Britain’s energy security is increasingly at risk – Daniel Mahoney for CapX
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney writes for CapX on the economic bulletin “Are We Heading for Blackout Britain?“, Thursday 29 September 2016. To read the full article, visit the CapX website. Over the past decade, UK energy policy has been catastrophically mismanaged. The Government’s promotion of renewable energy has been pushed through without any… View Article
Blackout Britain: Don’t blame the EU alone for the UK’s energy crisis
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney writes for City A.M. on the economic bulletin “Are We Heading for Blackout Britain?“, Thursday 29 September 2016. To read the full article, visit the City A.M. website. Today, the government will release its monthly statistics on total energy production in the UK. This new data will no doubt… View Article
Grammar school debate – Tim Knox in The Observer on Sunday
CPS Director Tim Knox contributed to a debate on grammar schools in The Observer, Sunday 11 September 2016. “The idea that a single type of school could be right for all children (apart from those whose parents can send them to private schools) has long been recognised as false. Thanks to the reforms of Andrew Adonis… View Article
Daniel Mahoney for the Daily Telegraph on the City and Brexit
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney wrote for the Daily Telegraph on why the City of London will continue to be top dog after Brexit, Saturday 10 September 2016. The UK is the world’s leader in financial services, well ahead of Singapore and Hong Kong, with a narrow lead over New York – and absolutely wiping… View Article
New Editor for @CapX
Lord Saatchi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Centre for Policy Studies, announces the appointment of Robert Colvile as the new Editor of CapX. “I am delighted that Robert has agreed to take over from Iain Martin as Editor of CapX. Iain has achieved great success in building CapX into one of the… View Article
Three Cheers for Selection: How grammar schools help the poor – Lord Blackwell
Recent media coverage surrounding rumours of a new generation of grammar schools under Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May has brought up the question of how they affect the performance of pupils from a poor background. In his 2006 Centre for Policy Studies report, Lord Blackwell, former head of the Number 10 Policy Unit, wrote that selective… View Article
Daniel Mahoney writes for CapX on Brexit and the City
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney wrote for CapX on the city and Brexit, which was the feature of the latest CPS economic bulletin, Wednesday 7 September 2016. Financial services are of critical importance to Britain. The UK is the largest exporter of financial services worldwide and the industry contributes nearly one-tenth of national output, according to… View Article
Press release: BoE cuts interest rate: Reaction from CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney
Daniel Mahoney responds to the Bank of England’s announcement: “The Bank’s further loosening of monetary policy could prove problematic for the UK economy. The falling pound means that inflationary pressures are already building up, and today’s decision will exacerbate them. Costs of servicing the government’s debts have recently fallen to record lows, with five year… View Article
Tony Lodge on Hinkley Point in City AM
CPS research fellow and author of “The Atomic Clock” Tony Lodge wrote for City AM on the decision to delay the Hinkley C proposal, Tuesday 2 August 2016. “I want to see an energy policy that emphasises the reliability of supply and lower costs for users.” Just two days before becoming Prime Minister, this key extract from… View Article
Rupert Darwall cited by Matt Ridley in The Times
Columnist and author Matt Ridley cited Rupert Darwall’s CPS publication “Central Planning with Market Features: how renewable subsidies destroyed the UK electricity market” in his The Times column, Monday 1 August 2016. “In a prescient paper for the Centre for Policy Studies, Rupert Darwall predicted these problems. He argued that heavily subsidised wind and solar capacity… View Article
Margaret Thatcher Lecture 2016 – Rt Hon George Osborne MP
CPS Margaret Thatcher Lecture RT HON GEORGE OSBORNE MP I am honoured to be asked to speak tonight, under the auspices of the great free-market, free-thinking Centre for Policy Studies. When I was invited I held one of the great offices of state; now I come to address, I do so from the position… View Article
Tony Lodge writes for Evening Standard on rail choice
CPS research fellow and author of “Rail’s Second Chance” Tony Lodge wrote for the Evening Standard on rail choice, Wednesday 13 July 2016. “What makes King’s Cross unique among London’s mainline stations? Why do passengers who use the station rate most of its train services the very best in the country? What are the lessons for the… View Article
The demographic decline of the EU: an inflexion point
In 2015 more people died in the EU that were born – for the first time ever, according to Eurostat. These data confirm projections made in the CPS report The Great Overtake, which highlighted that demographic and economic projections make the UK better equipped for upcoming challenges compared to the rest of the EU. Highlights include: 135,000 more… View Article
Sky News: Daniel Mahoney on Scotland becoming “Greece without the Sun”
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney discussed the economic bulletin “Scotland: Could it become Greece without the sun?” on Sky News, Saturday 2 July 2016. Download the full bulletin here: http://bit.ly/29jiOao
Media impact for CPS economic bulletin on Scotland
On Saturday 2nd July, the CPS published the economic bulletin “Scotland: Could it become Greece without the sun?“ Media Impact: The Guardian: Scotland risks becoming Greece without the sun, says thinktank The Times: Independence would look ‘like Greece without the sun’ Daily Telegraph: Independent Scotland in the euro ‘like Greece without the sun’, Nicola Sturgeon warned ITV News: Independence… View Article
Daniel Mahoney for City AM on the future of the British economy
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney wrote for City A.M. on why the future of the UK economy is looking good, at least compared to the EU, Friday 24 June 2016. “Much ignored in the EU referendum debate was the fact that Europe’s population is ageing rapidly. From having four working-age people for every… View Article
