The Times:
Britain `needs more skilled migrants' to help drive growth
24 February 2017
Britain needs to attract more skilled migrants than ever, improve skills and education, strike trade deals with the European Union and America and secure a new EU passport for financial services.
ESRC's insight:
The ESRC-funded study by the London School of Economics Growth Commission set out a range of options to improve the UK’s productivity record and boost prosperity. Also recommended in the 92-page report was enhancing the government’s fledgling industrial strategy and increasing competition in finance.