By Charlie Conchie A new government must prune the UK’s sprawling tax system and refresh “Brand Britain” if the country is to boost investment and restore its status as a global hub for business, the country’s top business body has said. In its “business manifesto” today, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) laid out a list of demands to both parties and said that an incoming government needed to “revitalise the investor pitch” for the country and “redefine the UK’s growth trajectory” within 100 days of taking power. “A new government of whatever colour provides an opportunity to shift …