Unions and thinktanks push UK to supercharge national wealth fund

In the long arc of industrial nations reckoning with deindustrialisation and climate transition, Britain finds itself at a familiar crossroads: whether to invest boldly in its own future or to proceed cautiously while competitors move at scale. A broad coalition of unions, environmental organisations, and policy institutes is urging the government to transform the National Wealth Fund from a promising but modest instrument into a genuine engine of public investment, arguing that the gap between ambition and capacity is costing communities, workers, and the planet dearly. With a new prime minis