Households face £1,230 bill to plug public sector pension black hole (The Telegraph)
Households face an annual bill of £1,230 by 2017 to plug the “unsustainable” black hole in public sector pensions as Coalition reforms still leave the taxpayer paying for £4 in every £5.
Families face £1,200 bill for public sector pensions (Daily Mail)
Expert reveals 80 per cent of funds are paid for by taxpayer
The real reasons why living costs are still going up (City AM)
Head of Economic Research Ryan Bourne writes for City AM’s Forum on living standards.
Switch off subsidies for inefficient wind farms (The Yorkshire Post)
CPS Energy Expert Tony Lodge writes for The Yorkshire Post on John Hayes MP’s recent comments on windfarms.
Cost is key in the coalition’s brave decision to fire up nuclear energy (City AM)
CPS Research Fellow Tony Lodge wrote for City AM’s Forum on the Coaliton’s nuclear energy policy.
Slowly, too slowly, the Tories are embracing ever looser union (The Telegraph)
Charles Moore writes for The Daily Telegraph on his Margaret Thatcher Lecture 2012.
E-Bulletin: Charles Moore delivers Margaret Thatcher Lecture; Mark Garnier on banking reform
E-Bulletin, 26th October 2012.
An important fortnight in the macroeconomic debate
This week saw more positive news on the employment front. The UK’s employment rate for 16-64 year olds rose 0.5 percentage points to 71.3% for June-August 2012 compared with the previous quarter.
‘Plan B’ is not the answer (The Spectator)
Ahead of “Battle of the Chancellors” CPS Head of Economic Research Ryan Bourne writes on why moving away from austerity is not the answer.
Victory on the Mansion Tax
The Centre for Policy Studies is recognised to have led the intellectual argument against a Mansion Tax.
Cameron’s strong speech appeals to conservative base (City AM)
Cameron’s strong speech appeals to conservative base
As Spain and Greece Burn, Estonia Offers a Lesson (Heritage)
Head of Economic Research Ryan Bourne and Margaret Thatcher Center Senior Research Fellow Ted Bromund write for The Heritage’s Foundry blog.
New Threats to London’s Euro-Dominance (The Wall Street Journal)
Keith Boyfield discusses the new threats to London’s Euro-Dominance.
BBC WM interview: Ryan Bourne on pensioner benefits
CPS Head of Economic Research Ryan Bourne was interviewed on BBC WM about pensioner benefits.
