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.

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BBC Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: Steve provides a business perspective on the week’s biggest stories

Steve joins host Laura Kuenssberg to discuss issues such as NHS reforms, Ukraine and the UK economy alongside Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, journalist Susanna Reid, and acclaimed playwright James Graham OBE.

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Steve Rigby quoted in The Guardian on Labour Party Conference

The Times: Government should make better use of Britain’s business leaders

Opinion: Closing the AI skills gap is an £80 billion opportunity

The Times: Growth can’t take root if firms are still gripped by fear

Tomorrow: The Future Forum podcast: Steve Rigby

The Digital State Podcast: Steve Rigby

New report: AI skills investment could add £80 billion to UK economy

New report finds AI skills investment could add £80 billion to UK economy

The Policy Fix: Tom Adeyoola “We need to support home-grown innovation in the UK”

Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future Podcast: Steve Rigby

James and Steve Rigby awarded honorary Doctor of Science degrees by Aston University

The Policy Fix: Steve Rigby “Britain Is Sleepwalking Into An AI Crisis”

CNBC: Gilt market ‘holding its breath’ for Chancellor pick, Rigby Group CEO

New report calls for urgent action to tackle youth employment: a “perfect storm” in Birmingham

Policy FIx: Sir Peter Rigby - Why entrepreneurs are built in hard times

City A.M.: Steve Rigby: Burnham has a chance bring confidence back to British business

Steve Rigby helps launch West Midlands plan to unlock business growth finance

Professional Wealth magazine: Rigby family leader invests with ‘one foot in the casino’

The Policy Fix: Ruth Curtice “Britain’s Middle Class Is Being Squeezed From Every Side”

Steve Rigby launches Project MADE: plan to make the West Midlands a world-leading advanced manufacturing supercluster

Mayors urged to harness new partnership model to deliver local renewal and better lives in Britain’s regions

The Times: Vulnerable Britain cannot afford to lag behind on AI

Corporate Financier Magazine: The family way

The Policy Fix: Claire Ward, Why you feel worse off even when GDP Is ‘up’

The Policy Fix: Andrew Griffith “Why Britain’s economy is falling behind”

The Times: Squeezed middle is just as vital as glamorous tech

The Policy Fix: Nadhim Zahawi joins Steve Rigby on the podcast

R4 World at One: Steve discusses UK unemployment

February 2026: Steve speaks on The World at One, warning that youth unemployment is rising sharply, with nearly 18% of young people effectively outside the workforce. He argues that higher employer costs, wage changes and added regulation are collectively discouraging hiring and risk entrenching long-term youth unemployment.

The Times: UK needs next gear to bridge the artificial intelligence skills gap

February 2026: Steve writes in The Times that the UK must shift into “next gear” on training and education if it’s going to close the widening artificial intelligence skills gap so that businesses can harness AI effectively and stay competitive.

R5 Live: Steve discusses the state of UK employment

February 2026: Steve speaks to Radio 5 Live Wake Up to Money, arguing that greater political stability, a more pro-business approach and a serious focus on AI-driven reskilling are essential to restore confidence and protect jobs in the UK. (Listen from 32 mins)

The Times: Leaders create growth no matter the economic hand they are dealt

December 2025: Steve writes an opinion piece in The Times outlining the fundamental business principles that create strong business leaders and enable companies to grow even amid difficult economic conditions.

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