Coverage for CPS remarks on Labour’s latest housing announcement
CPS Head of Housing and Infrastructure Ben Hopkinson and Robert Colvile, former CPS Director, both responded to the announcement Labour would be reviving Help to Buy as a new scheme, Your First Home. Ben highlighted the scale of our housing shortage and argued the correct response was building, not adding to the state’s liabilities. The… View Article
Liam Halligan’s Speech to the CBI Autumn Reception
BUSINESS LEADERS NEED TO STEP UP FOR BRITAIN’S LOOMING BATTLE OF IDEAS I’m delighted to be here addressing the Confederation of British Industry. My relationship with the CBI goes back a long way. Back in the early 1990s, as a young think-tanker, I met then Director General Howard Davies, and did some research on a… View Article
CPS-Opinium polling on small business makes headlines ahead of the Budget
Polling by Opinium carried out on behalf of the Centre for Policy Studies make headlines ahead of the Budget, as it found a majority of small business owners don’t believe government is on their side. The survey, which will underpin work by former CPS Director Robert Colvile as he begins work as the organisation’s Head… View Article
Boriswave added £15k to house prices – CPS report in the news
CPS Head of Housing and Infrastructure Ben Hopkinson’s latest report was covered by The Telegraph and City A.M., as well as garnering significant coverage across social media. The report finds that had net migration been kept to the tens of thousands since 2020, the average English house price would be roughly £15,270 – or 5.2%… View Article
CPS events make headlines at Conservative conference
With 16 public events and standing room only for almost every one, the Centre for Policy Studies events at Conservative Party conference were certainly popular and several speakers hit the headlines. Remarks from Andrew Griffith, Helen Whately, James Cleverly, Katie Lam and others made headlines in the Daily Mail, GB News, The Telegraph, The Times,… View Article
‘England’s £79 Billion Housing Subsidy’ – media coverage
Andy Burnham’s commitment to spending £39bn on new social housing will add to the taxpayer’s burden and may only deliver between 14,335 and 15,494 homes per year, according to recent research published today by the Centre for Policy Studies. Coverage of the report included The Express and The Telegraph, report author, Ben Hopkinson, also wrote… View Article
‘Fixing London Housing’ – media coverage
The housing crisis is Britain’s defining domestic policy failure. And nowhere is it felt more acutely than in London. Which is why a report published by the Centre for Policy Studies and Onward sets out the most comprehensive programme yet for resolving it. The report was launched with an event featuring Shadow Secretary of State… View Article
‘A Blue Hope’ – media coverage
Aspiration needs to be the anchor of any future Conservative policy offering, according to a new pamphlet endorsed by Michael Gove and Katie Lam MP. The report, written by Conservative activists and published by the Centre for Policy Studies, sets out why reclaiming aspiration as a core national value is both a moral imperative and… View Article
‘The EU is Still Not the Answer to Britain’s Growth Problems’ – media coverage
Labour’s plans for a reset with the European Union are no substitute for a credible growth strategy and could be an obstacle to delivering one, according to a leading economist. Dr Gerard Lyons, Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies, has published a follow-up to his 2024 briefing paper outlining why leaving the EU… View Article
‘Suffocated by Tribunals’ – media coverage
Britain has built a parallel justice system that operates less as an escape valve for the courts and more as an industrialised grievance machine, a new Centre for Policy Studies paper argues. ‘Suffocated by Tribunals’, written by Alan Hibben and Robert Colvile, shows how misaligned incentives, overly broad legislation and the expanding reach of human… View Article
‘Patently Absurd’ – media coverage
New research from the Centre for Policy Studies, based on UK and global patent filings, shows that despite world-class universities and a strong science base, Britain produces fewer patents per person than most major economies, including France, Germany, Sweden and the United States. The report received coverage in The Yorkshire Post (print), The Daily Express… View Article
‘Power to the Markets’ – media coverage
Research from the former CPS head of Energy Dillon Smith and energy researcher Sean Ridley set out that Labour’s ideological approach to Britain’s electricity market risks raising prices for households and could prevent the country from meeting growing demand at the lowest cost. The report received coverage in The Express, City A.M (also in print),… View Article
‘A Year of Talk’ – media coverage
New research from CPS Head of Housing and Infrastructure, Ben Hopkinson, showed that in 2024/25, every region in England started fewer homes than in the previous financial year, with London seeing a 72% fall over the previous year. The report coverage included The Standard, The Daily Mail, The Times, City A.M (print) and The Financial… View Article
‘Who Wins under Labour’ – media coverage
New analysis from CPS Head of Tax and Fiscal Policy, Daniel Herring, showed fiscal drag – where frozen tax thresholds pull more workers into higher tax bands as wages rise – will quietly erode living standards for millions of middle earners over the coming years. This paper received a huge amount of coverage, including The… View Article
‘Dithering not Delivering ‘ – media coverage
New CPS research from Ben Hopkinson showed that ministers are stifling major infrastructure projects through dithering and delay, despite Labour’s pledge to accelerate delivery. This research was featured in various publications, including The Daily Mail and the Yorkshire Post
‘The Cost of Labour’ – media coverage
A new CPS report highlighting the increasing cost of employing workers has been covered by the Daily Mail and by Lord Hannan in his regular Daily Telegraph column. ‘The Cost of Labour’ argues that the increases to the National Living Wage, National Minimum Wage and Apprenticeship wages announced since Labour took office have pushed up… View Article
