Lecture: What can government do to promote a savings culture?
Speakers: Mark Hoban MP – Financial Secretary, HM Treasury Michael Johnson – CPS Research Fellow David Nish – Chief Executive, Standard Life plc Matthew Vincent – Editor FT Money, Financial Times Chair: Jill Kirby sponsored by Standard Life The Centre for Policy Studies at the 2010 Conservative Party Conference. Listen to lecture:
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In this paper, Anthony Seldon, Master of Wellington College and influential adviser to Michael Gove, called for independence for all state schools, diversity in public exams and an end to the education establishment.
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Robert Colvile, CPS Director, has been quoted twice by the i in recent weeks on the subject of housebuilding. Firstly, in response to a speech by Housing Secretary Michael Gove, Robert said that although Gove was “adamant” that the country needs more homes, he was inevitably going to be restricted by political reality. In the... View Article
/research/an-end-to-factory-schools-an-education-manifesto-2010-2020/2023 Sir Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture with Professor Niall Ferguson
2023 Sir Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Niall Ferguson The Centre for Policy Studies was delighted to welcome Professor Niall Ferguson for the 2023 Sir Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture. Niall is a trustee at the CPS and served for 12 years as the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University, where he is... View Article
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The programme of events held by the CPS and CapX at Conservative Party Conference made headlines across the board. The BBC highlighted our panel debating the future of the greenbelt Lord Frost’s comments on the Bank of England were picked up in the Daily Mail and City A.M. i newspaper speculated on a future leadership... View Article
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Sometimes, making an argument takes thousands of words. And sometimes, it just takes a picture. CPS Head of Housing, Samuel Hughes, has been working with our friends at Create Streets to highlight the flaws in new building regulations. When he tweeted the perfect example of new stunted windows required to comply with new health and... View Article
/research/an-end-to-factory-schools-an-education-manifesto-2010-2020/James Frayne
James Frayne is a founding partner of policy research agency Public First, launched in 2016. James is a leading conservative strategist and has been influential in the Conservative Party’s pivot towards working-class voters. He has been writing about working-class politics for many years, most notably for ConservativeHome and The Sunday Telegraph. He was Director of... View Article
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For 2023 Margaret Thatcher Conference on Opportunity click here 14 November 2022 12.30 -18.30 The Guildhall Growth has come to dominate the political conversation in the UK, with both main parties claiming the issue as their top priority. But what are the biggest obstacles to growth, both in the UK and... View Article
/events/post/2022/margaret-thatcher-conference-on-growth/The Sir Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture 2022
The Sir Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture delivered by Dr Frank Luntz on The decline in political trust The Centre for Policy Studies is delighted to welcome Dr Frank Luntz for the annual Sir Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture. Dr Luntz is a visiting academic fellow at the CPS and the world’s leading expert on political... View Article
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The Centre for Policy Studies think tank today welcomed the publication of the Levelling Up White Paper – and in particular the credit given at the Despatch Box by Michael Gove to the CPS’s work in this area. But it urged ministers to do more to put business, the private sector and private sector... View Article
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Following the 7th anniversary of the referendum on Scottish Independence, Andrew Bowie MP and the CPS, the country’s leading centre-right think tank, have brought together an all-star cast of Conservatives to highlight what the Union means to them and why they believe its continuation is of benefit to all its people.
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The Centre for Policy Studies is delighted to be back in person in Manchester for this year’s Conservative Party Conference. We look forward to you joining us for our exciting programme of events in our dedicated space at the heart of the secure zone.
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Across British politics, there is a recognition that technical and vocational education has been badly neglected. The Government has recently made this one of its core priorities, via the introduction of T-levels for students aged 16 and over and new Institutes of Technology. This is particularly urgent, given our imminent departure from the European Union.... View Article
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As Michael Gove summoned water companies to a meeting to discuss continued leaks and potential hosepipe bans, Robert Colvile joined Emily Maitlis to debate if the water corporations should be renationalised. Debating Faiza Sheehan, Robert highlighted the cost of such a step would be over £80bn and require additional borrowing – as calculated by the... View Article
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