James Wild: If we want to drive growth, we must take regulation as seriously as spending and taxation

James Wild: If we want to drive growth, we must take regulation as seriously as spending and taxation

James Wild is Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk. If we want more growth in the economy, we need to dismantle the regulatory state and remove the incentives to impose more and more rules. The case is clear – every pound of red tape costs imposed on business has the same impact on growth, jobs, and investment as a pound taken in taxes.  Yet despite warm words, this Labour government is repea…