Staggering inefficiency of Local Government scheme (Financial Times)
CPS Research Fellow Michael Johnson, author of ‘The Local Government Pension Scheme: opportunity knocks’, wrote to the Financial Times
WATCH: Charles Moore speech to CPS
Charles Moore gave a speech at the CPS book launch for his second volume “Margaret Thatcher: Everything She Wants”.
Michael Johnson in Daily Mail on town hall pensions
CPS research fellow Michael Johnson was quoted in a Daily Mail story on town hall pensions rising by £1 billion this year
Tim Montgomerie cites CPS figures in The Times
Tim Montgomerie cited CPS research in his column in The Times.
Osborne should not U-turn on tax credits (City A.M.)
Lewis Brown wrote for City A.M. arguing that the Conservatives should not undertake a wholesale row-back on tax credits
Tony Lodge comments on Virgin Rail in The Times
CPS Research Fellow Tony Lodge commented on a story in The Times
Press Release: CPS Pension Reform Proposal Adopted by Ros Altmann
Aggregation has the potential to achieve far more than pot-follows-member, both for consumers and the industry.
Rail competition – Tony Lodge letter to Daily Telegraph
Research Fellow Tony Lodge wrote to the editor of the Daily Telegraph on the success of rail competition where it has been allowed.
John McDonnell: The threat Corbyn’s shadow chancellor poses is real (City A.M.)
CPS Director Tim Knox wrote for City A.M. on the danger posed by Jeremy Corbyn’s new Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell.
CPS’ Adam Memon writes on Inheritance Tax (The Guardian)
CPS’ Adam Memon writes on Inheritance Tax (The Guardian)
WATCH: Jeremy Corbyn: what’s his economic plan? (Channel 4)
CPS Head of Economic Research Adam Memon was interviewed by Channel 4 economics correspondent Paul Mason
Press Release: CPS welcomes new push for fracking
Today’s announcement of the 14th onshore oil and gas licensing round is an important step in the development of the UK’s oil and gas industry.
Labour’s desire to renationalise railways would fail passengers (Daily Telegraph)
Tony Lodge on why taxpayers and passengers would lose out if Jeremy Corbyn’s or Andy Burnham’s plans for renationalising the railways were allowed to go ahead
Tony Lodge debates energy nationalisation (The Independent)
CPS Research Fellow Tony Lodge contributed to an Independent debate on Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to renationalise energy companies
CPS Policy Wins, Summer 2015
The CPS has had 20 recent policy wins, including 14 in the Summer Budget.