Business is the wealth generator of the UK, and small and family businesses are the often neglected heart of the UK economy, with family businesses alone employing nearly four in ten of the UK’s workforce. We propose ways to make the UK an economy all businesses can thrive in.
The UK Banking Industry
In this joint report, the authors examine the current state of the UK banking industry and review the findings of the recent Competition Commission report into the industry.
Statism by Stealth: New Labour, New Collectivism
In this paper, the authors outline how the Labour party has instituted statism in many areas of public life without people noticing.
A Policy For Agriculture
In this paper Sir Richard Packer explains how the principles of free-trade and market efficiency could result in profoundly positive developments if applied in the agricultural sector.
A Department for Business: the DTI in the 21st century
In this report, Stuart Lyons analyses how the DTI could be streamlined in order to focus on the needs of the business community and be more efficient in delivering its services.
Poor People! Stop Paying Tax!
In this paper, the authors argue that it is time to take millions out of paying income tax by raising the personal allowance to £10,000.
European Tx Harmonisation: the impending threat
In this report, Theresa Villiers MEP highlights the concerted efforts at EU level for tax harmonisation across VAT, income taxes and corporate taxes.
Miracle or Mirage?
In this paper, Keith Marsden explains why Gordon Brown’s economic performance as Chancellor is far less favourable than the headlines suggest.
Leviathan at Large
In this paper, the authors explore the regulatory framework put forward by Labour for the financial services industry.
Can Consignia Deliver? & Simplicity and Stability
In these two pieces, Stuart Lyons explains how the Post Office could be privatised, while Lord Howe explores two key principles of a good long-term tax system.
The Bad Samaritan: The War of Independence Part Two
What to do? The War of Independence: a Declaration proposed by a radical reform of the tax and benefit system. The plan was to raise the income threshold, below which people do not pay tax, from its present level of £4,300 to £15,000.
The great and good? The rise of the new class
The Prime Minister has a vision of a New Britain. Central to this vision is the creation of a “New Class”, a new elite placed in positions of authority, who will propagate the new spirit of the age and spread the principles of the Third Way across Britain.
Second Amongst Equals
Tessa Keswick argues for a radical reform in the recent Conservative Party attitude to women in the report, ‘Second Amongst Equals.’
The War of Independence
Lord Maurice Saatchi and Peter Warburton look at Britain’s system of tax and spending and propose ways in which to modernise it for the 21st Century in The War of Independence.
Courting Mistrust: The hidden growth of a culture of litigation in Britain
During the past year, a new term has crept into the British political vocabulary: the ‘culture of compensation’. Newspapers have begun to debate and try to make sense of this ‘new’ phenomenon.
Serious Damage
The Deputy Head of the Policy Institute of Directors, Richard Baron looks at the impact of withholding tax on the City of London in the report, ‘Serious Damage.’
