CPS Director quoted by the i on housebuilding in 2023
Robert Colvile, CPS Director, has been quoted twice by the i in recent weeks on the subject of housebuilding. Firstly, in response to a speech by Housing Secretary Michael Gove, Robert said that although Gove was “adamant” that the country needs more homes, he was inevitably going to be restricted by political reality. In the… View Article
Andrew Lewer writes for ConservativeHome on his new CPS paper
Andrew Lewer, MP for Northampton South and a member of the Education Select Committee, has written for ConservativeHome following publication of his paper ‘Choices for Children’ by the Centre for Policy Studies earlier this week. In the piece, Andrew outlines three proposed changes targeting three groups of children least likely to experience positive educational outcomes:… View Article
The Times campaign against stealth taxes
In a number of articles on stealth taxes, The Times, references support from the CPS. Tom Clougherty is quoted as saying ‘The Times campaign proposes exactly the right general approach: thresholds ought to rise with inflation so that people aren’t dragged into higher bands by stealth.’
Lord Frost undertakes Stepping Stones 2.0 project
Writing in his Telegraph column, Lord Frost, previews his upcoming project for the CPS which will aim ‘to help provide analysis, ideas, a programme, and intellectual confidence for the Right.’ The announcement also received coverage on Guido Fawkes and London Playbook
Net Migration and Housing Analysis
Following ONS publication of the updated immigration figures in which previous CPS predictions had been vindicated, CPS Director, Robert Colvile used his Sunday Times column to highlight the impact this would have on housing. This was followed by the release of a CPS report from Karl Williams providing data that showed 500,000 homes a year… View Article
King’s Speech response
The CPS appeared in ConHomes round-up of think tank responses to the King’s speech at the state opening of Parliament. ‘The robust line on law and order was not matched by a similarly imaginative approach to the economy.’ The CPS also made appearances on Politics Live and BBC Radio 4’s World at One. The Daily… View Article
How Sadiq Khan failed to fix London’s ‘grave social injustice’
Matt Oliver writes in the Telegraph about Sadiq Khan’s plans to allow prime real-estate in West London to be used as an industrial park for biscuit manufacturer McVities rather than allow much needed houses to built on the site. CPS Director, Robert Colvile is quoted “Nobody can really believe that Britain needs its biscuit production… View Article
Justice for the Young
Quoted in the Telegraph following the publication of The Justice for the Young essay collection and a number of stark statics that showed the increasing generational divide, Karl Williams, CPS Deputy Research Director said ‘We’re at risk of accepting a doom loop narrative’. The Essay collection also received attention in the Guardian and London Playbook
Autumn Statement response 2023
Following the Chancellor’s announcement of ‘full expensing’ in the Autumn Statement and reference to our advice -‘The Centre for Policy Studies says it would maximise business investment, boost productivity, and deliver higher levels of GDP’ – we received a wide range of coverage in the national press, tv and radio. Daily Express, The Telegraph, The… View Article
Increasing number of asylum seekers being granted work permits due to backlogs
Karl Williams, Deputy Research Director at the Centre for Policy Studies, spoke to Sky News about asylum seekers who have been in the UK for over a year and their right to work – a policy that is making Britain more attractive to migrants. He said “There was perhaps a case for it when there… View Article
“Growth-throttling tax system” needs reform
The newly published briefing note on the UK’s poor tax competitiveness from the CPS Research Director and Head of Tax Tom Clougherty was covered in media. The report was picked up by the Telegraph, firstly in a piece focusing on errors in OBR growth forecasts, and secondly by The Spectator’s Kate Andrews in her regular… View Article
CPS fringe makes headlines at Conservative Party Conference
The programme of events held by the CPS and CapX at Conservative Party Conference made headlines across the board. The BBC highlighted our panel debating the future of the greenbelt Lord Frost’s comments on the Bank of England were picked up in the Daily Mail and City A.M. i newspaper speculated on a future leadership… View Article
Home Secretary quotes CPS, calls for UN refugee reform
The Home Secretary Suella Braverman will make a speech today raising the question of whether international agreements on refugees and asylum need modernising. The speech, given to the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, will reference ‘Stopping the Crossings’, a CPS report by Karl Williams and Nick Timothy published in late 2022, and the figures from… View Article
Nutrient neutrality reforms “a win-win”
CPS Head of Communications Emma Revell has written for the Daily Express on changes to nutrient neutrality, saying government is in part able to make the necessary reforms as a result of Brexit. “Some scaremongers have said the Government is “ripping up” environmental rules. But what it’s actually doing is ditching European rules and designing… View Article
CPS research fellow joins calls to scrap stamp duty on shares
CPS research fellow Nick King is quoted on the front page of City A.M. Tuesday 29th August calling for the abolition of stamp duty on shares. King, author of recent CPS paper ‘Retail Therapy’ which looked at how to boost share ownership in Britain, told the paper “Imposing stamp duty on the buying of shares… View Article
CPS quoted alongside Ofgem as price cap falls
As Ofgem announced the lowering of the Energy Price Cap (EPC) from October, the CPS’ Energy and Environment Researcher Dillon Smith welcomed the fall but warned the cap was still not fit for purpose. Dillon’s comments were quoted by The Telegraph, the i paper, the New Statesman, and The Guardian, among others, and his recent… View Article
