Low-skilled migration will cost Britain, says CPS Research Director
Karl Williams, CPS Research Director, has written a column for the Sunday Telegraph outlining the impact Britain’s record migration levels are having on the economy. Highlighting new figures released by the OBR, as well as CPS research in our ‘Taking Back Control’ report, he argues that because of current mix of migration is skewed towards… View Article
Britain’s real black hole is far larger than £22bn – and far harder to close
Rachel Reeves has warned of a £22 billion ‘black hole’ in the public finances. But the reports published today by the Office for Budget Responsibility and Lord Darzi show that the real black hole is far larger – and driven by the cavernous gap between Britain’s spending commitments and its growth rates. The Office for… View Article
Papers cover new CPS briefing on growth by leading economist
A new briefing paper by leading economist and CPS Research Fellow Dr Gerard Lyons was picked up by several outlets in print and online. ‘Why the EU is Not the Answer to Britain’s Growth Challenge’ was covered by the Daily Express, The Times, and the Telegraph.
Britain’s growth does not depend on the EU says leading economist
All major parties acknowledge that achieving sustained economic growth is key to the country’s success but disagree on how to achieve it The Government is seeking a new deal with the EU, with the Prime Minister talking of resetting relationships at the recent European Political Community conferenceIn some quarters, Brexit is still blamed for recent… View Article
CPS staff dominate coverage of newly announced housing framework
Responding to the package of announcements as a whole, CPS Head of Housing Samuel Hughes told The Telegraph Labour’s plans were “pretty bold”, echoing the comment from CPS Director Robert Colvile, available here. CPS External Affairs Director Emma Revell was quoted by the Financial Times, criticising the downgrading of targets in London. She said was “madness”… View Article
CPS responds to Labour housing announcements
Responding to the announcement of a draft new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), CPS Director Robert Colvile said: ‘This announcement contains some overwhelmingly positive changes, many of which the Centre for Policy Studies and others have been calling for for some time. Reviewing green belt land, streamlining planning, forcing local authorities to have up-to-date local… View Article
CPS: Labour is paving the way for tax rises
Responding to the Chancellor’s statement following a review of the public finances, CPS Director Robert Colvile, said: ‘The war of words between Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt should not obscure the most important consequence of what we heard – that Labour is set to increase taxes at the October Budget. ‘The Chancellor is presenting this… View Article
CPS responds to King’s Speech housing announcements
Responding to the planning reforms announced in the King’s Speech this morning, Samuel Hughes, CPS Head of Housing, said: ‘Britain needs a huge increase in housebuilding, focussed in the places where it is needed most, like London and the South East. It is therefore welcome to see the Government being ambitious in its proposals, but… View Article
CPS welcomes Chancellor’s focus on planning reform
Responding to the new Chancellor’s speech this morning, Robert Colvile, CPS Director, said: ‘Rachel Reeves is absolutely right to focus on the need for growth, and reforming the planning system as key to unlocking that growth. The devil will be in the detail, but today’s announcements on speeding up infrastructure delivery and holding councils’ feet… View Article
The Times splashes on CPS map of the ‘grey vote’
CPS research from ‘Justice for the Young’, which calculated that over 55s would be a majority of voters in a majority of constituencies at the next election, was updated to reflect new boundaries and featured in a splash for The Times. The paper reproduced an interactive map which allows readers to check their constituency and see… View Article
‘Facing Fakes’ subject of The Times leader column
The Times newspaper wrote it’s leader column, Monday 17 June, on deepfake technology, referencing the recent CPS paper ‘Facing Fakes’. The report by CPS Head of Tech and Innovation Matthew Feeney claims that Britain is experiencing it’s ‘first deepfake election’ and that while we need to be aware of the dangers of people using deepfake… View Article
CPS warns of UK’s ‘first deepfake election’
With voters heading to the polls in just a matter of weeks, a new report warns that this could become the UK’s first deepfake election A number of deepfakes have already appeared online in recent weeks aimed at spreading election disinformation A deepfake video purported to show Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting calling Diane Abbott… View Article
News coverage for ‘Conservative Revolution’ launch
The Centre for Policy Studies published ‘Conservative Revolution’ on Tuesday 8 June with a drinks reception addressed by Charles Moore. The book was covered by the Sunday Express, featured in Moore’s column for The Spectator, and External Affairs Director Emma Revell wrote about the book in her weekly City A.M. column. The launch event also… View Article
Tax cuts for parents ‘extremely welcome’ says CPS Director
Responding to the Conservatives’ pledge to cut taxes for parents, CPS Director Robert Colvile said: ‘The Conservatives’ decision to tackle the unfairness of the high-income child benefit tax charge is extremely welcome. As the CPS identified in its recent paper ‘Family-Friendly Taxation’, this is a hugely unfair measure which results in parents paying higher marginal… View Article
CPS welcomes migration proposals
In response to the Conservative Party’s announcements on immigration policy, CPS Research Director Karl Williams said: ‘The Conservatives’ announcement of an annual migration budget, voted on by Parliament, is a welcome step in the right direction. That is why an annual migration budget was one of the core recommendations of the CPS’s recent report on… View Article
Conservative Revolution: Centre for Policy Studies launches 50th anniversary book
Centre for Policy Studies launches Conservative Revolution, a book looking back on the seismic events of the Thatcher premiership and the revolution she ushered in The book charts the history of the Centre for Policy Studies over the following half-century, from its founding by Margaret Thatcher and Keith Joseph to the present day Crucially, in… View Article
