Robert Colvile is Director of the CPS and Editor-in-Chief of CapX, and was one of the co-authors of the 2019 Conservative Party manifesto. He currently writes a weekly column for The Sunday Times and was previously head of comment at the Daily and Sunday Telegraph and news director at BuzzFeed UK, as well as an editor, columnist and leader writer with the Telegraph.
Liam Halligan will be joining the Centre for Policy Studies as its new Director in September 2026.
Elliott is Managing Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, focussing on strategy, finance and fundraising, and overseeing HR, operations and recruitment to ensure impact at the highest levels of UK policy and public discourse.
Emma Revell is External Affairs Director at the Centre for Policy Studies, steering the CPS’ Thatcher Fellowship Programme, organising the annual Margaret Thatcher Conference and leading on the CPS’ extensive presence at Conservative Party conference, as well as leading on the CPS’ communications and external affairs work.
Karl Williams is Research Director at the Centre for Policy Studies. A data specialist with a background in energy and seaborne trade research in the City, his work at the CPS has focused on political economy, immigration policy and the intellectual foundations of free market conservatism – as well as content of the Thatcher Fellowship programme.
Marc Sidwell is Editor of CapX, prior to which he was Director of Research for the Henry Jackson Society. Marc is an experienced journalist and writer, having previously worked as head of the Telegraph Money desk, spent several years as a senior editor at City A.M, and has appeared on national and international media and written for many publications in the UK and US.
Daniel Herring is Head of Economic & Fiscal Policy at the Centre for Policy Studies. He was previously at the Legatum Institute, where he led work on the Institute’s Prosperity Index and began his career at the New Zealand Treasury. He holds degrees in Law and Arts (majoring in Politics and Economics) from the University of Auckland and a Master of Science in Applied Statistics from Birkbeck, University of London.
Ben Hopkinson is the Head of Housing and Infrastructure at the Centre for Policy Studies. He was previously the Head of Research at Britain Remade, a pro-economic growth campaign group, and a Senior Risk Consultant at PwC. He holds an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a BA in Philosophy,… View Article
Ayushma Maharjan is a researcher at the Centre for Policy Studies. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Oxford. Ayushma began her career at Samriddhi Foundation, a Nepal-based free market think tank, where she contributed to policy research and advocacy initiatives. Her work primary focused on improving the business and… View Article
Sean Ridley is the Energy & Environment Researcher at the CPS. He has professional experience as a forensic accountant in Australia. He holds a masters degree in Public Administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Economics from the University of Western Australia.
Camille Cross is the Head of Events at the Centre for Policy Studies. Before moving to London she completed a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Notre Dame, Australia.
Nicole Noyes is Development Officer at the Centre for Policy Studies. Before joining CPS, she served as a Program Manager at the Aspen Institute, which convenes leaders from around the globe committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Prior to that, she worked at the Ethics & Public Policy Center, as Program Manager… View Article
Bryony Betts is Operations Manager at the CPS and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the office. She graduated from Cardiff University with a degree in Criminology & Social Policy before working for her local council.
Gerard Lyons is a highly respected economist and Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies.
Samuel Hughes is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies, having previously been Head of Housing between October 2022 and March 2025. He is an editor at Works in Progress and a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Previously, he worked with Policy Exchange, Create Streets, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Tony Lodge is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies. He has written and commented widely on rail policy and is author of several CPS papers. He delivered the Institute of Directors Beesley Lecture on ‘Promoting railway competition’ and has appeared before the Commons Transport Select Committee and the Competition and Markets Authority.
Nick King is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies and sits on the CPS’s Advisory Board. He has a particular interest in SMEs, enterprise and wider business policy. Previously he was Chief of Staff and lead policy adviser to Sajid Javid from 2012-2018.
Tim is an accomplished financial services expert with over 15 years at Morgan Stanley, where he held senior roles in Foreign Exchange and Emerging Markets, advising institutions through complex market shifts. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, with early experience at PwC, he now leads a consultancy helping firms… View Article
Maria Higson is a Director of Transformation in the NHS and is keenly interested in the future of health and social care. Her work has spanned a variety of programmes, most notably in the introduction of ‘group’ models into the NHS to achieve the benefits of scale demonstrated by large companies. Maria recently gained a… View Article
Resham Kotecha is the Global Head of Policy at the ODI, where she leads public policy work and collaborates with governments to strengthen data ecosystems and policy frameworks. Before this, she was Head of Policy at Wise, a FTSE-listed Unicorn, overseeing policy efforts across EMEA. With over a decade of experience in policy, Resham has… View Article
James Price is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies. He served as a Government Senior Special Adviser across five departments, including as the Chief of Staff to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. James also worked as a SpAd for the Leader and Chief Whip in the House of Lords, the Department for… View Article
