Tony Lodge: A Carbon Border Tax will stop Britain hiding its emissions abroad and protect jobs at home
When the UK claims to be reducing its greenhouse gas emissions it is often simply offshoring them.
“Seriously concerning.” “A Gordon Brown-style budget”. Centre-right think tanks resist the Budget’s main platform.
But some free marketeers are concerned about the huge borrowing rise and the reliance on “bureaucrats picking winners.”
Nola Leach: The Chancellor must end the tax system’s discrimination against families
Britain imposes uniquely heavy burdens on low-income workers with dependants, which create a huge drag on social mobility. Profound reform is needed.
Patrick Hall: Ministers must act to prove that Britain is a world leader on green policy
On biodiversity, climate change, and the illegal wildlife trade, the UK and her Overseas Territories can play a crucial role.
Emily Farley: To close the disability employment gap, we need the voluntary sector’s ‘little platoons’
The Government’s current approach to contracts locks out small, specialist providers in exchange for a handful of multinationals.
Robert Palmer: Johnson needs to walk the walk on rebalancing tax to win the ‘Red Wall’ for good
Blanket calls for higher wealth taxes may play poorly, but plenty of specific measures poll well and these voters are not crying out for tax cuts.
Claudia Martinez: Politicians like to boast about new hospitals but primary care should be the priority
Over a third of patients who attend A&E do so for non-urgent, minor injuries. They are unable to get GP appointments.
Edward Faulks: The Supreme Court’s prorogation judgement unbalanced our constitution. MPs should make a correction.
For many lawyers and commentators, its ruling was an assertion of judicial power that cannot be justified by constitutional law or principle.
Jack Airey: If we want younger people to share in Britain’s prosperity, the planning system must be turned on its head
Its fundamental principles are the same as when it was established in the forties as part of a programme to establish a command-and-control economy.
Matt Kilcoyne: We can save our high streets by slashing the red tape holding them back
Rigid, centralised planning rules are preventing Britain’s towns from adapting organically to changes in how we live, work, and shop.
Claire Coutinho: The booming FinTech sector can help those on low incomes
From access to affordable credit, bespoke budgeting tools, savings and insurance products, a new wave of offerings could transform financial inclusion.
John O’Connell: Why supporters of low taxes should be optimistic about this Government
The Prime Minister’s spending commitments sit alongside welcome proposals for devolution and reform.
Dean Godson: What Johnson should do now in this Government’s first hundred days
In his foreword to our new Policy Exchange paper, John Howard urges the Prime Minister to “seize the moment”.
Jack Airey: The next Government should revitalise Key Worker Housing
Vital public services face a recruitment crisis because the cost of living deters applicants. Our report shows how the Tories can address this challenge.
Stephen Laws: Post-election, the Government must act to restore the balance of the constitution
Ministers should avoid sweeping changes and primary legislation, but there are a number of careful reforms to be made to address problems highlighted by Brexit.