Giles Wilkes
Senior Fellow
Giles's recent work
The government needs to clarify the position of industrial strategy within its growth plan
Five steps to make things clearer for business.
Is Rachel Reeves’ budget bad – or good – for business?
How might the budget’s incentives and investments determine the future course of the economy?
Invest 2035: a promising launch for the industrial strategy
There is much to welcome in the latest incarnation of government industrial strategy.
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The government needs to clarify the position of industrial strategy within its growth plan
Five steps to make things clearer for business.
Is Rachel Reeves’ budget bad – or good – for business?
How might the budget’s incentives and investments determine the future course of the economy?
Invest 2035: a promising launch for the industrial strategy
There is much to welcome in the latest incarnation of government industrial strategy.
Six things we learned from the 2024 King’s Speech
The first Labour King’s Speech in 14 years set out Labour’s priorities for government. Here’s what IfG experts learned from a big day in parliament.
10 lessons for successfully restarting an industrial strategy
How can the next government design a successful industrial strategy after the general election?
Four things we learned from Rachel Reeves’ Mais lecture
What is the shadow chancellor’s vision for the economy?
'Orthodoxy' is not the issue: the Treasury’s outsized power creates problems for government
Excessive power, rather than ‘orthodox’ thinking, is the main problem with the Treasury.
Treasury ‘orthodoxy’
The Treasury wields too much influence across government and dominates strategic thinking at the centre.
Rishi Sunak’s pivot to tax cuts reveals No10’s search for an economic argument
The prime minister’s speech sets out five new economic promises – and has shifted the discussion about tax cuts.
Rachel Reeves' book launch: key takeaways
The shadow chancellor reaffirmed her position on fiscal discipline in an IfG event in October