Opinion
Could everything you have been told about Britain’s low productivity be wrong?
If you’ve been paying any attention to the news in recent years you will know that Britain has a productivity ‘problem’.
Saturday 19 September 2026
John Higginson is the co-founder and CEO of purpose-led communications agency Higginson Strategy and host of the Communicating Purpose podcast
If you’ve been paying any attention to the news in recent years you will know that Britain has a productivity ‘problem’.
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