GGF Responds to the Spending Review

Praful Nargund, Director of the Good Growth Foundation, said: “The Good Growth Foundation has been banging the drum for an approach that puts people first - so the Chancellor‘s emphasis on everyday lives and the desire to ensure people genuinely feel Britain‘s renewal is right.

"The Chancellor herself has today acknowledged that voters are impatient for the Government’s growth ambitions to improve their lives.

"GGF research shows over 70% expect to see the benefits of growth within the next four years, while almost 50% of swing voters expect to feel them within two years. We have argued the Government must tie growth to ordinary people’s lives to reap electoral rewards. The Chancellor has made a good start by investing heavily in the NHS, tying national security to high wage jobs, as well as investing in skills and training - areas our research shows are particularly important to the public. This skills and retraining must be focused on Brits of every age and every stage of their career.

"The Government needs to ensure that every Briton, young and old, in and out of work has the access and ability to take part in upskilling, new employment and ultimately good growth.”