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Posts Tagged: Prosperity

Philippa Stroud: The Legatum Prosperity Index. The UK is in a strong position, but there are the first signs of deterioration.

We must beware the trap of falling into a mindset of an overdeveloped society, vulnerable to entitlement and complacency.

By Baroness Stroud | 16 November 2020 | 12 comments

James Kanagasooriam’s Twitter thread on why the link between freedom and prosperity is breaking down

Is economics the key after all – driving the culture wars in western liberal democracies?

20 April 2020 | 40 comments

Robert Halfon: Under our new leader, we must prize social justice above social mobility

We must tackle causes of poverty, not symptoms: educational failure, worklessness, family breakdown, debt, addiction, disability, exposure to crime, poor housing.

By Robert Halfon MP | 19 June 2019 | 22 comments

Dean Godson: There are plenty of ideas on the centre-right. Here’s how it can create a new, decent, patriotric consensus.

Despite polarisation on Brexit, there is more agreement among voters than often appears – and therefore more cause for optimism.

By Dean Godson | 10 June 2019 | 22 comments

Chloe Westley: Pursuing happiness doesn’t guarantee finding it

Governments are more likely to help create conditions for it by seeking economic growth, rather than well-being.

By Chloe Westley | 10 June 2019 | 7 comments

James Brokenshire: I urge local leaders everywhere in Britain to join us in helping to boost business abroad.

Lessons from my recent visit to India with Andy Street and Sir John Peace, Chair of the Midlands Engine Partnership.

By James Brokenshire MP | 10 October 2018 | 13 comments

Damian Green: Money, older people, and peace of mind

The Government needs to consider three strands if it is to offer a comprehensive solution: state support, private assets, and individual planning.

By Damian Green MP | 3 August 2018 | 49 comments

Philip Dunne: Defence helps boost our prosperity. Here are my recommendations to grow its contribution.

The MoD should use the opportunity of Brexit to reflect on whether EU competition rules should continue to apply to procurement.

By Philip Dunne | 11 July 2018 | 15 comments

“Living standards rose more quickly in the five years from 2011 than in the five years from 2002”. Discuss.

Some counter-intuitive, or at least counter-conventional, findings from a recent IFS report.

By Paul Goodman | 25 June 2018 | 5 comments

Patrick Spencer and Gerard Lyons: Yes, the British jobs story is a good one – but we can’t count on it carrying on forever

A report published by the Centre for Social Justice today outlines four major traps that could jeopardise Britain’s employment miracle.

By Patrick Spencer and Gerard Lyons | 3 June 2018 | 16 comments

Nicky Morgan: There’s good news to tell on jobs and growth. Let’s make more of it.

There is a suspicion that the Government wants to talk about other things – and a significant amount of attention is of course already being consumed by Brexit.

By Nicky Morgan MP | 26 March 2018 | 74 comments

Nick Herbert: The question isn’t whether aid works. It does. The question is how it can work better.

The challenge for aid donors and recipients alike is to work together to improve its efficiency and effectiveness.

By Nick Herbert MP | 1 December 2017 | 39 comments

Antoinette Sandbach: We won’t make a success of Brexit if we don’t boost productivity

We should seek the closest possible relationship with the EU and an open trade policy. Firms need confidence to invest.

By Antoinette Sandbach | 18 August 2017 | 82 comments

WATCH: Ici Londres – What causes poverty? Silly question, says Hannan

The really interesting question is: what causes wealth? And the answer is clear enough – specialisation and exchange.

26 July 2017 | 57 comments

Alex Morton: Why supporting free trade and controlled migration is not a contradiction in terms

Individually, migrants can come to embody these values better than many on the Left who were born here. But the evidence suggests that this takes time.

By Alex Morton | 26 July 2017 | 142 comments

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