August 2, 2019

This week on Brexit

This week on Brexit

Following the appointment of Boris Johnson as the new Prime Minister last week, the news this week has had a heavy focus […]

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July 26, 2019

Looking at Climate Change in a fiscal context

Looking at Climate Change in a fiscal context

Climate change and its related risks to the economy was noted as an issue in the 2017 Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) […]

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July 4, 2019

Road Haulage Association: Action list before Brexit

Road Haulage Association: Action list before Brexit

This week the Road Haulage Association (RHA) published their latest advice to the UK Government on what they believe still needs to […]

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June 25, 2019

Trade tensions and more tariffs?

Trade tensions and more tariffs?

Trump’s tariffs US tariffs on Chinese imports that have been in place since late 2018, recently increased from 10 percent to 25 […]

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May 15, 2019

UK Aerospace: A growing global market #ADSfacts

UK Aerospace: A growing global market #ADSfacts

With a total turnover of £35.9 billion, the aerospace sector has grown by 45% since 2010. This is in line with the […]

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April 3, 2019

Jumpstart Guest Blog: four facts about Patent Box you can’t afford to ignore

Jumpstart Guest Blog: four facts about Patent Box you can’t afford to ignore

ADS member Jumpstart are the UK’s leading Innovation Funding specialists providing a complete service in claiming R&D tax relief and Patent Box […]

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March 15, 2019

Spring Statement 2019: Weak business investment lowers GDP forecast

Spring Statement 2019: Weak business investment lowers GDP forecast

Written by Aimie Stone, Senior Economist at ADS In its most recent Economic and Fiscal Outlook, the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) […]

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March 11, 2019

Thales Demonstrate Prosperity in Action

Thales Demonstrate Prosperity in Action

Written by Ally Ambroziak, Government Relations, Thales UK.  Last week saw the launch of an independent report commissioned by Thales. We took […]

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February 26, 2019

No Deal Simplifications for Business

No Deal Simplifications for Business

Written by Aimie Stone, Senior Economist at ADS In the event of a No Deal Brexit, businesses trading with the EU will […]

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February 15, 2019

Spring Statement and Spending Review 2019: What to expect

Spring Statement and Spending Review 2019: What to expect

Written by Aimie Stone, Senior Economist at ADS The Institute for Government (IfG) and Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) held a briefing […]

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January 28, 2019

Cashflow Implications in a No-deal Scenario

Cashflow Implications in a No-deal Scenario

Written by Andy Johnston, Defence Policy Advisor and Aimie Stone, Senior Economist For the UK Aerospace, Defence & Security industries the consequences […]

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October 9, 2018

Prioritise cash-flow and productivity in October Budget

Prioritise cash-flow and productivity in October Budget

There are less than three weeks until Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivers his 2018 Budget on 29th October, with industry […]

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June 11, 2018

Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked

Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked

Today The Guardian reports that some UK business organisations have joined with Opposition parties Labour and the Liberal Democrats in calling on […]

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June 1, 2018

Trump, steel and protectionism

Trump, steel and protectionism

After originally exempting the EU, Canada and Mexico from steel and aluminium import tariffs, the US removed their exemptions today. All three […]

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March 13, 2018

UK aerospace sector one of the hardest hit by Brexit

UK aerospace sector one of the hardest hit by Brexit

Last Autumn, ADS published our ‘Building Brexit’ report which estimated that post-Brexit, the UK aerospace sector could face additional costs of almost […]

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