Helm ✨ (ex The Supper Club) ✨

M&S boss @MachinStuart1 is 100% right. British businesses are being weighed down by an ever-growing burden of taxation, regulation and rising costs. This is exactly why we launched Helm’s #StopTheCreep campaign. You cannot tax and regulate your way to economic growth. Give businesses the freedom and confidence to invest, hire and grow. mol.im/a/16197765

1/ Chancellor John Healey says he wants growth and wealth creation. Yet Chris Rokos, who paid around £330m in UK tax last year, is leaving Britain. You don’t grow an economy by driving away the people who invest, build businesses and pay the taxes. news.uk.cityam.com/story/245…

I joined City AM's Business As Usual podcast to discuss founder confidence, why so few founders see the Prime Minister as pro-business, and what the Government needs to do now to change that.

It almost doesn't matter whether an exit tax happens. The damage is already being done. Every new tax rumour creates more uncertainty. Founders delay decisions, investors hesitate, and more entrepreneurs start asking whether they should build elsewhere. The UK doesn't need constant speculation. It needs certainty. Confidence attracts investment. Uncertainty drives it away. I spoke with Samuel Norman of the @CityAM about the rumours of an exit tax.

I spoke with @elitebizmag about Keir Starmer's resignation and on what comes next. My view: stop treating businesses like a tax machine. Growth comes from backing founders to invest, hire and scale; not taxing ambition out of the UK. #ScaleUps #UKBusiness elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk/…

Today we launched Stop the Creep. Britain is one of the most entrepreneurial countries in the world. But the steady creep of taxes on founders and scaling businesses risks driving growth elsewhere. Alongside founders, business leaders and parliamentarians, we're calling on the Government to back those building and growing businesses in the UK. Read and sign the open letter: helmclub.co/stop-the-creep

Hosting @TerrySzuplat , Obama’s former speechwriter, last night was a powerful reminder of how much communication really matters. What struck me wasn’t just how good he is… It’s how intentional he is about every word. He gave a masterclass unpacking how great leaders actually land their message, and why most people completely miss the mark. Then we continued the conversation over drinks with a group of @helm_club founders and CEOs. That’s where the real insights come out. Grateful to bring people like this into the room at Helm. Not many places you get this level of access.

1/ As part of our Political Speakers Series at Helm, we hosted Richard Tice, Deputy Leader of Reform and Shadow Secretary for Business, Trade and Energy, for a private dinner with founders and investors.

Unemployment increase is the price of bad policy. I spoke with the @DailyMail about the spring budget mol.im/a/15611371

Unemployment increase is the price of bad policy. I spoke with @thisismoney 👇 Bold action needed to fix the growing youth jobs crisis ministers told thisismoney.co.uk/money/mark…

UK scale-up founders (£5–50m) are converging on the same strategic priorities for 2026. After dozens of closed-room conversations with @helm_club CEOs, I’ve distilled 6 strategies that will define who scales, and who stalls. Published in @StartupsMag 👇 startupsmagazine.co.uk/6-str…