
MEDIA
STEVE REGULARLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE MEDIA, IN INTERVIEWS AND OPINION PIECES.
BELOW ARE SOME RECENT HIGHLIGHTS.
Requests for interviews should be directed to SR@steverigby.com.
City a.m.: Growth is near impossible. Here are 7 pleas for Reeves’ Spring Budget
February 2025: Steve writes in City A.M. arguing that growth is impossible if we continue on as we are but the Spring Budget is a chance for change. He sets out seven ways the Chancellor could make an immediate positive impact.
Forbes Magazine: Building ties between the US and UK - tips for founders
February 2025: Whilst the UK’s trading relationship with the US remains unclear, untapped business potential still exists for UK entrepreneurs. Steve offers advice to British entrepreneurs based on a recent report from The Entrepreneurs Network.
The Rigby Foundation Pledges £3 Million to Support Young People in Birmingham
February 2025: The Rigby Foundation, chaired by Steve Rigby, launches its ground-breaking social mobility project, Inspiring Futures. The charity is pledging £3 million to help raise the aspirations of disadvantaged young people in Birmingham, pairing charities with schools across the city.
Business Insider: Steve Rigby Profile
February 2025: Steve’s interview with Business Insider, where he discusses his experience as one of the leaders of an incredibly successful family business, and what it means to drive growth and innovation in Europe’s largest private tech firm.
The Times: Labour should learn to listen to business before charging ahead
February 2025: Steve, writing in The Times, argues that the Government must heed the insights of British businesses and leverage their expertise to achieve ambitious economic growth.
The Telegraph: The injustice of Labour’s inheritance tax raid has already been exposed
January 2025: Steve writes a piece for The Telegraph discussing how recent changes to inheritance tax relief announced in the last budget threaten to disrupt family businesses and their contribution to the UK economy.
The Sunday Times: Rigby family recognised in The Times Tax List 2025
January 2025: Steve, James and their father Sir Peter Rigby are listed at No. 39 on The Times Tax List 2025, alongside the UK’s top 100 biggest taxpayers. The listing is an endorsement of the family’s commitment to making a meaningful contribution to the economy and supporting its communities.
Steve Rigby Supports Rising Stars competition to find UK’s most promising tech start-ups
January 2025: Announcing the 2025 Rising Stars competition, supported by a £3 million investment fund, which will identify and accelerate the UK’s most innovative tech start-ups. Steve will be one of the judges offering mentorship to up-and-coming tech entrepreneurs
Rigby Group celebrates 50 years of innovation, growth, and giving back
January 2025: Celebrating 50 years of Rigby Group. Steve is Co-CEO of this top ten UK family business, which has been forefront of transformative change in technology, philanthropy, and sustainable business practices for half a century.
The Times: Stability, Confidence and – yes – Trump can bring hope for the new year
December 2024: Steve writes in The Times about why businesses have reasons to be optimistic as we approach the new year, emphasising the importance of focusing on growth opportunities in 2025.
London Loves Business: UK Government must prioritise trade with Trump’s America to deliver on growth ambitions
December 2024: Steve comments on a new report from The Entrepreneurs Network, arguing that the UK Government must focus on strengthening UK-US trade relations, particularly through a free trade agreement, to achieve its ambitious economic growth goals.
Steve Rigby and The Entrepreneurs Network launch “Towards a more special relationship” briefing paper
December 2024: Steve Rigby launches a briefing paper with The Entrepreneurs Network, examining ways to enhance UK-US economic relations, emphasising entrepreneurship, innovation, and regulatory alignment.
The Times: Steve comments on the impact for family firms of increasing inheritance tax
November 2024: Steve is quoted in Juliet Samuel’s column for The Times, which discusses how the Government’s changes to inheritance tax are harming family firms.
The Times: Family firms are the economy’s backbone, so don’t put them at risk
November 2024: Writing in The Times, Steve examines the UK tax changes introduced in the Autumn Budget, highlighting their potential to undermine the future of family businesses and their vital contribution to the economy.
Steve Rigby contributes to BCC Economic Review 2024
November 2024: In the 2024 Birmingham Economic Review, Steve emphasizes the city’s role as a dynamic hub for economic and social progress and underscores the importance of partnerships between the private and public sectors to sustain growth and build a globally competitive economy.
The Sunday Times: Higher inheritance tax could ‘rip the heart’ out of family firms
November 2024: Steve writes in The Sunday Times urging UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to reconsider increasing inheritance tax, which will prevent success being passed down generations.
BBC Question Time: Steve debates top news stories alongside leading commentators
October 2024: Steve joins the Question Time panel alongside Douglas Alexander MP, Damian Green the former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister, journalist and activist Ash Sarkar, and author, satirist, and podcast host Konstantin Kisin. Together, they discuss key news topics of the week, including taxation, workers’ rights, the NHS, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The Times Letter to the Editor: Investing in Britain
October 2024: Steve joins with business leaders from across the UK, including bosses of five of the world’s biggest banks, to back a push to invest in the UK ahead of the government’s flagship investment summit.
The Times: Don’t tax our wealth creators out of the UK
October 2024: Steve writes in The Times, discussing the upcoming budget and the Government's challenge to balance the books whilst supporting business growth.
Forbes: Scaling Britain’s breakthrough businesses
October 2024: Steve's opinion piece for Forbes, where he outlines his strategies for driving sustainable long-term growth in UK businesses.