To the latest PISA results
The UK has made gains in reading, maths and science, according to the international school rankings from the OECD. John Cope, CBI Head of Education & Skills policy, said:
The UK has made gains in reading, maths and science, according to the international school rankings from the OECD. John Cope, CBI Head of Education & Skills policy, said:
CBI Scotland Director Tracy Black has responded to the launch of the SNP manifesto:
CBI Deputy Director-General Josh Hardie has responded to the launch of the Conservative manifesto
CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn has responded to the launch of the Liberal Democrat manifesto:
CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn has responded to the launch of the Labour manifesto:
CBI Director of Digital and Innovation Felicity Burch welcomed the publication of the government's productivity review, which contained several CBI recommendations:
The government-commissioned Changes and Choices report sets out independent advice on the design of UK funding schemes for international collaboration and innovation. Felicity Birch, CBI Director of Digital and Innovation, comments:
The CBI welcomed the Treasury Select Committee’s report reaffirming the CBI’s position that the business rates system is broken and in need of urgent reform. Annie Gascoyne, CBI Director of Economic Policy, said:
The CBI's Director of Digital and Innovation Felicity Burch has responded to the government’s £1bn deal with industry to tackle poor rural connectivity.
CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn has responded to the publication of the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration:
The CBI welcomed the focus on improving jobs, backed by investment in science, infrastructure and education, but Josh Hardie, CBI Deputy Director-General, added:
CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn has responded to the Prime Minister’s speech at the 2019 Conservative Party Conference:
CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn has responded to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s speech at the 2019 Conservative Party Conference:
CBI Chief UK Policy Director Matthew Fell has responded to the Education Secretary's speech at Conservative Party Conference by welcoming investment in education and skills as the foundation stone of a prosperous economy. He continued:
In response to Jeremy Corbyn's speech to the Labour Party Conference, CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn said:
CBI Deputy Director-General Josh Hardie has responded to Rebecca Long Bailey's speech to the Labour Party Conference, which included focus on greater action to tackle climate change:
CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn responded to John McDonnell's speech at the Labour Party Conference, which included policies for a four day week on the same pay and an inclusive ownership fund:
The CBI's Director of Innovation & Digital, Felicity Burch, welcomed the Committees call for an ambitous plan to reach the 2.4% R&D target by 2027. She added:
The CBI's Chief UK Policy Director Matthew Few has responded to the government's proposal to give international students two years to find a job after graduating from university:
The UK is set to host the international climate change conference, COP26, in Glasgow in 2020. Matthew Fell, CBI's Chief UK Policy Director, said:
Jeremy Corbyn has given a speech to the TUC's Annual Conference in Brighton outlining his plans for extending workers' rights and signalling widespread renationalisation. CBI Deputy Director-General Josh Hardie commented:
MPs have voted for a bill which, if it passes through the House of Lords, would force the Prime Minister to ask the EU to extend the UK's membership beyond 31 October. CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn said:
CBI Chief Economist Rain Newton-Smith welcomed the government's ambition to overcome regional inequalities, revitalise the education system and encourage the move to a net zero economy, but she added:
CBI Scotland Director Tracy Black responds as the First Minister announces her plans for the year ahead:
The latest quarterly migration figures throw into sharp focus the question of how a new immigration system will operate in future, as few details are available at present. As the CBI's Matthew Fell says in The Times, it's something the next government must get right first time.
A year of impact: how the CBI and members have worked together to drive real change
New CBI report calls for national R&D movement across the UK.
New survey report finds most firms expect to maintain or increase investment in training their workforce amid expanding links between businesses and schools, colleges, and universities.
The CBI manifesto.
At the CBI’s 2019 Annual Conference, the experts discussed the hot topics every business needs to understand to seize both current and future opportunities.
Carolyn Fairbairn calls for a decade of action, with business and government tackling common challenges, to help the country thrive.
We need to change how we think and talk about the UK in 2020, explained Carolyn Fairbairn at the CBI Annual Conference.
No matter who wins the election we can only revive our economy if we get the right relationship with the EU, says CBI President at Annual Conference.
3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. To celebrate, the CBI takes a look back at our recent partnership with Mencap - a UK charity for people with learning disabilities - and one particular success story that came from it.
