Is now the time to raise public sector pay?
On 13 September 2017, Daniel Mahoney joined Faiza Shaheen, Director of the Class think tank, to discuss lifting the public sector pay cap. With Labur holding an opposition day motion on NHS pay and the government signaling its “flexibility” on the subject by lifting the cap for police officers and prison officers, is now the… View Article
Hugo Chavez, not ‘foreign meddling’, responsible for Venezuela’s crisis
Daniel Mahoney, Head of Economic Research for the Centre for Policy Studies, writes for The Telegraph on the ongoing instability in Benezeula and it’s roots in Hugo Chavez’ economic reforms. “This week Parliament debated the deepening chaos in Venezuela. Even today, many Labour MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn himself, continue to apologise for the legacy of Hugo… View Article
MPs right to debate Venezuela, there is no room for apologists
The Centre for Policy Studies welcomes the debate on the current instability in Venezuela, held yesterday in Westminster Hall. Jeremy Corbyn has described Venezuela as “a better way of doing things” – pointing to the fall in poverty rates under Hugo Chavez – but “Venezuela – No Room for Apologists”, published by the Centre for Policy Studies… View Article
Labour’s magical nationalisation plan won’t fix train overcrowding
Tony Lodge writes for Conservative Home website on the dangers of Labour’s nationalisation plans for the railways. In the piece, Tony argues that Labour’s plans would be costly and impractical with no evidence on how they would improve passenger experiences or reduce costs. Read the full piece on the Conservative Home website.
CPS welcomes Lord MacPherson’s comments on quantitative easing
Daniel Mahoney, Head of Economic Research at the CPS, responded to comments by Lord MacPherson, former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, on the dangers of quantitative easing. Lord MacPherson wrote on Twitter that QE was “like heroin” and the Bank of England needed to “move on.” Daniel Mahoney welcomed the comments, adding “persistently loose monetary policy has left the… View Article
The Telegraph – The Tories can put an end to rail fare hell
Tony Lodge writes in The Telegraph, 16 August 2017, on the need to complete rail privatisation in order to deliver better outcomes for passengers. Passenger surveys show that on lines where passengers have a choice of operators, ticket prices are lower, satisfaction is higher, and rail operators have an incentive to provide additional services such… View Article
Tony Lodge: Competition is rail’s ticket to the future
Tony Lodge writes on the 25th anniversary of rail privatisation and looks what more needs to be done in a piece for the Yorkshire Post, published 12 August 2017. “John Major’s railway White Paper in the summer of 1992 pledged to deliver “more competition, greater efficiency and a wider choice of services more closely tailored… View Article
Abolishing fees would be socially regressive – Daniel Mahoney on TalkRadio
Daniel Mahoney spoke to Penny Smith’s Breakfast Show, 5 August 2017, on TalkRadio to talk about his latest report, Wealthy Graduates: The Winner’s from Corbyn’s Tuition Fees Plan. Daniel explained that analysis showed the cost of abolishing tuition fees would be enormous, with the burden of paying for higher education passed from high earning graduates to non-graduates who… View Article
Michael Johnson – The state pension is unaffordable
Michael Johnson, CPS research fellow, joined Paul Lewis on the Money Box programme to discuss the future of the state pension as part of BBC Radio 4’s “Death of Retirement” series. Michael talks about his proposals, detailed in reports published by the Centre for Policy Studies, to raise the state pension age significantly and consider scrapping the… View Article
Why does Corbyn want to take from the poor to subsidise the rich?
Daniel Mahoney, Head of Economic Research and Deputy Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, writes in CapX on tuition fees and university access for disadvantaged students. In the piece, Daniel argues that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to abolish tuition fees and “tackle” student debt will lead to non-graduates subsidising university education for graduates who –… View Article
Corbyn’s plan to abolish fees ‘very regressive’ – media round-up
The Telegraph featured a piece, 4 August 2017, on the latest CPS report on tuition fees. “The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) said Labour’s flagship general election education policies would result in poorer non-graduates effectively subsidising students who then go on to earn thousands of pounds more every year. Labour promised in its 2017 manifesto to abolish tuition fees while Mr Corbyn… View Article
CPS responds to official figures showing more disadvantaged students are going to university
The Department for Education yesterday, Thursday 3 August 2017, released their annual statistics on young people’s participation in higher education, including their social background. Analysis by the Centre for Policy Studies shows that rather than being put off by higher tuition fees, the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university has increased. The report further highlights… View Article
Could the next Islamic State attacker be a woman?
Following on from her successful stewardship of the Margaret Thatcher Conference on Security, Devorah Margolin has returned to her PhD research considering the role of women in jihad. In light of recent terror attacks in the West, Margolin considered womens’ part in planning and executing the attacks, noting “[female] terrorists, it seems, were able to take… View Article
Rail competition brings benefits for passengers
Commenting on the publication on the National Rail Passenger Survey, Tony Lodge, research fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies, said: “Today’s national rail passenger survey shows that when train companies compete on the same track they come top on overall satisfaction, value for money, punctuality and getting a seat. On the East Coast Main Line Hull… View Article
Austerity shouldn’t be sacrificed to increase public sector pay – coverage of CPS report
Guido Fawkes today, 21 July 2017, urged MPs “flirting with Torbynism” to read the latest CPS report, ‘Abandoning Austerity is No Solution‘. “The report finds that the only responsible ways to increase public sector wages would be to re-gear spending priorities, for example by making savings in the international aid budget or ring-fenced pensioner benefits. It also… View Article
Anne Applebaum: The West needs to regain its ideals
Anne Applebaum, prominent foreign policy commentator and columnist with The Washington Post, joined the Margaret Thatcher Conference on Security to discuss the topic “What should ‘the West’ stand for?” After her panel, Anne spoke to Rob Covile, Editor of CapX, about the threats posed by Russia, fake news and President Trump, modern challenges to democracy,… View Article
