Why Choose Britain?

The Centre for Policy Studies asked major investors the questions: ‘Why choose Britain?’. The answers left much to be desires with a widespread belief that, as one interviewee put it, in recent years ‘the direction of travel has been negative’. This report, based on interviews with more than 100 founders, funders, CEOs, entrepreneurs and other senior figures, in the biggest focus group of its kind to date. 

Investors are not only worried about the UK’s trajectory, but concerned that the Government is not as focused on the problem as it should be. While they welcome steps such as the creation of the Office for Investment, there is a consensus that we are too reliant on, and complacent about, our existing advantages. 

The report therefore urges the Prime Minister to lead from the front in making Britain the natural home for investors and investment. The CPS concludes the report with a simple 10-point plan to make Britain dramatically more investment-friendly and business-friendly. By doing so, the Government can put the private sector where it belongs – at the heart of the recovery, and of the country’s future prosperity.