Liam Fox: Conservatives must inspire a new generation to reject the fundamentalism of socialism
LIAM FOX: CONSERVATIVES MUST INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION TO REJECT THE FUNDAMENTALISM OF SOCIALISM Delivering a wide-ranging speech at the Centre for Policy Studies on Thursday 13th June 2019, The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade said: Introduction: “The Conservative Party has been… View Article
Britain Beyond Brexit: A Collection of Essays
Britain Beyond Brexit: A Collection of Essays Edited by George Freeman MP In conjunction with the Centre for Policy Studies and the 2020 Group, George Freeman MP has brought together an all-star cast of Conservatives to set out a bold new vision beyond Brexit. Taking on the narrative of the hard left, this book explores… View Article
Sajid Javid MP launches CPS Small Business Report
On Thursday, the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) launched a major new report with the Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, calling for the Government to adopt an emblematic policy to champion small and family businesses: the Simple Consolidated Tax. ‘Think Small’, written by Nick King, the CPS’s Head of Business, with a foreword by West Midlands mayor… View Article
Tories ‘not on the side of small business’, say voters
TORIES ‘NOT ON THE SIDE OF SMALL BUSINESS‘, SAY VOTERS Former senior Government adviser calls for urgent simplification of small business tax regime in a major new report on small businesses. YouGov polling of both the public and small business owners/managersshows that they overwhelmingly believe the Government is not on the side of small business – but also agree it… View Article
Secretary of State Pompeo delivers Margaret Thatcher Lecture
To deliver the Margaret Thatcher lecture is truly humbling for me” – Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo On Wednesday 8 May, the Centre for Policy Studies was honoured to host the US Secretary of State, Michael R Pompeo, at Lancaster House to deliver the 2019 Margaret Thatcher Lecture – marking the 40th anniversary of Baroness Thatcher’s… View Article
Damian Green MP sets out plan to fix social care crisis
Social care is one of the most controversial topics in British politics – but one that urgently needs to be addressed. In a new report for the Centre for Policy Studies, the Rt Hon Damian Green MP – who as First Secretary of State commissioned the Government’s social care green paper – put forward a bold and comprehensive proposal to secure… View Article
CBI: ‘Labour’s re-nationalisation plans will profoundly harm UK’
Labour’s plans for re-nationalisation will “profoundly harm” the UK economy, said Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General. Speaking at Liverpool John Moores University, Fairbairn quoted CPS figures from “The Cost of Nationalisation” paper published in 2018 which estimated the cost of Labour’s re-nationalisation plans at over £170bn, or £6,500 per UK household. Fairbairn added that over 8… View Article
Corbyn fails yet again to grasp the magic of competitive markets
“Competition is what has given us civilisational wonders like iPhones and Teslas and the Greggs vegan sausage roll” writes Robert Colvile, CPS Director, in City A.M., 19 March 2019. Unlike Jeremy Corbyn – who believes one company having the monolopy of mail delivery is efficient – Colvile argues competition is driving better services for consumers and we should… View Article
Deal or no deal, let’s make the UK the most attractive place for business
“There is no magic bullet post-Brexit” but Britain needs ideas for how to reassure consumers, promote investment, and keep Britain open to trade and talent in the event of no-deal, writes Robert Colvile, 12 March 2019. That is why the Centre for Policy Studies has published ‘A Budget for No Deal’ which sets out more than a dozen… View Article
The battle for Britain’s future requires some ideological firepower
Christian May, Editor of City A.M., writes his weekly column on the rise of the Centre for Policy Studies and tonight’s Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture which will be delivered by Allister Health, his predecessor as City A.M. editor and current editor of the Sunday Telegraph. May highlights the vital role played by the CPS in bringing… View Article
Is Philip Hammond’s plan to thwart Brexit about to reach fruition?
Instead of embarking on viable no-deal planning, Chancellor Philip Hammond wishes to make no-deal sound like “a terrifying act of national self-harm”, writes Fraser Nelson in The Telegraph, 8 March 2019. Fraser, who sits on the Board of the Centre for Policy Studies, highlights missed opportunities to make the case for strong no-deal planning but writes… View Article
CPS publishes blueprint for coping with no-deal Brexit
Both the British Government and the European Union insist that they do not want a “no-deal” Brexit. Yet it remains a possibility – and one which must be prepared for. Today, the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) publishes a major paper setting out the measures the Chancellor should consider in a no-deal scenario, designed to… View Article
CPS named most influential think tank among Tory MPs
Figures from polling company ComRes have revealed the Centre for Policy Studies is considered the most influential think tank by Conservative MPs. The polling was carried out by ComRes, who spoke to over 150 MPs, and gathered their views on a variety of issues relating to the effectiveness, influence, profile, and perceived partiality of think… View Article
Charities should drop their halos and stick to basics
“When you think of the World Wide Fund for Nature, you think of cuddly pandas…[not] funding paramilitary forces that allegedly “tortured and killed scores of people”” writes Robert Colvile in The Times, Wednesday 6 March. The extraordinary news follows a Buzzfeed News investigation and comes after scores of other charities have been “tainted by scandal”. Often, Robert… View Article
By welcoming top talent, Britain can breed a new generation of unicorns
‘Unicorn visas’ for new tech companies, a comprehensive skills review led by businesses, and a nationwide entrepreneur mentoring programme would all enable Britain to support the next generation of tech companies, writes Eamonn Ives. Eamonn’s piece highlights research which shows Brits are in favour of increasing, or at least maintaining, the number of high-skilled immigrants… View Article
Britain must seize the opportunity to lead the tech talent revolution
Will Shu, Chief Executive of Deliveroo, writes in The Telegraph, Monday 4 March, backing the recommendations of the latest report from the Centre for Policy Studies. ‘Herding Unicorns’ followed conversations and interviews with tech investors, entrepreneurs and staff at existing start-ups and scale-ups and identifies the challenges facing companies seeking to become a ‘unicorn’ – an… View Article
