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Oliver Middleton

<p>Oliver Middleton grew up in a single-parent family, reliant on welfare and free school meals. He initially joined the Labour Party as a 17-year old, becoming the youngest PPC in history when he stood for Labour in the 2015 General Election. Oliver is now, however, a member of the Conservative Party, believing that personal responsibility... <a class="view-article" href="https://cps.org.uk/our-team/oliver-middleton/">View Article</a></p>

Mario Creatura

<p>Mario Creatura was born in South London to working-class Italian migrant parents. State-educated, he was the first in his family to attend university. In 2017 he was asked to serve as a Special Adviser to Prime Minister Theresa May in 10 Downing Street. He was an elected Conservative councillor from 2014 to 2026 and stood for Parliament in 2019. By profession, Mario is a self-employed strategic communications consultant, and a long-serving Mentor for the Social Mobility Foundation.</p>

Robert Colvile

<p>Robert Colvile is Director of the CPS and Editor-in-Chief of CapX, and was one of the co-authors of the 2019 Conservative Party manifesto. He currently writes a weekly column for The Sunday Times and was previously head of comment at the Daily and Sunday Telegraph and news director at BuzzFeed UK, as well as an editor, columnist and leader writer with the Telegraph.</p> /our-team/robert-colvile/

Elliott Mears

<p>Elliott is Managing Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, where he leads alongside the Director Robert Colvile, focussing on strategy, finance and fundraising, and overseeing HR, operations and recruitment to ensure impact at the highest levels of UK policy and public discourse. He joined the CPS in 2023 having spent six years as Director... <a class="view-article" href="https://cps.org.uk/our-team/elliott-mears/">View Article</a></p> /our-team/elliott-mears/

Emma Revell

<p>Emma Revell is External Affairs Director at the Centre for Policy Studies. Her role includes steering the CPS' Thatcher Fellowship Programme, designed to bring mid-career business leaders into the policy world and bridge the gap between private enterprise and politics, organising the annual Margaret Thatcher Conference and leading on the CPS' extensive presence at Conservative Party conference.</p> /our-team/emma-revell/

Karl Williams

<p>A data specialist with a background in energy and seaborne trade research in the City, his work at the CPS has focused on political economy, immigration policy and the intellectual foundations of free market conservatism - as well as content of the Thatcher Fellowship programme.</p> /our-team/karl-williams/

Marc Sidwell

<p>Marc Sidwell is Editor of CapX, prior to which he was Director of Research for the Henry Jackson Society. Marc is an experienced journalist and writer, having previously worked as head of the Telegraph Money desk, spent several years as a senior editor at City A.M, and has appeared on national and international media and written for many publications in the UK and US.</p> /our-team/marc-sidwell/

Daniel Herring

<p>Daniel Herring is Head of Economic &amp; Fiscal Policy at the Centre for Policy Studies. He was previously at the Legatum Institute, where he led work on the Institute&#8217;s Prosperity Index. He began his career at the New Zealand Treasury. He holds degrees in Law and Arts (majoring in Politics and Economics) from the University... <a class="view-article" href="https://cps.org.uk/our-team/daniel-herring/">View Article</a></p> /our-team/daniel-herring/

Ben Hopkinson

<p>Ben Hopkinson is the Head of Housing and Infrastructure at the Centre for Policy Studies. He was previously the Head of Research at Britain Remade, a pro-economic growth campaign group, and a Senior Risk Consultant at PwC. He holds an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a BA in Philosophy,... <a class="view-article" href="https://cps.org.uk/our-team/ben-hopkinson/">View Article</a></p> /our-team/ben-hopkinson/

Dillon Smith

<p>Dillon Smith was, until February 2026, Head of Energy & Environment at the Centre for Policy Studies. He has written extensively on energy, transport, and Net Zero. He has a background in finance, having worked previously in debt capital markets at Deutsche Bank in London and New York. He holds a masters degree in Public Administration from LSE and an undergraduate degree in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University.</p> /our-team/dillon-smith/

Tanika Errington

<p>Tanika Errington is a Researcher at the Centre for Policy Studies. She holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Melbourne and an MA in Journalism from Columbia University in the City of New York. Prior to joining the CPS, Tanika worked as an Associate Private Banker at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Her... <a class="view-article" href="https://cps.org.uk/our-team/tanika-errington/">View Article</a></p> /our-team/tanika-errington/

Ayushma Maharjan

<p>Ayushma Maharjan is a researcher at the Centre for Policy Studies. She holds a Master&#8217;s degree in Public Policy from the University of Oxford. Ayushma began her career at Samriddhi Foundation, a Nepal-based free market think tank, where she contributed to policy research and advocacy initiatives. Her work primary focused on improving the business and... <a class="view-article" href="https://cps.org.uk/our-team/ayushma-maharjan/">View Article</a></p> /our-team/ayushma-maharjan/

Sean Ridley

<p>Sean Ridley is the Energy &amp; Environment Researcher at the CPS. He has professional experience as a forensic accountant in Australia. He holds a masters degree in Public Administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Economics from the University of Western Australia.</p> /our-team/sean-ridley/

Alexander Tait

<p>Alexander Tait was a Researcher at the Centre for Policy Studies until April 2025. He holds an MA in Intellectual History and the History of Political Thought jointly awarded by UCL and Queen Mary. Previously he worked at Policy Exchange, co-authoring reports on crime and welfare reform. He is a 25/26 Civic Future fellow.</p> /our-team/alexander-tait/

Camille Cross

<p>Camille Cross is the Head of Events at the Centre for Policy Studies. Before moving to London she completed a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Notre Dame, Australia.</p> /our-team/camille-cross/

Melisa Tourt

<p>Melisa Tourt is the Communications and Digital Manager at the Centre for Policy Studies. She previously worked in public affairs focusing on civil liberties campaigns for NGOs. Melisa is the co-founder of Open Justice UK, where she leads on research. Prior to her public affairs work, she served as a researcher for a Member of... <a class="view-article" href="https://cps.org.uk/our-team/melisa-tourt/">View Article</a></p> /our-team/melisa-tourt/

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