Rain Newton-Smith: Look, as we know, no one wins in a trade war, but if you look at where… Cathy Newman: But the same deal as the penguins seems a bit steep, doesn’t it?

Rain Newton-Smith is the CBI’s Chief Executive. Before taking up the role, she was Managing Director, Strategy and Policy, Sustainability and ESG at Barclays. From August 2014 until March 2023, Rain ...

Looking back to the arguments made to remain in the EU are not helpful, believes director general of the CBI Rain Newton-Smith, while saying an honest conversation is needed around a new financial ...

Story by Rain Newton-Smith • 4mo The UK is a global leader in start-ups, but too many are running up against a brick wall when they seek the support, skills and the finance they need to scale up ...

Rain Newton-Smith, head of Britain’s largest business group, attacked Rachel Reeves’ tax raid on farmers, arguing that it risks endangering food security and hampering economic growth. Speaking at the ...

Daniel Sturm, LSE (chair) Beata Javorcik, University of Oxford Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Economist, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Simon Evenett, University of St. Gallen Gianmarco Ottaviano, ...

Rain Newton-Smith is due to speak at the group’s annual lunch in Edinburgh, alongside First Minister John Swinney, where she will laud the oil and gas industry as “the bridge” to net zero. But the ...