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Patently Absurd
Despite world-class universities and a strong science base, Britain produces fewer patents per person than most major economies. More concerning still, innovation in Britain is declining at the same time as it is accelerating in other global markets.
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To Inform, Educate and Entertain: British broadcasting in the twenty-first century
In this paper, CPS Research Fellow and former head of public affairs at Sky Martin Le Jeune, calls for less regulation, intervention and more freedom in the British broadcasting industry.
What killed capitalism? The crisis: what caused it and how to respond
What killed capitalism? The crisis: what caused it and how to respond
Step off the Gas: Why Overdependence On Gas Is Bad For the UK
In this paper, political/energy analyst and CPS Research Fellow Tony Lodge, explores the need to diversify away from the UKs over-dependence on gas.
Save 100,000 Homes from Repossession
In this paper, banking and finance expert Natalie Elphicke, outlines her central recommendation that given the rise in house repossessions, governments efforts should be focused on encouraging the courts to be more understanding of those in arrears rather than direct government support as such measures are often expensive and futile.
Ticking the right boxes: A reliable, faster and cheaper alternative to SATs
In this paper, CPS Education Research Fellow Tom Burkard, advocates a multiple choice format for all SATs taken at 11 years old, after a decade of failures over exam marking which has resulted in three separate inquiries and the resignation of one Education Secretary
Freedom for Public Services
The main public services – hospitals, surgeries, schools, policing, social care – are delivered at a local level yet financed, controlled, managed and regulated by central government.
From Boom to Bust: A plain guide to the causes and implications of the banking crisis
The banking crisis has its roots in mistaken monetary and economic policies; and in regulatory failure.
How The Internet Took Obama Back To The 1950s
The use of new media by the Obama 2008 presidential campaign has been widely admired. It has helped him to attract three million donors, to raise three times as much money as John McCain and to recruit 1.5 million volunteer supporters.
Uh-oh, we’re in trouble…The recession’s come along and burst Brown’s bubble
Public sector net debt is set to rise to around 50% of GDP, once the costs of the recent bank bail-outs are included.
The Price of Irresponsibility
According to the most recently published data, in September 2008, the UK’s Public Sector Net Debt (including Northern Rock) is £632.7 billion. This is equivalent to 43.3% of GDP.
The 2009 Lexicon: a guide to contemporary newspeak
The second edition of our guide the jargon and ‘buzzwords’ that is contemporary newspeak.
Youth Mentoring: A good thing?
Mentoring has been defined as a one-to-one, non-judgemental relationship in which an individual voluntarily gives time to support and encourage another.
The New Good Council Guide: Part One
After 38 years in opposition, the Conservatives won a strong mandate for positive change in the Hammersmith and Fulham Council elections in May 2006.
Conservatives in Birmingham
Many people believe that the Conservative Party has never before held its annual conference in Birmingham
Wind Chill: Why wind energy will not fill the UK’s energy gap
Britain faces an energy gap of up 32 GW by 2015 as older coal and nuclear power stations are paid off. At the same time, Britain has made a binding commitment to deliver 15% of all its energy consumption from renewable energy sources by 2020.
How to save the BBC
Back in the days of the Great Radio Crisis in the late 1950s, when the BBC’s radio audience was deserting in millions for television,
