A more productive economy is being delivered under this Labour government

The Labour government set raising economic growth as its central target while in power. The new figures published by the Office for National Statistics suggest that the economy is doing a lot better than expected. John Van Reenen makes the case for how this Labour government is overseeing productivity growth.

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John Van Reenen

15 May 2026

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LSE British Politics

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/a-more-productive-economy-is-being-delivered-under-this-labour-government/

This work is published under POID and the CEP's Growth programme.

This publication comes under the following CEP theme: UK productivity and policy