One of the UK’s growth-boosting reforms is actually working
Tweaks to lending rules have made it easier for first-time buyers to get a foot on the housing ladder
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The UK bank bashing must stop
If Britain is serious about growth, it needs strong lenders with the capacity to reinvest in financing the economy
UK mortgage rules to be loosened to help first-time buyers and pensioners
Financial Conduct Authority wants to boost lending and make market more flexible
A new education landscape emerges for England
Governments should build on, not rip up, what went before — the new skills strategy does just that
The need to tighten UK fiscal policy is also an opportunity
Keir Starmer’s government should seize the chance to make radical reforms