CPS welcomes PM’s commitment to ‘Generation Buy’
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph today, the Prime Minister stressed his commitment to helping ‘Generation Buy’ via long-term fixed-rate mortgages – a Conservative manifesto proposal inspired by the Centre for Policy Studies’s landmark report ‘Resentful Renters’. The report was written by entrepreneur and philanthropist Graham Edwards, Executive Chairman of Telereal Trillium and Chair… View Article
CPS responds to Chancellor’s Winter Economic Plan
The Centre for Policy Studies, the leading centre-right think tank, welcomed the announcement of the Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan. Robert Colvile, Director of the CPS, said: ‘With the resurgence of the coronavirus and the tightening of restrictions, it was clear that some form of continued employment support would be needed – but that the… View Article
Pension-style solution is best fix for social care crisis, finds new study
With more than 1 in 20 care home residents having died from coronavirus, the need to fix the crisis in social care is more acute than ever New analysis from the Centre for Policy Studies compares the leading models for social care reform It finds that the system proposed by the Dilnot commission would be… View Article
CPS strongly welcomes new White Paper on planning
The Centre for Policy Studies today welcomed the publication of the Government’s White Paper, ‘Planning for the Future’. The think tank praised the focus on delivering sufficient new build homes and home ownership, which has been the core focus of its own work on housing. The CPS also welcomed the move towards giving communities greater… View Article
The UK must be the champion of global entrepreneurship, says former Johnson adviser
The coronavirus pandemic is calling globalisation into question as businesses focus more on regionalised trade. A new report by James Sproule, former senior business adviser to Boris Johnson in Downing Street, argues that the key to making the UK a champion for global entrepreneurship – and making the vision of Global Britain a reality –… View Article
Coronavirus: the situation is even worse than our early estimates
The impact of coronavirus will be far higher than expected In April, the Centre for Policy Studies published the first full estimate of the cost of coronavirus, predicting that borrowing this year could exceed £300 billion. The OBR’s central estimate is now £322 billion, which does not include the package of up to £30 billion announced… View Article
CPS responds to Chancellor’s statement
The Centre for Policy Studies responds to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s summer economic update, and his Plan for Jobs. On the temporary cut to Stamp Duty, Alex Morton, CPS Head of Policy, said: “We are delighted to see the cut in Stamp duty announced today – as one of the most hated and economically damaging taxes, this… View Article
Digital technologies can boost Britain’s small businesses
22% of small and medium-sized enterprises still don’t use digital platforms, such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn, in their daily operations 61% of senior decision makers in British SMEs believe that technology and digital platforms have helped their business to expand Half (49%) agree that digital platforms have allowed their businesses to compete more effectively… View Article
CPS launches ‘Going for Growth’ programme
This week, the Centre for Policy Studies – the UK’s leading centre-right think tank – published a landmark report, written with the Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, on how the economy can recover in the wake of the pandemic. ‘After the Virus’ is the first comprehensive study of how to repair the economic damage caused… View Article
We need to focus on jobs and growth, not austerity
Major new report by Sajid Javid MP and Centre for Policy Studies sets out a vision for economic recovery after the pandemic. ‘After the Virus’ is the first detailed post-crisis blueprint for how to renew growth across every part of the UK. Former Chancellor warns that the crisis is likely to exacerbate the regional disparities… View Article
Urgent help needed to save house building
Leading centre-right think tank proposes new scheme to protect housebuilding sector from collapse. Its analysis of past recessions, and industry data, shows that the coronavirus crisis could lead to a fall in supply of at least 76,000 homes this year and likely next, with housebuilding not recovering until well into the 2020s This would make… View Article
Britain ‘can lead the world in hydrogen power’
The UK Government is committed to reaching Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Transport is now the biggest contributor to emissions – and the main driver of dangerously high levels of air pollution in many towns and cities. A new report from the Centre for Policy Studies, the leading centre-right think tank, argues… View Article
Borrowing could hit £300bn as costs of coronavirus rise
Since the start of the coronavirus crisis, it has been clear that it will have a huge economic and fiscal impact. It was right that the Government put public safety first by imposing the lockdown – and that it acted swiftly and decisively to support the economy. But both of these actions come at a… View Article
Carbon Border Tax would stop Britain Hiding its True Carbon Emissions
Carbon Border Tax would stop Britain Hiding its True Carbon Emissions Importing electricity, carbon-intensive goods and raw materials from overseas allows Britain to hide carbon emissions During the recent “coal free” fortnight, no domestic coal was used to power the grid – but Britain imported an estimated 40.4 GWh of Dutch coal-fired generation To level… View Article
CPS responds to Government Budget Plans
Robert Colvile, Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, said: On coronavirus ‘This was an extremely impressive performance from the new Chancellor – and one that showed he is taking the threat of the coronavirus incredibly seriously. ‘The CPS called for the Chancellor to prioritise support for employees and small businesses in order to limit… View Article
A Budget of two halves
The Budget – Key Points A Budget of two halves It’s a cliché, but one that can’t be avoided. In the second half of his Budget, the new Chancellor – who cut an extremely impressive figure at the Despatch Box – set out a relatively normal fiscal statement, if one that was heavier on the… View Article
