Building prosperity: Five ways to drive growth and investment in the UK
6 November 2025
With the 2025 Autumn Budget approaching, the UK stands at a crossroads: high government debt, rising spending pressures, and slow economic growth demand a new approach. In this timely report, Oliver Jones argues that the only way out is to prioritise investment.
Article last updated 6 November 2025.
In this report Oliver calls for the government to:
- Support the pensions system to drive productive investment - avoiding tax changes that could undermine it.
- Resist counterproductive calls for a wealth tax.
- Reform business tax to encourage entrepreneurship and growth.
- Ensure public investment flows to the regions and sectors that need it most.
- Rethink property transaction taxes to unclog the housing market.
Explore how targeted investment and smart policy choices can help the UK achieve lasting economic growth.