Post-Summit Review Business Breakfast
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European Agenda: Post-Summit Review Business Breakfast
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09/12/2026
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The UK has much to offer

Published:
23-10-2026

The UK has high debts and a daunting array of international challenges, but crucially, it has a government committed to fiscal responsibility and growth, which has already been rewarded with a growth pickup, and praise from the International Monetary Fund. Furthermore, the new Burnham administration has changed the mood of the country, and been rewarded with a poll boost, and diminished challenges from the Reform and Green parties. Together with up to three years before a general election, this means that the UK offers businesses more predictability than the United States, or some of our European and Middle-Eastern neighbours. (more…)

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Editorial comments

The UK has much to offer

Published:
23-10-2026

The UK has high debts and a daunting array of international challenges, but crucially, it has a government committed to fiscal responsibility and growth, which has already been rewarded with a growth pickup, and praise from the International Monetary Fund. Furthermore, the new Burnham administration has changed the mood of the country, and been rewarded with a poll boost, and diminished challenges from the Reform and Green parties. Together with up to three years before a general election, this means that the UK offers businesses more predictability than the United States, or some of our European and Middle-Eastern neighbours. (more…)

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The Case for UK Electoral Reform
The Case for UK Electoral Reform PDF version - The Case for UK Electoral Reform - Report January 2026
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Europe on the Brink
The case for a European ‘Alliance for Defence and Democracy'. PDF version - Europe on the Brink - Summary December 2025
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Did the conference speeches reveal an economic vision for the UK?
In his party conference speech, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt painted a rosy picture of our future leadership in technology sectors. His words didn’t match the scale of the economic challenge. In…
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Events in planning

SEE what's coming
What do the US midterm results mean for the UK economy
Revitalising trade with Germany
The business opportunities of European rearmament
Managing energy supplies and prices
How should London compete with New York, Singapore and Hong Kong
Is digital sovereignty necessary and possible
Addressing the bottlenecks in building homes and infrastructure
Rewiring Whitehall
Improving our digital infrastructure would be a win/win for businesses and the economy
Policy priorities for safe and sustainable, high-quality buildings

Recent events

Labour's message to Business
Last week Claire Reynolds, Labour’s Executive Director of Stakeholder Relations enthusiastically led an Industry Forum roundtable on ‘Labour’s Message to Business’. Claire, who has worked…
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Industrial Strategy Implementation
Who said Industrial Strategy isn’t fun? Certainly no-one at the Industry Forum roundtable on ‘Industrial Strategy Implementation,’ yesterday. The meeting was enthusiastically led by Blair…
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The benefits of a new agenda for our financial services industry
What a tremendous crowd we had to our Industry Forum roundtable on 'A new agenda for financial services'. This was hosted by Edelman and we…
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