Respublica, the think tank of 'Red Tory' Philip Blond, is the latest to launch a blog. It has been named The Disraeli Room. Mr Blond's first post focuses on the big idea of "ownership". Many think tanks featured by ThinkTankCentral already have established blogs: The Institute of Economic Affairs; The Centre for Social Cohesion; Civitas; […]
Open Europe recently published a list of the 100 most costly EU regulations. See this PDF. Four directives account for 53% of what will be an £184bn cost by 2020: The Working Time Directive, to cost the UK economy £32.8 bn by 2020; EU's Climate Action and Renewable Energy Package, to cost the UK economy […]
"The EU's AIFM Directive – likely impact and best way forward"(PDF) Author: Mats Persson Publication date: 21 September 2009 With an estimated 18,000 people in the UK directly employed in the hedge fund industry and the private equity sector, most of whom are based in the City of London, the Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) has […]
"How the Irish Government lost out in negotiations on the Lisbon Treaty" (PDF) Author: Open Europe Publication date: 4 September 2009 The report details the failure of the Irish Government to dilute the Lisbon Treaty following the initial "No" vote. The report states that the Irish Government objected to some of the key elements of […]
"What does the European Parliament do and how does it affect your everyday life?" (PDF) Author: Open Europe Publication date: April 2009 This report tries to rebut the often held opinion that the European Parliament has no actual power. The report claims MEPs now have a "veto" over national governments on about 75% of all […]
"Time's Up – The case against the EU's 48 hour working week" (PDF) Author: Open Europe Publication date: 16 March 2009 A fierce critique of the EU's plans to make it illegal for UK citizens to work longer than 48 hours per week by way of the proposed Working Time Directive. The report argues that such a […]
"Out of Control? – Measuring a decade of EU regulation"(PDF) Authors: Mats Persson with Stephen Booth and Sarah Gaskell. Edited by Lorraine Mullally. Publication date: 1 February 2009 An analysis of the cost of EU regulation over the period from 1998 to 2008. The authors claim that the cost to the UK of EU regulation […]