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Sunak clears the decks for his small boats Bill, so raising the stakes for his future. And for border control.

Following publication of CPS analysis of the productivity of the asylum system, Paul Goodman writes for ConHome about how to deal with the backlog of cases and what the Prime Minister plans to do about it. ‘The Centre for Policy Studies compares what the Prime Minister is trying to do to running up a down escalator.’… View Article

Tax raid is ‘drastically anti-investment’, warns BT

The Telegraph sites CPS data on the impact of raising corporation tax on GDP. ‘Recent work by the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) and Tax Foundation think tanks suggest raising corporation tax will reduce GDP by 1.2pc, investment by 2pc, and wages by 1.1pc over five to ten years unless this is offset with big… View Article

The UK can’t afford to sit on the sidelines as the US, EU and China carve up the future of growth

Telegraph columnist Juliet Samuel has referenced the latest CPS report, ‘Cashing in our Chips: How to strengthen the UK’s semiconductor industry”, in her most recent article. Samuel proposes that Britain needs to refresh its understanding of industrial strategy, moving past the “ghosts of the 1970s, when vast caches of decaying, uncompetitive state capacity were kept… View Article

When will the treasury change direction over tax?

CPS Research Director and Head of Tax, Tom Clougherty spoke to the Daily Mail about the UK’s Tax competitiveness. Clougherty called news that AstraZeneca had pulled out of plans to build a new multi-million pound facility in the UK, ‘a perfect example of how tax rises can be counterproductive, by driving away business and investment’…. View Article

In the scramble for chips, Britain needs to come out on top

CPS Business Researcher Gerard B. Lyons and Zachary Spiro, co-authors of the latest CPS paper ‘Cashing in our Chips: How to strengthen the UK’s semiconductor sector”, have written about their recommendations for City A.M. In the piece they argue for a targeted approach, building on the UK sector’s existing strengths, and that “it would be… View Article

If the UK is going to host the inventors of the future, they’ll need somewhere to do it

Zachary Spiro, co-author of latest CPS report “Cashing in our Chips: How to strengthen the UK’s semiconductor industry”, has written about the planning system and its impact of R&D. Writing for CapX, Spiro notes that despite the government’s wish to host the next Silicon Valley in the UK, the country’s scientists lack the research and… View Article

New housing minister Rachel Maclean will be 15th since 2010

CPS Head of Housing responds to the news that the UK will have it’s 15th Housing Minister since 2010. In a quote picked up by the BBC, Samuel Hughes said the change – brought about as a result of the Prime Minister’s recent reshuffle and the creation of new government departments – said “We have… View Article

Frontline workers should provide minimum level of service during strikes, survey finds

CPS Director Robert Colvile is quoted in the Sunday Express on the likely impact of upcoming NHS strikes. Following a survey which found support for minimum strike levels in essential services, Colvile said “the NHS is struggling to cope with demand in the aftermath of the pandemic and these strikes will inevitably add to waiting… View Article

How a Real-Estate Entrepreneur Saved Britain From Itself

In December 2022 Lord Young of Graffham, former Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, died aged 90. The Wall Street Journal has published a long-read on Lord Young’s life and career, including his time at the CPS which he joined as a researcher in 1977 before becoming the Director when Margaret Thatcher become Prime… View Article

Strikes are “a tragedy — and it will hurt these children most.”

The problems teachers most commonly face “are the result of poor leadership — not a lack of money” and striking is not the right solution says CPS Head of Education Mark Lehain. Writing in the Daily Mail, the former teacher and headteacher also argues that schools need to be open, consistently open, to allow “children… View Article

Only a non-partisan Royal Commission can rescue UK healthcare

Lord Saatchi, former chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies, has written for the Sunday Telegraph on the need for a Royal Commission on the NHS. To mark Lord Saatchi’s renewed campaign and the article, which featured on the newspaper’s front page, the Centre for Policy Studies has re-published his 2017 and 2018 papers on… View Article

Former Tory housing ministers back report calling for more homes

Housing Today covered a new report from the Centre for Policy Studies, demolishing some common myths about the UK housing crisis. ‘The Case for Housebuilding’ argues that high house prices are caused by undersupply of homes, that brownfield land alone cannot supply enough land for the homes we need, and that housebuilding is more popular… View Article

Housing policy is based on ‘catastrophically’ flimsy beliefs, says Tory think tank

The latest report from the Centre for Policy Studies was picked up with an article in the Daily Telegraph. ‘The Case for Housebuilding’ by Elizabeth Dunkley and Alex Morton was endorsed by four former housing ministers and “criticises current housing policy and says the Government must increase the supply of new houses being built across… View Article

Far too many families don’t have access to the childcare they need

CPS Head of Education Mark Lehain has penned a short comment piece on the Daily Express on childcare. Alongside a news story on parents missing out on pay due to a lack of affordable childcare, Mark writes that despite government subsidies, British parents are sending 30 per cent of their income on nurseries and minders… View Article

Teachers’ strike could see all but most vulnerable children sent home

As three education unions ballot members on strike action, CPS Head of Education Mark Lehain warns that strikes could “undermine” teachers’ work. In an article in the Daily Telegraph, Mark said he was concerned strikes could damage the profession and the wellbeing of students, saying “I would be urging everyone working in schools to think… View Article

Firms helping staff with long-term health issues could receive tax breaks

Comments made by employment minister Guy Opperman MP at a CPS event made headlines in the Daily Telegraph this week. Speaking on a Centre for Policy Studies’ panel on the future of the welfare system, Opperman spoke about how the government is looking at reducing economic inactivity. He is quoted as saying ministers were considering… View Article

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