We must demonstrate that capitalism is inherently fair and works in all our interests – Nick King
We must demonstrate that capitalism is inherently fair and works in all our interests, writes Nick King for Conservative Home, Tuesday 24 April. Nick, who recently joined the CPS as Head of Business and was previously a Special Advisor to Sajid Javid, argues there has never been more need to make the case for enterprise, free… View Article
Time to listen to the evidence on safe standing at football grounds
Football clubs want to introduce safe standing, fans want the option to stand, and the evidence backs it, so why does the government force top-flight football grounds to be all-seater?, asks Emma Revell, Communications Officer at the Centre for Policy Studies. After Tracey Crouch, Minister for Sport, defended the ban, claiming only a ‘vocal minority’… View Article
The best cure for loneliness? A home of your own
Home owners are happier, healthier, and less lonely so it makes sense to create more on them, writes Robert Colvile on Wednesday 11 April. Robert was responding to a new report from the Office of National Statistics, commissioned in response to the Jo Cox Foundation’s campaign on loneliness, which showed young renters with “little trust… View Article
We must not let jingoism halt worthy business takeovers, says Robert Colvile
Following the furore over the awarding of the contract to make new British passports to a French company, Robert Colvile is worried about the rise of economic nationalisation. While there is a need for national champions in business, he argues we must be allow corporate protectionism to prevent deals with make economic sense, both for… View Article
Incentives matter, says Colvile, as drop in plastic litter linked to 5p charge
“Incentives matter”, says Robert Colvile, Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, in The Guardian Thursday 5 April. Responding to a report linking the introduction of the 5p charge for single use plastic bags to a reduction in plastic bags ending up in Britain’s oceans, campaigners argue similar charges could be introduced to reduce other… View Article
CPS report quoted backing calls for NHS Royal Commission
The time has come for a Royal Commission on the NHS, writes Dr James Noyes, policy advisor and associate at ResPublica. A Royal Commission, proposed by Lord Saatchi in a series of papers for the Centre for Policy Studies and backed by MPs from across the political spectrum, would back the “political sting” out of the debate… View Article
Without capitalism in capital markets, Corbyn wins – Alex Morton
Without capitalism in capital markets, Jeremy Corbyn wins the economic argument, writes Alex Morton on Conservative Home, Wednesday 4 April. Morton, who recently joined the CPS as Head of Policy and was previously part of David Cameron’s Downing Street Policy Unit, argues that Jeremy Corbyn’s offer of simply printing more money and giving it to… View Article
Small firms bullied by banks could have affordable route to justice
The Centre for Policy Studies is delighted to announce a new research project in conjunction with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking (APPG). The research project will examine the best way of establishing an independent resolution mechanism for complex financial disputes. The Centre for Policy Studies will produce policy recommendations into how… View Article
Nationalising rail won’t magically end rail strikes – Robert Colvile
One of the more peculiar arguments for rail nationalisation is that it will lead to a new age of industrial harmony, writes Robert Colvile, in City A.M.’s “Debate” column on Tuesday 27 March 2018. Debating against Emily Horton of The London Student, Robert pointed out that industrial action is 15 times more common in the… View Article
Russia has systematically flouted every international norm – Robert Colvile
Robert Colvile joined the BBC News Channel to discuss possible UK responses to the Russian poisoning of Sergei Skripal, Tuesday 13 March 2018. Robert pointed out that Russia has “systematically flouted” international norms and even prior to the latest apparently assassination attempt, there were questions being raised about the England team’s participation in the upcoming Russia World… View Article
‘Beast from the East’ exposed our energy failings
The ‘Beast from the East’ put significant strain on Britain’s energy generation capacity, electricity supplies were worryingly low, and current government policy is set to make things worse, writes Tony Lodge in The Telegraph, 13 March 2018. Britain’s power generators can no longer supply all the electricity consumers desired, the government has systematically increased the… View Article
A Thatcher statue is essential if you support women’s equality
By refusing the celebrate the achievements of Margaret Thatcher, those on the left are impeeding the move towards equality for women, writes Emma Revell – CPS Communications Officer, in a piece for CapX. Written to mark International Women’s Day, the piece examines the lack of public art celebrating (or even containing) women and argues Margaret… View Article
Heseltine and Blair do more harm than good to Remain
Interventions from Michael Heseltine and Tony Blair won’t win Remainers any support, writes Robert Colvile in The Times Monday 5 March 2018. Polling by YouGov back in 2016 found only 2% of Britons think of the former Prime Minister “very favourably” so it is unlikely Tony Blair is the man to persuade the British public… View Article
Jeremy Corbyn: not a spy but a fool who hates the West
Jeremy Corbyn was almost certain not a Communist “asset” but he has never missed an opportunity to praise an enemy of America, writes Robert Colvile in The Telegraph Thursday 22 February. While it might be appealing to think of Corbyn “huffling scruffily around St James’s Park with his cling-filmed sandwiches, looking for dead drops –… View Article
Raise benefits or raise wages – how best to end poverty?
What is the best solution to ending poverty, raising benefits or raising wages? Robert Colvile, Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, joined Helen Barnard of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to discuss this question as part of BBC Radio 5 Live’s poverty week. Robert and Helen discussed the case for raising the living wage, the… View Article
Labour misses the point of the new gig economy
Labour’s approach to protecting employees rights at work is based on a mistaken assessment of the current situation, writes Robert Colvile, Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, in The Times. More regulation and more protection for workers ignores the reality that a large proportion of those working in the gig economy are “relatively content… View Article
