Full text of Matthew Hancock MPs 2016 Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture
Full text of the Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture 2016, delivered by Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, to the Centre for Policy Studies, 8 June 2016. “Supporting the disruptors and the disrupted: Harnessing technology for all” It is a huge honour to give this lecture in the memory of… View Article
Press release: Matthew Hancock lecture on how to balance technological disruption
More e-commerce takes place in the British economy than in any other. Britain has embraced digital platforms, such as Uber, and is home to a rapidly growing digital economy. However the effects of innovation can also be disruptive, rendering old skills and business models redundant. So how should the state respond? In his Keith Joseph… View Article
Press Release: Resistance to French government’s labour reform will lead to further trouble for the Eurozone
The stiff trade union opposition to the French Government’s modest labour reform proposals will lead to significant problems in the Eurozone. Daniel Mahoney, Head of Economic Research at the Centre for Policy Studies, comments: “The French government has made a series of modest proposals, which would bring France’s labour laws in line with countries such… View Article
CPS welcomes government plan to improve rail competition
The Centre for Policy Studies welcomes the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) announcement today that it has approved applications from Virgin Trains East Coast and FirstGroup for new train services travelling on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) between London and Edinburgh. Improved rail competition was first outlined as a solution to rising rail passenger traffic… View Article
John Chown CPS report features in The Times
CPS report “How to Sell the Family Silver: Ignore the Banks” by John Chown was featured in The Times newspaper, Monday 9 May 2016. “Privatising the state-owned banks should be done through an old-fashioned tender process to ensure that taxpayers are not ripped off by the government’s advisers, a leading think tank has recommended. The… View Article
Daniel Mahoney writes for City A.M. on France’s labour laws
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney wrote for City A.M. on the strikes in France over proposed reforms to employment rules, Friday 29 April 2016. Although Britain had its own strike this week, this time by junior doctors, spare a thought for the French public who once again faced widespread industrial action yesterday. A strike was held… View Article
The EU-Turkey deal is working – Daniel Mahoney for CapX
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney wrote for CapX on the EU-Turkey migrant deal, Wednesday 20 April 2016. The EU-Turkey migrant deal appears to be achieving its goal in reducing the number of migrant crossings to Greece. Since the implementation of this deal, migrant arrivals in Greece have been reduced to a snail’s pace…. View Article
Tony Lodge: Pulling plug on Brussels will do UK a power of good (Yorkshire Post)
CPS research fellow Tony Lodge wrote for the Yorkshire Post on why the UK leaving the European Union could be a positive for UK energy policy, Tuesday 19 April 2016. “NEWS that Britain looks set to have a glut of electricity in the summer but a shortfall in the winter goes to the heart of one of… View Article
Daniel Mahoney for City A.M. on London candidate’s housing policies
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney wrote for City A.M. on the publication of his CPS report “Who will fix London’s housing crisis?“, Friday 15 April 2016. “When Londoners go to the polls for the mayoral election on 5 May, there’s no doubt that the issue of housing will be at the top of many voters’… View Article
CPS Director Tim Knox discusses Panama Papers and capitalism on BBC Radio 4
Director of the Centre for Policy Studies Tim Knox discusses the Panama Paper revelations and the implications for global capitalism on BBC Radio 4’s World at One, Friday 8 April 2016.
CPS report on Parliamentary scrutiny featured in The Times
CPS report “Dangerous Trends in Modern Legislation… and how to reverse them” by Daniel Greenberg was featured in The Times newspaper, Friday 8 April 2016. “The length of new bills is becoming so great that parliament is unable to scrutinise them properly, a new report has suggested. While the number of bills passed over the past… View Article
CPS Director Tim Knox writes for Telegraph on EU and UK border failures
CPS Director Tim Knox wrote for the Daily Telegraph on the UK-EU border and the issues relating to the UK’s ongoing obselte border technology, Thursday 7 April 2016. “As Europe’s borders crisis lurches from one quick fix to another, it is only of limited comfort to know that the UK is not caught up in the mess that… View Article
Sky News Tata Steel debate with Daniel Mahoney
CPS head of economic research Daniel Mahoney debated David Powell of the New Economics Foundation on the future of the British steel industry, Wednesday 30 March 2016.
Andreas Wesemann CPS report cited by Daily Mail
Andreas Wesemann’s CPS publication “The Abolition of Deposit Insurance” was mentioned in a Daily Mail article on banking and the EU, Thursday 24 March 2016. “In January, a think tank argued that Britain should scrap the savings safety net of £75,000 to strengthen the British economy. Andreas Wesemann – the author of the Centre for Policy Studies study –… View Article
CPS Budget 2016 Reaction by Head of Economic Research Daniel Mahoney
“George Osborne’s commitment to further spending cuts along with changes to the personal allowance and 40p tax thresholds is welcome. Some of the Budget’s tax proposals will also undoubtedly help boost British enterprise, particularly announcements on business rate relief, corporation tax and tax cuts for the offshore oil and gas industry. It is also welcome that a new… View Article
Budget 2016: Time to reduce complexity of UK tax system
David Martin’s new Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) paper “A new, simple, revenue neutral tax code” highlights the ever-increasing complexity of the tax code, which now has over 12 times as many words as the King James Bible. Our Budget 2016 ‘wishlist’ seeks to reduce the uncertainty created by tax complexity, but also appreciates that the Chancellor’s… View Article
