Christian Guy: The Social Justice Strategy should become the centrepiece programme of the Coalition
Christian Guy is Director of Policy for the Centre for Social Justice. The ability of the British people to move… Read more »
Think Tanks
Alex Morton: The National Planning Policy Framework changes nothing
Alex Morton is Policy Exchange's Senior Research Fellow for Housing and Planning. The current planning system has utterly failed. Even… Read more »
Think tanks give mixed reaction to Budget
The TaxPayers' Alliance is, on the whole, pleased with the Budget: “There is a lot of good news in the… Read more »
Richard Mabey: The wider debate about bankers’ bonuses is about income inequality – and we can win it
Richard Mabey is Research Secretary of the Bow Group. Sometimes governments get so bogged down in the minutiae of policy… Read more »
Patrick Nolan: There really is no money left and no scope for giveaways in next week’s budget
Patrick Nolan is the Chief Economist at the pro-market think tank Reform. Its report, “Reformers not spenders,” is available here…. Read more »
Policy Exchange begins its second decade with a focus on the striving classes
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter A belated happy tenth birthday to the Policy Exchange think tank. Alongside the Centre for… Read more »
Neil O’Brien: If we want smaller government, we will have to think big
Neil O'Brien is Director of Policy Exchange. Follow him on Twitter. Public spending in Britain rocketed from consuming just over… Read more »
Matthew Sinclair: Abolish the EHRC, cancel high speed rail, cut business subsidies – how to save over £7 billion
Matthew Sinclair is Director of The TaxPayers' Alliance The largest savings to be found in the public sector tend to… Read more »
Chris Nicholson: The winter fuel allowance, statutory maternity pay, social housing. How to save over £2 billion a year – and that’s before I get started on Trident.
Chris Nicholson is Director and Chief Executive of CentreForum, the liberal think tank The stagnant economy has forced the Office… Read more »
Ruth Porter: Close DCMS, freeze benefits and pensions, scrap the regional growth fund… how to save up to £35 billion
Ruth Porter is Communications Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs The very language of cuts has been markedly austere and… Read more »
Andrew Haldenby: The Government should cut spending rather than raise taxes. Here’s how to save £7 billion from health and education.
Paul Goodman recently called for a 'Lower Spending Commission' to help the Chancellor deliver his deficit goals and finance job-creating… Read more »