British business has an opportunity to defy the gloom
Entrepreneurs are more optimistic than the headlines about the UK’s economic potential
Entrepreneurs are more optimistic than the headlines about the UK’s economic potential

We continue to put too many obstacles in the way of businesses that want to take risks and make things happen

A huge pessimistic bias in our national accounts leads us to doom and gloom which turns out to be nonsense

The country’s habits and virtues are built for a prosperity it no longer enjoys

But it relies on a host of rosy assumptions going in investors’ favour

A hyperactive reform programme is not enough to drive the urgent national mission of driving growth and investment

Surge in foreign acquisition values reflects quality of assets, but at discount valuations