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.
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.
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.
LBC Cross Question: Steve joins a panel of senior commentators to debate the UK’s leading news stories
September 2024: Steve is a guest on Cross Question with Iain Dale on LBC, debating top news stories including Labour’s growth plans, the NHS and immigration, alongside senior politicians and commentators Barry Gardiner MP, Paul Scully, and Alison Phillips.
Bloomberg: Steve Rigby talks to Bloomberg about potential capital gains tax rise
September 2024: In light of potential raises to capital gains tax, Steve speaks to Bloomberg about the importance of maintaining incentives for entrepreneurs and business owners, to build a thriving private business sector.
Family Capital: Steve Rigby recognised as one of World’s Top Family Enterprise Advisors
August 2024: Steve is listed in the “FamCap 50”, which highlights the world’s top family enterprise advisors, recognising his contribution to the sector.
Financial Times: UK family-owned businesses urge Labour to keep inheritance tax relief
July 2024: Steve speaks to the Financial Times, joining with other business leaders to argue that Labour must not scrap inheritance tax relief if it is serious about its mission to boost private sector investment.
The Times: Business leaders must take the baton to help Labour’s growth plans
July 2024: Steve’s opinion piece in The Times sets out how business leaders should engage with the new government to boost economic growth in the UK and create a positive environment for businesses.
Authority Magazine: Steve Rigby of Rigby Group On 5 Things You Need To Run A Highly Successful Family Business
July 2024: Steve shares his advice for CEOs, emphasizing the importance of integrity, compassion for colleagues, and making bold decisions.
Daily Mail: Labour's threat to lifeline tax relief on inherited shares could hit business
July 2024: Steve, together with Family Business UK (FBUK), calls for the next UK government to retain business relief within the Inheritance Tax regime, to ensure stability, jobs, and long-term growth among British family businesses.
The Times: Team GB's race to success has lessons for the private sector
June 2024: Steve’s opinion piece in The Times argues that the private business sector can learn from the successes of British Olympians, highlighting the importance of identifying our strengths and investing resources, so businesses can thrive.
Peel Hunt Podcast: Backing British Businesses
June 2024: Steve joins Charles Hall on the Peel Hunt podcast to discuss his work with the Private Business Commission and the current business climate in the UK.
Private Business Commission, Chaired by Steve Rigby, launches ‘Backing Breakthrough Business’ report
June 2024: The Private Business Commission launches its first report “Backing Breakthrough Businesses”, which examines the environment for private businesses in the UK and identifies ten key policy recommendations for the incoming UK government.
The TImes: This election is a chance to transform the business environment
June 2024: Steve’s opinion piece in The Times discusses the opportunities for business as the UK approaches a general election
Sunday Times: No more chaos, please! What business wants after the election
May 2024: What do the UK’s leading business owners want from the next government? The Sunday Times spoke to Steve who explained why stability and certainty are key.
Growth Capital Podcast: Public or private?
April 2024: Steve discusses the question facing growing companies - public or private? - on the Quoted Companies Alliance’s Growth Capital podcast.
The Times: Britain could learn a thing or two from Germany’s private companies
April 2024: Steve’s opinion piece in The Times explores what lessons can be learned from other countries to create an environment that nurtures private companies.
The Private Business Commission, chaired by Steve Rigby, issues Call for Evidence
The Commission has issued a Call for Evidence, inviting UK businesses to share insights on key issues affecting growth. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 23rd April 2024.
Financial Times: How succession can make or break a family business
April 2024: Steve talks to the FT about how family businesses can ensure the smooth transition from one generation to another.
The Times: Why we should be taking bets on thoroughbreds instead of dreaming on unicorns
March 2024: Steve’s opinion piece in The Times argues that UK policy needs to do more to support long-term ownership of UK private companies, rather than simply focusing on start-ups and scale-ups.