Stronger for longer, not strongest for shortest

Soon her eye fell on a little glass box that was lying under the table: she opened it, and found in it a very small cake, on which the words ‘EAT ME’ were beautifully marked in currants. “Well, I’ll eat it,” said Alice, “and if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door; so either way I’ll get into the garden, and I don’t care which happens!”

Read the full UKFI blog post where our Chief Executive Officer Sandy Jayaraj explores the trade-off between near-term growth and lower, but more sustained growth.

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