Disadvantaged children priced out of good schools
The CPS econpomic bulletin, “How to Overcome Selection by House Price”, was covered by the Daily Mail who highlighted the impact a good or outstanding school has on house prices. “Today, the Centre for Policy Studies, a free market think tank, backs the Prime Minister’s plans by suggesting grammar schools can end the unfairness of… View Article
The BMJ highlights a Royal Commission
The British Medical Journal today featured a “Head to Head” on the topic of an NHS Royal Commission, with Lord Saatchi putting forward to argument in favour following his CPS pamphlet “An NHS Royal Commission: From fighting fires to a lasting settlement.” Lord Saatchi argued: “Never has there been a better time or a more compelling… View Article
Maurice Saatchi: Enough of the fake news and alternative facts
Following on from the report “An NHS Royal Commission: From fighting fires to lasting settlement”, published 20 February 2017 by the Centre for Policy Studies, Lord Saatchi has written a piece for Conservative Home website outlining why a Royal Commission is the best way forward for the NHS. In the piece Lord Saatchi describes the issue:… View Article
Think tank pushes retirement protections – FT Adviser
The latest report by Centre for Policy Studies’ pensions expert Michael Johnson proposes “auto-protection” at private pension age to better protect pensioners. The report, which was covered by the FT Adviser, follows on from a 2010 CPS reports which argued for liberalisation of pensions which were picked up by the government and came into effect… View Article
Osborne pensions adviser wants Facebook Lisas
Michael Johnson, CPS research fellow, gave his thoughts on Lifetime ISAs to the FT Adviser, 17 Marhc 2017, ahea dof their launch in April. Lifetime ISAs, which Michael Johnson helped to develop, allow people under 40 to start saving up to £4,000 a year plus a 25 per cent government bonus, to go towards either a first… View Article
Brexit threat to carmakers is overplayed – CPS
In light of the annoucement Toyota will be investing £240m upgrading it’s Derby plant, City AM asks is the threat of Brexit to the automotive industry being overplayed, Friday 17 March 2017. Daniel Mahoney argues that the prospect of 10% tariffs on UK car exports post-Brexit is obviouly unnerving for car companies but recent developments… View Article
BT Openreach: Legal Separation isn’t enough
The legal seperation of BT and Openreach was announced last week but Daniel Mahoney argues this doesn’t go far enough in the opinion pages of City AM, Monday 13 March. “Legal separation will no doubt lead to more accountability. However, Openreach will remain part of the BT Group, leaving a fundamental conflict of interest unaddressed…. View Article
CPS response to Spring Budget
Daniel Mahoney, Head of Economic Research at the Centre for Policy Studies, responds to the Spring Budget: “It is welcome that, despite the UK’s borrowing forecasts improving, the Budget 2017 was not full of giveaways. Furthermore, although changes around national insurance and the tax-free dividend allowance will have an impact on UK competitiveness, the recommitment… View Article
No need for Spring Budget giveaways – CityAM
Daniel Mahoney has written for CityAM’s opinion page today, Monday 6 March 2017, warning agaist the temptation to offer spending commitments in the upcoming budget. Phillip Hammond’s first budget as Chancellor comes shortly after the announcement of better than expected economic growth figures but that shouldn’t mean a rapid increase in spending. “Significant fiscal giveaways,… View Article
Tony Lodges writes on rail competition for Yorkshire Post
Tony Lodge, author of a Centre for Policy Studies report on rail competition, has written a piece for the Yorkshire Post published 3 March 2017 on why increasing competition benefits passengers. Tony notes that passengers travelling from Doncaster and York benefit greatly from open access rail – where other train companies run services that compete with the… View Article
Public back Saatchi’s call for Royal Commission
Britons strongly back the creation of a non-political Royal Commission, proposed earlier this month by Lord Saatchi, to ensure the NHS is fit for purpose for the next generation. In a ComRes opinion poll published today, 61 per cent said they supported a Royal Commission, while only one in twenty (6%) say that the NHS… View Article
CPS research fellows’ evidence features in House of Lords report
The House of Lords Select Commitee on Economic Affairs today published its latest report entitled The Price of Power: Reforming the Electricity Market. Two CPS research fellows, Tony Lodge and Rupert Darwell, gave evidence before the Committee hearings and their testimony is referenced in the report. The Centre for Policy Studies report on the energy market… View Article
The Times: CPS warns against
The Times has reported on a new CPS report, UK Manufacturing: How to Fuel the Engine, published on Wednesday 22 February 2017. The piece, which links the report to a leading manufactors conference taking place on the same day, includes the report’s warning against an aggressive industrial strategy from the government. “A leading Conservative think tank… View Article
Lord Saatchi writes lead op-ed for Mail on Sunday
Lord Saatchi, chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies, wrote an op-ed for the Mail on Sunday on 19 February 2017 to accompany their coverage of his latest CPS paper, A NHS Royal Commission: From fighting fires to a lasting settlement. The paper calls for a Royal Commission to give the NHS a full body check-up,… View Article
FT reports on the lost decade for pensions
Award winning pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo wrote an article in the Financial Times which covered our report from Michael Johnson on the ongoing crisis in the Local Government Pensions Scheme. “The LGPS is one of the largest defined benefit pension schemes in the world, with 5.4m former and current town hall workers relying on the… View Article
Choice puts railways on the right track
CPS research fellow Tony Lodge writes for The Times, Monday 13 February, following the publication of the Transport Committee’s report into rail franchising. Tony sets out the clear evidence from previous CPS publications that show competition on lines leads to increased passenger satisfaction. “At King’s Cross the main franchise, Virgin Trains East Coast, faces stiff… View Article
