Unless there is something uniquely flighty about English landlords, the international evidence does not give credence to MPs’ fears that dropping Section 21 is going to cause an exodus from the private rental sector.
When we compare ourselves to countries with a similar level of prosperity, the truth hits home: the cost of housing in the UK is 57 per cent higher than in Austria, for example, and 36 per cent higher than in Canada.
Growth is as much a political problem as it is an economic one. We need to spend vastly more time thinking about the trade-offs and compromises required to achieve it, how to sequence reforms, and which battles to pick and when.
The UK needs to be prepared for a possible reality in which the EU may be a more significant player in European defence and security.
There ought to be a unique and strong centre-right case for celebrating wealth – specifically, acquiring it and ensuring more people from modest incomes can access and benefit from it.
Prime Ministers have a natural inclination to avoid the disruption that re-organising the centre of government would bring. But to govern effectively, change has become necessary.
A collection of responses to today’s statement from the Centre for Policy Studies, the Adam Smith Institute, and others.
Maintaining the current welfare state will mean wringing even more taxation out of a shrinking working-age population – and a growing grey vote means politicians have little incentive to change course.
With the UK’s general election mere months away, it will be an uphill struggle to tackle the harms from AI-generated mis-and-disinformation. Nonetheless, we can learn from Taiwan’s experience.
While capping ground rents is a promising start, unless further amendments are introduced to address the abuse of services, that chance could yet go to waste.
The main focus of industrial policy should be on non-selective measures which do not discriminate between industries, and these measures should be implemented consistently and predictably
The latest report from Centre for Cities highlights how an impressive record on employment has been undermined by poor productivity, stagnant wages, and the rising cost of housing.
If James Cleverly thinks he can light the touch paper, walk away, and watch the fireworks, he is very much mistaken. If the ban on HuT is to have any effect, it will be necessary in the coming weeks and months to get into the weeds of HuT, its leaders, and its footsoldiers.
Again, it is undecided voters who are more hawkish on immigration. The issue’s high salience with swing voters is why it will be an important battleground in the next election.
We can already see how new farming methods like direct drilling have helped improve both yields and biodiversity. But excessive red tape is blocking many more.