Rishi Sunak MP on free ports in the Yorkshire Post
Rishi Sunak MP, author of CPS report “The Free Ports Opportunity“, wrote for the Yorkshire Post on why free ports will help restore the UK’s trading spirit, Tuesday 22 November. “When in 1770, after a perilous two year journey around Cape Horn, a small ship became the first European vessel in history to drop anchor on the Australian continent its… View Article
Bill Jamieson writes for the Scotsman on CPS infrastructure bulletin
Bill Jamieson writes for the Scotsman on the implications of the CPS bulletin “Infrastructure Can Be a Bad Investment“ on 19 November 2016 “It’s all looking better than we dared hope: unemployment down again last month, retail sales rising at their fastest rate in 14 years, growth UK-wide higher than expected – and Chancellor Philip Hammond set to announce an… View Article
CPS infrastructure bulletin features in The Times
CPS economic bulletin “Infrastructure Can Be a Bad Investment” featured in The Times, Friday 18 November 2016. “The government has been urged to consider radical reform of how it commissions and finances infrastructure projects, amid concerns over the spiralling bill for high-speed rail and problems with building new homes and airport capacity. The Centre for… View Article
Hammond should be cautious about further borrowing for infrastructure – Daniel Mahoney for CapX
Daniel Mahoney wrote “Hammond should be cautious about further borrowing for infrastructure”, citing CPS bulletin “Infrastructure Can Be a Bad Investment“, for CapX on 18 November 2016 There is no doubt that Britain’s infrastructure is in need of upgrading. Britain’s road, rail and air transport infrastructure scores 27th, 19th and 18th respectively out of 138 countries analysed by the World… View Article
Tim Knox writes for Brexit Central on free ports
CPS Director Tim Knox wrote for Brexit Central on the report “The Free Ports Opportunity” by Rishi Sunak MP, Monday 14 November 2016. “The concept of Free Ports is thousands of years old (with Delos in Ancient Greece having originally pioneered the concept). Today they prosper all around the world. Handling over $750 billion of merchandise and… View Article
What should the West’s new recipe be for economic success? – Daniel Mahoney for CapX
There is no direct equivalence between the UK’s historic decision to leave the EU and the extraordinary election of Donald Trump in the US. Yet to some extent, a number of common denominators explain both populist movements. If centre-right movements want to survive across the Western world, they will need to consider how best to… View Article
CPS report author Rishi Sunak MP writes for Daily Telegraph on free ports
Rishi Sunak MP, author of CPS report “The Free Ports Opportunity“, writes on his findings for the Daily Telegraph, Monday 14 November 2016. To read the full article, visit the Daily Telegraph website. When it comes to seeking advice about Britain’s economy after Brexit, it’s probably fair to say that Greece wouldn’t be most people’s first… View Article
Micheal Johnson speaks at a Lifetime ISA debate with the FT
An FT panel debates whether the Lifetime ISA is the answer to the savings crisis, Michael Johnson supports his CPS report “The State Pension: No Longer Fit for Purpose”. To read the original article, click here. Centre for Policy Studies expert Michael Johnson comments: “Let’s go back to why I sat down and conjured up the… View Article
CPS State Pension Report features in Money Marketing
Michael Johnson’s CPS Report “The State Pension: No Longer Fit for Purpose” featured in Money Marketing on 3 November 2016 In a paper today, The Centre for Policy Studies’ Michael Johnson argues that while past entitlements should be honoured, the state pension is “facing fiscal calamity” without reform. Total spending on the state pension has risen by… View Article
CPS Economic Bulletin on the costs of Labour features in Money Week
The CPS Economic Bulletin “Labour’s £17,500 bill for families” was featured in Moneyweek 3 November 2016 ““Regardless of whether Corbyn can repeat the trick”, says Stuart Watkins, “Labour is the official opposition and its economic plans deserve scrutiny”. The Centre for Policy Studies – admittedly a right-wing think tank – has costed the party’s proposals at £471bn,… View Article
Michael Johnson CPS report features in The Sun
CPS report “The State Pension: No Longer Fit for Purpose” was featured in The Sun newspaper, Thursday 3 November 2016. To read the original article, vist The Sun website. Centre for Policy Studies expert Michael Johnson said: “Chelsea Man can be expected to live until 88 whereas someone in the ward of Tottenham Green may die… View Article
Tony Lodge writes for the Yorkshire Post on British Mining
Tony Lodge writes about British Mining for the Yorkshire Post on 29 October 2016 THE last deep coal mine in Britain closed last year. King Coal died when the Kellingley miners signed off just before Christmas. “For a number of years, the sector had been unable to compete with cheap imports and rising carbon taxes which penalised… View Article
Michael Johnson speaks at the Barnett Waddingham conference about pension dashboards
Michael Johnson discussed his CPS publication “The Pensions Dashboard: maintain the momentum” at the Barnett Waddingham defined contribution conference, cited in Professional Pensions, Friday 7 October 2016. Speaking at the annual Barnett Waddingham defined contribution (DC) conference, the Centre for Policy Studies research fellow said while its focus has been on pensions, he argued it should cover personal finance… View Article
“The Price of Law” cited in the Lawyer report on Foreign Office legal bills
CPS report “The Price of Law” has been cited in The Lawyer’s article yesterday about how Foreign Office legal bills are to skyrocket as it turns to leading firms on Brexit trade deals. See the full “The Price of Law” Report here:
Tim Knox talks to Share Radio about Theresa May speech
CPS Director Tim Knox spoke to Share Radio about Theresa May’s speech at the Conservative Party conference, Wednesday 5 October 2016.
We can dare to be optimistic about inequality – Tim Knox for CapX
CPS Director Tim Knox wrote “Why we can dare to be optimistic about inequality” for CapX, Friday 30 September 2016. To read the full article, visit the CapX website. It is wonderful that Oxfam recognises the “astonishing progress in poverty reduction” over the past few decades, and that “business can be a great force for good” in this… View Article
