Investment Week Writes on Michael Johnson’s Briefing Note
Investment Week featured Michael Johnson’s briefing note ‘80% of fund management industry redundant‘ on 28 November 2016 “In response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) Asset Management Market Study, Michael Johnson at the thinktank Centre for Policy Studies has said some 80% of the active investment industry is unnecessary, calling for pension schemes to embrace… View Article
Grade B for Hammond’s first and last Autumn Statement
CPS head of Economic Research Daniel Mahoney writes about the Chancellor’s last Autumn Statement on CapX The headline figure of an additional £122 billion of borrowing over the next five years will no doubt have been a source of great concern to many people. This decline in the public finance outlook since March this year (less than… View Article
France Needs Thatcherism – Can Fillon Deliver It?
Thatcherite candidate François Fillon is favourite to win today’s Les Républicains primary run-off vote against centrist Mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppé. Fillon – considered an Anglophile – has spoken of his respect for former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the vital reforms that she and President Ronald Reagan undertook in the 1980s. M. Fillon spoke at… View Article
Daniel Mahoney discusses the Autumn Statement on Share Radio.
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney discusses the Autumn Statement on Share Radio, Thursday 24 November 2016.
Autumn Statement Response
Following the Autumn statement, Daniel Mahoney, Head of Economic Research, comments: “Hammond’s abolition of the Autumn Statement is a welcome move. It will reduce uncertainty for businesses that will no longer have to face changes to the tax system twice a year. “The Statement’s focus on boosting productivity – particularly through the promotion of infrastructure… View Article
Rishi Sunak MP on free ports in the Yorkshire Post
Rishi Sunak MP, author of CPS report “The Free Ports Opportunity“, wrote for the Yorkshire Post on why free ports will help restore the UK’s trading spirit, Tuesday 22 November. “When in 1770, after a perilous two year journey around Cape Horn, a small ship became the first European vessel in history to drop anchor on the Australian continent its… View Article
Bill Jamieson writes for the Scotsman on CPS infrastructure bulletin
Bill Jamieson writes for the Scotsman on the implications of the CPS bulletin “Infrastructure Can Be a Bad Investment“ on 19 November 2016 “It’s all looking better than we dared hope: unemployment down again last month, retail sales rising at their fastest rate in 14 years, growth UK-wide higher than expected – and Chancellor Philip Hammond set to announce an… View Article
CPS infrastructure bulletin features in The Times
CPS economic bulletin “Infrastructure Can Be a Bad Investment” featured in The Times, Friday 18 November 2016. “The government has been urged to consider radical reform of how it commissions and finances infrastructure projects, amid concerns over the spiralling bill for high-speed rail and problems with building new homes and airport capacity. The Centre for… View Article
Hammond should be cautious about further borrowing for infrastructure – Daniel Mahoney for CapX
Daniel Mahoney wrote “Hammond should be cautious about further borrowing for infrastructure”, citing CPS bulletin “Infrastructure Can Be a Bad Investment“, for CapX on 18 November 2016 There is no doubt that Britain’s infrastructure is in need of upgrading. Britain’s road, rail and air transport infrastructure scores 27th, 19th and 18th respectively out of 138 countries analysed by the World… View Article
Tim Knox writes for Brexit Central on free ports
CPS Director Tim Knox wrote for Brexit Central on the report “The Free Ports Opportunity” by Rishi Sunak MP, Monday 14 November 2016. “The concept of Free Ports is thousands of years old (with Delos in Ancient Greece having originally pioneered the concept). Today they prosper all around the world. Handling over $750 billion of merchandise and… View Article
What should the West’s new recipe be for economic success? – Daniel Mahoney for CapX
There is no direct equivalence between the UK’s historic decision to leave the EU and the extraordinary election of Donald Trump in the US. Yet to some extent, a number of common denominators explain both populist movements. If centre-right movements want to survive across the Western world, they will need to consider how best to… View Article
CPS report author Rishi Sunak MP writes for Daily Telegraph on free ports
Rishi Sunak MP, author of CPS report “The Free Ports Opportunity“, writes on his findings for the Daily Telegraph, Monday 14 November 2016. To read the full article, visit the Daily Telegraph website. When it comes to seeking advice about Britain’s economy after Brexit, it’s probably fair to say that Greece wouldn’t be most people’s first… View Article
Micheal Johnson speaks at a Lifetime ISA debate with the FT
An FT panel debates whether the Lifetime ISA is the answer to the savings crisis, Michael Johnson supports his CPS report “The State Pension: No Longer Fit for Purpose”. To read the original article, click here. Centre for Policy Studies expert Michael Johnson comments: “Let’s go back to why I sat down and conjured up the… View Article
CPS State Pension Report features in Money Marketing
Michael Johnson’s CPS Report “The State Pension: No Longer Fit for Purpose” featured in Money Marketing on 3 November 2016 In a paper today, The Centre for Policy Studies’ Michael Johnson argues that while past entitlements should be honoured, the state pension is “facing fiscal calamity” without reform. Total spending on the state pension has risen by… View Article
CPS Economic Bulletin on the costs of Labour features in Money Week
The CPS Economic Bulletin “Labour’s £17,500 bill for families” was featured in Moneyweek 3 November 2016 ““Regardless of whether Corbyn can repeat the trick”, says Stuart Watkins, “Labour is the official opposition and its economic plans deserve scrutiny”. The Centre for Policy Studies – admittedly a right-wing think tank – has costed the party’s proposals at £471bn,… View Article
Michael Johnson CPS report features in The Sun
CPS report “The State Pension: No Longer Fit for Purpose” was featured in The Sun newspaper, Thursday 3 November 2016. To read the original article, vist The Sun website. Centre for Policy Studies expert Michael Johnson said: “Chelsea Man can be expected to live until 88 whereas someone in the ward of Tottenham Green may die… View Article
