Ara Darzi: The Government must end the cycle of feast and famine for the NHS
It’s time for a big investment to secure the long-term future of medical and social care free at the point of delivery.
Sheila Lawlor: The Lords’ amendments are legally unnecessary and economically counter-productive
They assume that no deal would be a disaster, but in fact the £40 billion we’re set to pay the EU could be a real boost to the British economy.
Dean Godson: Our mission to help build a new national consensus
At Policy Exchange, we see prosperity, people, place, and patriotism as the four pillars of a politics which seeks to unite the four nations, town and country, and north and south.
Rory Geoghegan: Short-term prison sentences do nothing for prolific offenders. We must get serious about tackling the causes of crime.
Our latest Centre for Social Justice report – Desperate for a Fix – focuses on prolific drug-addicted people and proposes a new Second Chance Programme.
Tony Sewell: Brexit, Windrush, and the rebirth of liberal Britain
Even the liberal commentators are having to acknowledge that post-Brexit the country has become more welcoming to migration, not less.
Sam Hall: How the UK could lead the Commonwealth on climate change
Adopting a net zero emissions target would reinforce the Government’s recent efforts to reach out to younger voters with new policies to protect the environment.
Sophie Jarvis: Why the Conservative Party should champion female entrepreneurship
If they want to remain the party of business, the Tories must channel both Thatcher and Cameron and embrace the need to broaden access to capital.
Laura Sandys: We need a bold devolution agenda that lets communities ‘take back control’
Polling shows that a majority want important decisions to be taken locally, but very few believe this to be the case today.
Andrew Carter: Britain’s cities hold the key to Tory renewal
Whoever leads the Conservatives into the next election needs to gamble some of its political capital on winning over young, urban voters.
Steve Davies: Banning touts would not fix the ticket market
Moves to curb or ban resale would replace it with lotteries and black marketeers without even solving the fundamental problems in the market.
Philippa Stroud: Legatum’s pro-EU enemies are smearing us to try to undermine confidence in Brexit.
The idea that our departure opens up new economic opportunities is a huge challenge to those who built their careers on the Brussels model.
Edward Molyneux: Why Conservatives should support ending the energy postcode lottery
The energy networks receive a lot less scrutiny than the ‘Big Six’, but they’re natural monopolies extracting unjustifiable profits and must be reformed.
Flora Coleman: This Budget shows that the Tories can be the party for young people
Since the Stamp Duty announcement I’ve spotted soft ‘Corbynistas’ actually congratulating the Chancellor by name.
Think-tanks react to the Budget. Some praise, more criticism…and a sense that the housing announcements didn’t go nearly far enough
“The government should be completely overhauling current restrictions and liberalising our planning system to free up land for houses to be built.”
Andrew Carter: Three ways Hammond can tackle Britain’s productivity problem
Divert funds from easing tuition fees into funding Further Education; sensible railway investment in the North; and refocus devolution on cities.