Conservatives have no message, claims former minister
The Conservatives have no message – beyond austerity and Brexit – and they will struggle to attract voters if they allow the Left to claim the monopoly on the language of compassion, claimed Robert Halfon in a speech to the Centre for Policy Studies, 9 October 2017. City AM noted that “Halfon has long pushed… View Article
Theresa May told to crackdown on medical legal bills
Theresa May needs to do more to tackle the soaring medico-legal burden on the NHS as highlighted by a new CPS report, “The Medico-Legal Crisis and How to Solve It” by Dr Paul Goldsmith. The report, published 6 October 2017, also highlighted the increased costs of GP indemnity, bourne by the GPs themselves, which risked driving them… View Article
Britain is worse than US for medical negligence claims
Britain now spends more on medical legal claims per head of population than the US, with the NHS spenting £1.6billion on medical negligence claims last year – or £24 per person. That was the headline figure picked out by the Daily Mail in their coverage of the latest CPS report, “The Medico-Legal Crisis and How to Solve It” by… View Article
Taking away Uber is like taking away part of our lives – Robert Colvile for the FT
In the wake of Transport for London’s decision not to re-issue Uber with a private hire licence, Robert Colvile predicts a compromise will be found. “When Transport for London, an independent regulator overseen by the mayor, announced that Uber’s operating licence would not be renewed, the reaction was swift. “Brilliant victory for unions, labour movement… View Article
Prince William is naive about drug legalisation – CPS fellow
Prince William has been branded “naive” by Kathy Gyngell, CPS research fellow, for asking a group of drug addicts for their views on legalisation. The prince asked the group of recovering addicts for their views while visiting the Spitalfields Cyrpt Trust which support people struggling with substance misuse. Kathy Gyngell said his comments were “well-meaning… View Article
Public sector pay rises need to be balanced against risk to taxpayers
On 13 September 2017, Daniel Mahoney joined Iain Dale’s LBC show to discuss the government’s decision to partially lift the public sector pay cap. Click to read Daniel’s report from July 2013 “Abadoning Austerity is No Solution to Public Sector Pay“.
Is now the time to raise public sector pay?
On 13 September 2017, Daniel Mahoney joined Faiza Shaheen, Director of the Class think tank, to discuss lifting the public sector pay cap. With Labur holding an opposition day motion on NHS pay and the government signaling its “flexibility” on the subject by lifting the cap for police officers and prison officers, is now the… View Article
Hugo Chavez, not ‘foreign meddling’, responsible for Venezuela’s crisis
Daniel Mahoney, Head of Economic Research for the Centre for Policy Studies, writes for The Telegraph on the ongoing instability in Benezeula and it’s roots in Hugo Chavez’ economic reforms. “This week Parliament debated the deepening chaos in Venezuela. Even today, many Labour MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn himself, continue to apologise for the legacy of Hugo… View Article
Labour’s magical nationalisation plan won’t fix train overcrowding
Tony Lodge writes for Conservative Home website on the dangers of Labour’s nationalisation plans for the railways. In the piece, Tony argues that Labour’s plans would be costly and impractical with no evidence on how they would improve passenger experiences or reduce costs. Read the full piece on the Conservative Home website.
CPS welcomes Lord MacPherson’s comments on quantitative easing
Daniel Mahoney, Head of Economic Research at the CPS, responded to comments by Lord MacPherson, former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, on the dangers of quantitative easing. Lord MacPherson wrote on Twitter that QE was “like heroin” and the Bank of England needed to “move on.” Daniel Mahoney welcomed the comments, adding “persistently loose monetary policy has left the… View Article
The Telegraph – The Tories can put an end to rail fare hell
Tony Lodge writes in The Telegraph, 16 August 2017, on the need to complete rail privatisation in order to deliver better outcomes for passengers. Passenger surveys show that on lines where passengers have a choice of operators, ticket prices are lower, satisfaction is higher, and rail operators have an incentive to provide additional services such… View Article
Tony Lodge: Competition is rail’s ticket to the future
Tony Lodge writes on the 25th anniversary of rail privatisation and looks what more needs to be done in a piece for the Yorkshire Post, published 12 August 2017. “John Major’s railway White Paper in the summer of 1992 pledged to deliver “more competition, greater efficiency and a wider choice of services more closely tailored… View Article
Abolishing fees would be socially regressive – Daniel Mahoney on TalkRadio
Daniel Mahoney spoke to Penny Smith’s Breakfast Show, 5 August 2017, on TalkRadio to talk about his latest report, Wealthy Graduates: The Winner’s from Corbyn’s Tuition Fees Plan. Daniel explained that analysis showed the cost of abolishing tuition fees would be enormous, with the burden of paying for higher education passed from high earning graduates to non-graduates who… View Article
Michael Johnson – The state pension is unaffordable
Michael Johnson, CPS research fellow, joined Paul Lewis on the Money Box programme to discuss the future of the state pension as part of BBC Radio 4’s “Death of Retirement” series. Michael talks about his proposals, detailed in reports published by the Centre for Policy Studies, to raise the state pension age significantly and consider scrapping the… View Article
Why does Corbyn want to take from the poor to subsidise the rich?
Daniel Mahoney, Head of Economic Research and Deputy Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, writes in CapX on tuition fees and university access for disadvantaged students. In the piece, Daniel argues that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to abolish tuition fees and “tackle” student debt will lead to non-graduates subsidising university education for graduates who –… View Article
Corbyn’s plan to abolish fees ‘very regressive’ – media round-up
The Telegraph featured a piece, 4 August 2017, on the latest CPS report on tuition fees. “The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) said Labour’s flagship general election education policies would result in poorer non-graduates effectively subsidising students who then go on to earn thousands of pounds more every year. Labour promised in its 2017 manifesto to abolish tuition fees while Mr Corbyn… View Article
