# Just Eat founder: No one would run a business like No 10 runs the country

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/just-eat-founder-no-one-would-run-a-business-like-no-10-runs-the-country/
- Published: 2026-11-12T05:54:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T06:20:11+00:00
- Original publisher: City AM (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.cityam.com/just-eat-founder-no-one-would-run-a-business-like-no-10-runs-the-country/
- Topics: Business

## Key points

- Buttress says Number 10’s meetings lack accountability.
- He warns that entrepreneurs are leaving Britain.
- He calls Burnham’s first Budget too timid.

## Summary

David Buttress, Just Eat’s founder, argues that the organisation and culture at Number 10 make it difficult to run the country effectively. Drawing on his work advising the government on the cost-of-living crisis, he says meetings often lack accountability and produce little action, while Britain’s approach to entrepreneurs risks weakening economic growth.

Buttress says Just Eat grew into a business valued at £5.5bn after nearly going bust twice, and argues that successful founders should be celebrated. He cites estimates that the highest-earning 1 per cent pay about a third of income tax and the top 10 per cent around 60 per cent, and says some investors and entrepreneurs are moving abroad. He also criticises Andy Burnham’s first Budget as too cautious, arguing that the new leader should use his political mandate to change course.

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