Robert Salisbury: The machinery of government needs reform – or else the UK will find itself adrift in this new world
Policy Exchange has recently commissioned a report into how we can enhance the Civil Service and other institutions.
Think Tanks
Sam Robinson: It’s time to deliver a progressive alternative to Council Tax and Stamp Duty
The flaws in the current system can no longer be ignored. An Annual Proportional Property Tax would balance the scales.
Jonathan Werran: Levelling up. A radical economic overhaul and zero carbon cannot be delivered from the centre.
The moment calls for urgently aligning the agenda for devolution and decentralisation with that of growth and recovery.
Matt Kilcoyne: Streamlined lawmaking would make the UK a richer, safer, fairer and better place to work and live
The Adam Smith Institute’s new report, Ignorantia Legis, shows the Government how it could stem the bloat of process-focused legislation.
Aidan Shilson-Thomas: Parliament failed to monitor pandemic preparation in the run-up to Covid
That is why Reform is today calling for a new Civil Contingencies Select Committee, dedicated solely to scrutinising government’s resilience capabilities.
Jonathan Werran: Why Oxford should be a focal point for post-pandemic and post-Brexit growth
It contributes a tidy £6.75 billion in GVA to the national economy each year as a net contributor to Treasury coffers.
Christopher Snowdon: To reduce problem gambling effectively, use targeted measures – not blanket bans
Offering help to those who need it is a far more constructive and effective approach than hitting all gamblers with bans and restrictions.
Jonathan Werran: The power of pubs to support communities and drive the recovery
Among our recommendations today, Localis is urging central government to further reduce the tax burden on the pub sector.
Budget 2021: Think tank response round-up
How have think-tanks and campaign groups responded to the Chancellor’s fiscal and economic initiatives?
Hussein Kassim: Britain faces limited opportunites to diverge from the EU after Brexit
A new report reveals how difficult – and costly it – it may be to chart a separate course from our nearest and most important trading partner.
Philippa Stroud: A new department, a new approach? How the revised Foreign Office should recast our aid policy.
Success is most common where donors have focused in terms of the countries with whom they work on a long-term basis.
Jethro Elsden: Failing to extend the stamp duty holiday would be a big mistake
One of an occasional series of articles that ConservativeHome is publishing in advance of the Budget.
Sebastian Rees: The NHS will need more private sector help to tackle its post-Covid backlog
And resilience doesn’t require the full-time maintenance of crisis specific infrastructure. Leaving thousands of beds empty in normal times comes at a price.
Kristian Niemietz: What difference does the size of the state make to how is deals with Covid? None.
If it were the critical factor, Belgium should have been superbly prepared for the pandemic. Alas, it was not.
Patrick Hall: A demand-led on-street chargepoint scheme will be essential to the electric vehicle revolution
In a new report, Bright Blue shows why ministers need to step in to support the rollout of this soon-to-be-essential infrastructure.