James Heywood: A £20 blanket uplift in Universal Credit would miss an opportunity for better targeted change
If you enter work, you lose 63p of benefit for every £1 you earn. This acts like a hefty tax on the poor.
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James Heywood is a senior researcher for the Centre for Policy Studies. Before moving to London, he was an activist and candidate for Trafford Conservatives.
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James Heywood: The case for public sector pay restraint is founded on fairness
The Government will need to think carefully about how any change to policy is presented, and the approach should be nuanced and flexible.
James Heywood: Johnson – “Brexity Hezza” or liberalising Thatcherite? Our new report sets out how he can be both.
At the Centre for Policy Studies, we’ve teamed up with Sajid Javid to come up with a comprehensive set of ideas for tackling the challenges ahead.
James Heywood: The virus has exposed the urgent need to reform how we treat the self-employed
The tax benefits of being self-employed should reflect genuine value added relative to normal employment.
James Heywood: Labour won Trafford by weaponising Nimbyism
Conservatives failed to win people over to building hundreds of new homes on a former golf course.