• It’s Time the So-Called ‘Patriotic Millionaires’ Put their Money Where their Mouths Are!

    It’s Time the So-Called ‘Patriotic Millionaires’ Put their Money Where their Mouths Are!

    Charlie Mullins argues that if the so-called Patriotic Millionaires genuinely believe wealthy people should pay more tax, they should lead by example and make voluntary payments to HM Treasury before demanding new taxes on everyone else.

  • Loans and Lies: Britain’s Biggest Mis-selling Scandal Isn’t the Student Loan, It’s the University Dream

    Loans and Lies: Britain’s Biggest Mis-selling Scandal Isn’t the Student Loan, It’s the University Dream

    The Treasury Select Committee says student loans may have been mis-sold to millions of young people. But the bigger scandal may be the university dream itself.

  • Andy Burnham’s Business Rates Gamble is a Busted Flush!

    Andy Burnham’s Business Rates Gamble is a Busted Flush!

    Andy Burnham’s proposal to hand local politicians more control over business rates may sound local and practical, but for business owners it risks creating uncertainty, inconsistency and a postcode lottery.

  • Andy Burnham’s Power-grab is more like a Mafia Hit than a Political Manoeuvre

    Andy Burnham’s Power-grab is more like a Mafia Hit than a Political Manoeuvre

    Businesses don’t ask for miracles. We ask for certainty. But when Keir Starmer’s Government piled on costs, raised taxes and made hiring harder, confidence vanished. Investment stalled, recruitment slowed, and economic growth went with it.

  • We have created a generation of Graduates…

    We have created a generation of Graduates…

    …About As Useful As A Longbow Against A Tank! Half of UK graduates earn below median wage five years on. The data is clear. It is time to fund skills and stop selling degrees as a guaranteed path to success.

  • University? The maths still doesn’t add up – Any first-year apprentice can tell you that!

    University? The maths still doesn’t add up – Any first-year apprentice can tell you that!

    Charlie Mullins argues that Britain needs to rethink its obsession with university degrees, as student debt rises, confidence in higher education falls and apprenticeships offer a smarter route into skilled work.

  • You Can’t Always Get What You Want”, Britain’s Political Class Proves Mick Jagger Right Again

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want”, Britain’s Political Class Proves Mick Jagger Right Again

    Charlie Mullins argues that Britain may edge closer to Europe again, but without a serious pro-business growth strategy, politics still risks missing what the economy really needs.

  • Starmer Says He Won’t Walk Away, He’s Right, He Won’t Get The Chance

    Starmer Says He Won’t Walk Away, He’s Right, He Won’t Get The Chance

    Keir Starmer says he will not walk away, but local election results and Reform UK’s rise have increased pressure on Labour’s leadership.

  • The Gangsters are taking over Britain’s high streets…

    The Gangsters are taking over Britain’s high streets…

    Britain’s high streets are being hollowed out as legitimate shops close and organised crime moves in. Charlie Mullins argues the government must act now.

  • The Number of UK Workers Signed Off Work ‘On the Sick’ is Staggering

    The Number of UK Workers Signed Off Work ‘On the Sick’ is Staggering

    Charlie Mullins looks at the sharp rise in UK workers being signed off sick and asks whether this is really just a mental health issue, or a deeper failure in how we prepare and support people for work.

  • The Crippling Blockage you Don’t Need a Plumber to Fix!

    The Crippling Blockage you Don’t Need a Plumber to Fix!

    The UK faces a growing skills shortage, rising NEET numbers and a major labour market mismatch. Why better careers education could help fix it.

  • Government’s youth jobs push is welcome, but it still doesn’t go far enough

    Government’s youth jobs push is welcome, but it still doesn’t go far enough

    The UK’s £1bn Youth Jobs Grant is a positive step - but it won’t fix structural skills gaps. Charlie Mullins argues apprenticeships must be fully funded to work.