Growth· Investment Much ado about PuFins How the UK’s public financial institutions can unlock billions for investment 20 July 2026 by Elliott Christensen and Sophie Hale and Stephen Hunsaker and David Willetts Britain’s public financial institutions – the ‘PuFins’ – have quietly grown into a £200 billion investment arm of the state. This briefing note maps the landscape and shows how the Burnham Government can use them to unlock billions more investment within the fiscal rules. READ MORE
Trade Leaving EU behind How Britain lost its trading edge and whether Brexit is to blame 22 June 2026 by Sophie Hale and Stephen Hunsaker and Simon Pittaway A decade after the Brexit vote, the UK has lost its trading edge in goods faster and more broadly than any G7 peer. This briefing note explores why that has happened, and what the Government must do to turn the tide READ MORE
