Independent Business Network

🗣️Labour MP Ben Goldsborough has admitted something many UK small businesses have been saying for months: the Employment Rights Act is not a vote winner🧵

Why does Britain treat housebuilding as one huge burden? Former Minister @BrandonLewis asks the question. The answer is simple. Excessive 106 monies. Regulation. Net-Zero. It all adds costs. cityam.com/why-does-brita…

The whole developed world is realising that net-zero imposes terrible costs and pressures on national economies. The incoming government here in the UK must resists the climate alarmists and adopt a sensible approach to energy policy. telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

Incoming Prime Minister has said his government will not seek to rejoin the EU. We welcome this statement, but we need to be mindful that there are other ways to undermine Brexit- alignment. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/…

The UK has struck a free trade deal with Switzerland. We did it without handing over control to a supranational body and keeping control of our own borders and laws. Amazing isn't it. Take note rejoiners. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

Our Advisory Board Member, Roger Bootle, says that contrary to belief, AI is not destroying jobs- but the Chancellor is. Her jobs tax, labour legislation and net-zero are killing businesses and jobs. telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

Business Rates are deeply unfair and penalise enterprise. We have long called for the reform of this punitive tax. Let us hope the new Prime Minister and Chancellor will at least look at this and seriously reform the system. thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/…

No, Brexit was not a mistake and it was not an act of self harm. What has been an act of self harm is governments allowing welfare to soar, taxes to soar, net-zero on steroids, and regulation unchanged. telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

City firms have slammed the breaks on new hires. The soaring tax bill and uncertainty around the incoming Prime Ministers policies have stalled the market. Taxes must come down. cityam.com/city-firms-sla…

Our Advisory Board member @julianHjessop calls out the 'bash the rich' narrative that is spreading through society. Inequality is not spiralling out of control. We need entrepreneurs and people who work hard. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/1…

The UK will face an economic crisis if the new Prime Minister marches off to the left. Soaring borrowing, high taxation, unemployment and a debt crisis will hit the bond markets. telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

Ed Miliband as Chancellor of the Exchequer would be a total disaster. His net-zero policies are destroying industry, hiking up energy prices and killing jobs. He must never get near Number 11 Downing Street. express.co.uk/finance/person…

As the UK is staring into the fiscal abyss, the incoming Prime Minister is pledging more borrowing and more spending. We cannot afford it. Someone needs give this Labour government a lesson in economic realities. telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

Our Advisory Board member, Professor Patrick Minford says that Brexit provided the UK the opportunity for free trade, to set its own regulations and control of immigration. We need a government to take advantage of those freedoms. sundayguardianlive.com/world/brexit-h…

Our Advisory Board member @TheBluetrot remarks upon whether or not the incoming Prime Minister will support our Oil and Gas industry. It is insane that we are not using the resources within our own territory to reduce our energy bills. thinkscotland.org/2026/06/burnha…

No reversal of Brexit. We vote to leave and our politicians must not seek to reverse that.

Quite the opposite. Weakening net-zero policy will strengthen our economy. Green taxes and regulation are destroying industry and killing jobs, as well as making us dependent on foreign energy imports. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Soaring taxes could push people into unemployment. Businesses cannot keep people in work when the government taxes too much. There is a debate to be had, and that is how we can roll back the state. telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

UK businesses are diversifying their supply chains outside the European Union. Diversity of supply is key. It will support economic growth and open new markets. independent.co.uk/news/business/…

Burnham will soon learn that excessive spending and borrowing is not sensible policy. Our Advisory Board member, Roger Bootle, says that the Bond Market may not react well to the incoming Premiers policies. telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

A stark warning from leading city figures that the City of London stands at a 'moment of jeopardy' and calls on the government to enact reforms to ensure the UK remains innovative, competitive and the best place do do business. cityam.com/moment-of-jeop…