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Could the only part of the economy that is growing be the UK’s shadow economy?
Untaxed, unregulated, unlawful, yet in clear sight; this is the UK’s shadow economy. Is it growing? There could be well over a million people, maybe closer to two million workers, roughly 5 in every hundred employed illegally in the UK. These are workers who put in hours of hard work, yet they elect to exchange their conditions and pay to remain in our society’s shadows. It is a criminal offence for migrants to work illegally in the UK. The Government’s rhetoric states ‘it
Jacob Solon
Nov 16, 20254 min read


War on Work
The Labour Government is attacking WORK! Our country is built on the dignity of work, and the current Labour Government is quietly waging a war on the very people it claims to champion: Britain’s workers. Behind the rhetoric of fairness , Government handouts and opportunity lies a policy agenda that is eroding the value of work, burdening employers, and weakening the social contract that underpins our economy. Despite promising to Smash the Gangs , the gangs who exp
Jacob Solon
Nov 6, 20252 min read


Lifelong Arsenal fan, but he's not OUR Gaffer
Sir Keir Starmer, the lifelong Arsenal fan, dreamed of being the Gaffer – but not at Emirates, rather in Downing Street. Both Starmer and Mikel Arteta lead high-profile squads, yet only one has crowds roaring in unison. Arteta’s Arsenal executes a clear game plan: dictating the press, exploiting weaknesses, dominating set-pieces, tweaking roles weekly, and inspiring collective sacrifice for silverware. Starmer’s Cabinet, by contrast, remains trapped in “trust the process,”
Jacob Solon
Nov 6, 20252 min read


Is Shoplifting No Longer Illegal?
If stealing from a shop were truly illegal in practice, offenders would be charged, retailers would have faith in the system, and the Police would allocate more resources to tackle it. Yet the data suggests otherwise
Jacob Solon
Oct 31, 20254 min read
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