High streets eyed for 500,000 new homes
Plans to “reinvent and reuse” vacant commercial properties could provide space for 500,000 new homes, according to a report published by the Centre for Policy Studies today.
News Liz Truss’s trade advisers warn against green tax ‘protectionism’ in drive for net zero
Eamonn Ives, of the conservative Centre for Policy Studies, agreed “clean free trade would be “vital” for decarbonisation. But he stressed that “border taxes really could be a viable long-term solution”.
Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan misses chance to test road pricing
Responding to the Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan, published today, Eamonn Ives, CPS Head of Energy and Environment, said: ‘The Transport Decarbonisation Plan was a great opportunity to drive forward the Government’s Net Zero mission. Some of its policies were certainly welcome, and have been long-standing CPS policy proposals. The promised consultation on reforming the Bus… View Article
Use Gareth Southgate’s tactics for culture war, pollster tells MPs
Gareth Southgate’s tactics in dealing with sensitive culture war issues should be followed by politicians, a leading US pollster has argued as he warned Britain faces a potential descent into American-style polarisation.
Half of young ‘cancel’ people over opinions
Britons are increasingly fearful of expressing controversial views and most young people have cut someone out because of their political opinions, according to a study.Just over half of adults under 30 said they had stopped talking to someone in person or online because of something political they said.
CPS publishes landmark survey by Dr Frank Luntz on politics, economics and culture wars
What does Britain really think? Dr Luntz, a Visiting Academic Fellow at the think tank, has conducted one of the most extensive polling exercises yet seen, uncovering the public’s sentiments on language and values.
Former CEO of Innovate Finance joins CPS Board of Directors
Former CEO of Innovate Finance joins CPS Board of Directors
Ministers mull radical plan to axe tariffs on electric cars
Ministers are considering a radical plan to axe tariffs on hybrid and electric cars as part of efforts to speed up Boris Johnson’s switch to a carbon-neutral economy. Officials are understood to be eyeing the plan as part of efforts to send a message that the country will champion free trade after Brexit and is… View Article
UK should slash barriers to green free trade, says think tank
The UK should slash tariffs on environmentally friendly goods and services in order to fulfil its twin goals of championing free trade and protecting the environment. Read more in City A.M. here.
Britain should lead the world in fighting climate change says Liam Fox
Dr Fox’s speech to the Centre for Policy Studies think tank comes ahead of Boris Johnson welcoming world leaders to the G7 Summit in Cornwall next month. Read more here.
Rail reforms must not dilute competition, warns CPS
The Government is right to pursue more flexible ticketing policies, especially in the light of the pandemic.
Online safety bill ‘a recipe for censorship’, say campaigners
The centre-right CPS thinktank was similarly critical. “It is for parliament to determine what is sufficiently harmful that it should not be allowed, not for Ofcom or individual platforms to guess,” it said. “If something is legal to say, it should be legal to type,” CPS’s director, Robert Colvile, added. Read more in The Guardian… View Article
Parliament must determine what is and isn’t permitted, not Ofcom or media platforms
‘It is clear the Government is making a genuine attempt to improve safety online, while trying to avoid curbing freedom of expression, and we welcome some of the steps taken to restrict the scope of who this legislation will apply to.
Dr Frank Luntz joins CPS as Visiting Academic Fellow
The Centre for Policy Studies is delighted to announce that Dr Frank Luntz, the leading American pollster and political strategist, will be joining the think tank as a Visiting Academic Fellow this summer
ONS Public Spending figures show the focus must now be on how to stimulate growth
Responding to this morning’s ONS figures – which show borrowing has reached the highest level since WW2 – Robert Colvile, Director of the Centre for Policy Studies
Planning reform must focus on delivery and role of SMEs to solve the housing crisis
New CPS report argues that SMEs need to play a much greater role in the sector, including getting priority when public sector land is sold for housing.
