CPS calls for clarity over Miliband’s ‘lower bills’ claim
Ed Miliband today repeated his claim that his energy plans will deliver ‘lower bills’ for consumers. But his own announcement claims merely that his plans ‘could see’ bills fall. And as recent Centre for Policy Studies analysis has shown, that is only in a scenario in which both gas and carbon prices are far higher… View Article
New report shows how Tories can win again
In July, the Conservatives suffered one of the worst election defeats in their history. A new report based on polling of 4,000 voters and immersive research in the marginal seats of Don Valley, Guildford and Swindon shows that it was the Conservatives’ concrete failures on the economy, migration and the NHS that doomed the party,… View Article
The Chancellor’s growth speech – CPS media coverage
CPS Director Robert Colvile called the Chancellor’s growth speech yesterday ‘hugely welcome…But there are two major caveats.’ You can read Robert’s full response to the speech here. The remarks were picked up by the i, ConservativeHome, the Daily Mail, City A.M., GB News, and LBC, as well as hundreds of local newspaper websites.
Press coverage for ‘The Great Grid Gamble’
‘The Great Grid Gamble’ by CPS Head of Energy and Environment Dillon Smith casts doubt on claims by Ed Miliband that his plans to decarbonise the energy grid by 2030 have the backing of the National Energy System Operator. Our new analysis shows that the NESO report is built around a series of assumptions designed… View Article
New analysis raises severe questions over Miliband’s energy plans
Ed Miliband claims that a recent report from the National Energy System Operator (NESO), commissioned on his instructions, vindicates both his plan to decarbonise the power grid by 2030 and his claim that this will be cheaper for consumers But analysis of the NESO paper by the Centre for Policy Studies shows that its underlying… View Article
CPS responds to ONS migration figures
Responding to the ONS migration figures released today, CPS Research Director Karl Williams said: ‘Today’s net migration figures from the ONS are astonishing. Not only is the figure of 728k for 2023-4 far higher than expected, but numbers for 2022-3 have been revised upwards by 166k to a new record of 906k. The scale of… View Article
Conservative leader delivers first speech at the Centre for Policy Studies
Newly elected Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch gave her first speech as leader to the Centre for Policy Studies. Joined by Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, Badenoch addressed the party’s failure to get immigration under control and outlined some plans to restore credibility with the voters. The speech was covered by The Guardian, The Spectator,… View Article
CPS welcomes pension fund shake-up
Responding to the Treasury’s announcement, ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House Speech, CPS Director Robert Colvile said: ‘The announcement that the Treasury plans to push ahead with the amalgamation of the Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) is very welcome. It was the CPS, in a series of reports by pensions expert Michael Johnson, that first… View Article
Press coverage for ‘The Age of the Super-State’
Following on from the Budget, the CPS published a briefing which showed that as a result of changes announced, state spending is set to increase to an astonishing £1.5 trillion by 2029/30. Unless Labour’s planning reforms deliver an unexpected growth bonanza, Britain faces another decade of virtual stagnation in living standards, which will result in… View Article
UK on track for 300-year tax high, shows CPS analysis
Following Rachel Reeves’ Budget on Wednesday, a new report from the Centre for Policy Studies shows that state spending will sit at an astonishing £1.5 trillion by 2029/30 Labour is also choking off growth, with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicting another five years of mediocre growth and squeezed living standards. Instead of topping… View Article
CPS Director responds to the Budget
Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget, CPS Director Robert Colvile said: ‘Labour came into power promising to secure the highest sustained growth in the G7. And the Chancellor opened her Budget by saying that the route to growth was to ‘Invest. Invest. Invest’. But by hammering the private sector, she has delivered a Budget which –… View Article
Press coverage for ‘The Politics of AI’
The latest report from the Centre for Policy Studies, ‘The Politics of AI’, was picked up by newsletters and broadcast media. External Affairs Director Emma Revell spoke to Talk TV about the report, which found significant left-coded bias in almost 30 large-language models when asked political or policy questions. Head of Tech Matthew Feeney wrote… View Article
Left-leaning bias ‘commonplace’ in AI powered chatbots, shows new report
In just a few short years Artificial Intelligence-powered Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and Gemini have moved from the realms of science-fiction to the screens of our smartphones As people shift from traditional search engines, which provide a range of results, to LLMs which provide what may appear to be a definitive summation,… View Article
Labour tax hike could stunt growth and lead to an exodus of investors
The Chancellor is reportedly considering hiking capital gains tax (CGT) in next week’s Budget, as part of plans to find £40 billion in spending cuts and tax rises CGT is widely accepted to be a damaging tax – hampering investment and economic growth and raising relatively little Recent modelling by the Centre for Policy Studies… View Article
Papers cover UK tax competitiveness briefing ahead of the Budget
Several national newspapers covered a new briefing from the Centre for Policy Studies, looking at what the upcoming Budget may mean for the UK’s international tax competitiveness. The briefing uses a model from the US-based Tax Foundation which measures how effectively OECD countries raise tax. This year the UK ranks 30th, below countries like Hungary,… View Article
‘Accelerating Infrastructure’ in the news
A new CPS report – Accelerating Infrastructure – sets out a number of ways the government could speed up the infrastructure approval process, especially for nationally important projects like energy and transport. The report was picked up by City A.M., industry press, and local newspapers. Dr Hughes wrote for CapX and was interviewed on Times… View Article
