{"id":278285,"date":"2026-03-23T09:33:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/?p=278285"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:33:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:33:05","slug":"ministers-are-sacrificing-growth-for-votes-say-top-business-bosses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/ministers-are-sacrificing-growth-for-votes-say-top-business-bosses\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministers are sacrificing growth for votes, say top business bosses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Government ministers have undermined the UK\u2019s long-term economic interests by becoming \u201ctrapped\u201d into making poor short-term policy decisions to appease voters, Britain\u2019s top business bosses have warned.<\/p>\n

The group of corporate leaders, which include Natwest chair Rick Haythornthwaite, Heathrow chair Philip Jansen and Barratt Redrow chair Caroline Silver, said successive governments have failed to prioritise long-term strategic decision-making.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe difficult trade-offs needed to strengthen the UK economy must be set out clearly and command broad support \u2013 something our politics has historically lacked,\u201d bosses wrote in a letter to the Times newspaper.<\/p>\n

\u201cFuture generations will inherit the consequences of our short-termism. They are optimistic and deserve better.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group, which also includes SSE chair Sir John Manzoni and Legal & General chair designate Scott Wheway, have formed what they have called the \u201c2030 Prosperity Alliance\u201d in a bid to \u201cfill that gap\u201d left by a lack of long-term planning.<\/p>\n

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