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CPS at Conservative Party Conference

CPS and CapX are hosted a full complement of fringe events in Birmingham. All the sessions are available to watch on the CPS YouTube Channel

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CPS at Conservative Party Conference

CPS and CapX are hosted a full complement of fringe events in Birmingham. All the sessions are available to watch on the CPS YouTube Channel

Catch up

Conservative Revolution

If only there was a manual to rebuilding the Conservative Party... 'Conservative Revolution' charts the rise of the CPS and the development of Thatcherism, and looks at how we can develop these ideas today.

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A Cheaper Route to Net Zero

A new paper by John Penrose sets out twenty recommendations which could be adopted by the new government to help bring energy bills down while still committing to decarbonisation.

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Britain's real black hole is far larger than £22bn – and far harder to close

Rachel Reeves has warned of a £22 billion ‘black hole’ in the public finances. But reports by the OBR and Lord Darzi show that the real black hole is far larger – driven by the cavernous gap between Britain’s spending commitments and its growth rates.

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The (not so) green belt

The ‘green belt’ is one of the branding triumphs of British politics — but is all of it worth saving?

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Taking Back Control

New report from Robert Jenrick MP and Neil O’Brien MP argues that the scale and composition of recent migration have failed to deliver the significant economic and fiscal benefits its advocates promised.

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CPS at Conservative Party Conference
50th Anniversary

Conservative Revolution
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A Cheaper Route to Net Zero
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Britain's real black hole is far larger than £22bn – and far harder to close
Research

The (not so) green belt
Research

Taking Back Control

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Accelerating Infrastructure
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A Cheaper Route to Net Zero
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Why the EU is Not the Answer to Britain’s Growth Challenge
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Facing Fakes
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Friday 18th October 2024

Government urged to fix ‘infrastructure inertia’
Thursday 26th September 2024

Net zero costing ‘billions of pounds more than it needs to’, says former Conservative minister
Monday 23rd September 2024

CPS responds to Reeves’ conference speech
Sunday 15th September 2024

Low-skilled migration will cost Britain, says CPS Research Director
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CapX

Joseph Dinnage

Labour have already shown their true colours
Dillon Smith

We need to decarbonise – let’s do it on the cheap
Vernon Bogdanor

We are living in the Britain Keith Joseph created
Samuel Hughes

Labour are reforming Right to Buy in the wrong way
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