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
Tony Lodge writes for the Yorkshire Post on British Mining
Tony Lodge writes about British Mining for the Yorkshire Post on 29 October 2016 THE last deep coal mine in Britain closed last year. King Coal died when the Kellingley miners signed off just before Christmas. “For a number of years, the sector had been unable to compete with cheap imports and rising carbon taxes which penalised… View Article
Michael Johnson speaks at the Barnett Waddingham conference about pension dashboards
Michael Johnson discussed his CPS publication “The Pensions Dashboard: maintain the momentum” at the Barnett Waddingham defined contribution conference, cited in Professional Pensions, Friday 7 October 2016. Speaking at the annual Barnett Waddingham defined contribution (DC) conference, the Centre for Policy Studies research fellow said while its focus has been on pensions, he argued it should cover personal finance… View Article
“The Price of Law” cited in the Lawyer report on Foreign Office legal bills
CPS report “The Price of Law” has been cited in The Lawyer’s article yesterday about how Foreign Office legal bills are to skyrocket as it turns to leading firms on Brexit trade deals. See the full “The Price of Law” Report here:
Tim Knox talks to Share Radio about Theresa May speech
CPS Director Tim Knox spoke to Share Radio about Theresa May’s speech at the Conservative Party conference, Wednesday 5 October 2016.
We can dare to be optimistic about inequality – Tim Knox for CapX
CPS Director Tim Knox wrote “Why we can dare to be optimistic about inequality” for CapX, Friday 30 September 2016. To read the full article, visit the CapX website. It is wonderful that Oxfam recognises the “astonishing progress in poverty reduction” over the past few decades, and that “business can be a great force for good” in this… View Article
Britain’s energy security is increasingly at risk – Daniel Mahoney for CapX
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney writes for CapX on the economic bulletin “Are We Heading for Blackout Britain?“, Thursday 29 September 2016. To read the full article, visit the CapX website. Over the past decade, UK energy policy has been catastrophically mismanaged. The Government’s promotion of renewable energy has been pushed through without any… View Article
Blackout Britain: Don’t blame the EU alone for the UK’s energy crisis
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney writes for City A.M. on the economic bulletin “Are We Heading for Blackout Britain?“, Thursday 29 September 2016. To read the full article, visit the City A.M. website. Today, the government will release its monthly statistics on total energy production in the UK. This new data will no doubt… View Article
Grammar school debate – Tim Knox in The Observer on Sunday
CPS Director Tim Knox contributed to a debate on grammar schools in The Observer, Sunday 11 September 2016. “The idea that a single type of school could be right for all children (apart from those whose parents can send them to private schools) has long been recognised as false. Thanks to the reforms of Andrew Adonis… View Article
Daniel Mahoney for the Daily Telegraph on the City and Brexit
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney wrote for the Daily Telegraph on why the City of London will continue to be top dog after Brexit, Saturday 10 September 2016. The UK is the world’s leader in financial services, well ahead of Singapore and Hong Kong, with a narrow lead over New York – and absolutely wiping… View Article
New Editor for @CapX
Lord Saatchi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Centre for Policy Studies, announces the appointment of Robert Colvile as the new Editor of CapX. “I am delighted that Robert has agreed to take over from Iain Martin as Editor of CapX. Iain has achieved great success in building CapX into one of the… View Article
Three Cheers for Selection: How grammar schools help the poor – Lord Blackwell
Recent media coverage surrounding rumours of a new generation of grammar schools under Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May has brought up the question of how they affect the performance of pupils from a poor background. In his 2006 Centre for Policy Studies report, Lord Blackwell, former head of the Number 10 Policy Unit, wrote that selective… View Article
Daniel Mahoney writes for CapX on Brexit and the City
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney wrote for CapX on the city and Brexit, which was the feature of the latest CPS economic bulletin, Wednesday 7 September 2016. Financial services are of critical importance to Britain. The UK is the largest exporter of financial services worldwide and the industry contributes nearly one-tenth of national output, according to… View Article
Press release: BoE cuts interest rate: Reaction from CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney
Daniel Mahoney responds to the Bank of England’s announcement: “The Bank’s further loosening of monetary policy could prove problematic for the UK economy. The falling pound means that inflationary pressures are already building up, and today’s decision will exacerbate them. Costs of servicing the government’s debts have recently fallen to record lows, with five year… View Article
