The Centre for Policy Studies exposes Five Fiscal Fallacies
Ryan Bourne is the Economic and Statistical Researcher at the Centre for Policy Studies. Here he summaries Five Fiscal Fallacies… Read more »
The Adam Smith Institute urges tax cuts to raise more revenue
Peter Young is fiscal policy adviser to the Adam Smith Institute. The UK has become one of the highest taxed… Read more »
Britain has most anti-family tax system in Europe
Tim Montgomerie The Daily Mail quotes research from the Christian charity Care this morning, noting that Britain's tax system is… Read more »
TaxPayers’ Alliance restate opposition to High Speed Rail as five-month consultation opens
By Jonathan Isaby Transport Secretary Philip Hammond is today launching a five month consultation on the Government's plans for a… Read more »
Families £4,250 worse off this year as inflation becomes bigger issue than cuts
Tim Montgomerie According to a report from the Resolution Foundation, and covered in the News of the World (£) Britain… Read more »
Gove’s free schools revolution must embrace profit-making businesses to succeed
Tim Montgomerie Under James Crabtree the FT's Comment pages have become among the very best from Fleet Street. Today's pages… Read more »
The IEA warns that tax burdens, energy prices, financial regulation and employment red tape threaten recovery
Tim Montgomerie For all those interested in boosting Britain's long-term economic competitiveness I recommend a series of blogs from the… Read more »
In a wide-ranging audit, Reform finds considerable inconsistencies in how government departments are reforming public services
Andrew Haldenby is the director of the independent think tank Reform. Today Reform publishes a scorecard on how each of… Read more »
Bruges Group report says that Germany has benefitted most from the Euro
by Paul Goodman The evidence for its claim is set out in a research paper called German Economic Policy and the… Read more »
The Centre for Policy Studies publishes proposals for dealing with the unaffordable public sector pensions framework
Michael Johnson is the author of Self-sufficiency is the key: addressing the public sector pensions challenge published today by the… Read more »
The Adam Smith Institute condemns the Government’s proposals for selling off state-owned forests for being too timid
By Jonathan Isaby The Government has come under fire from many quarters for its plans to potentially sell off some… Read more »
Policy Exchange proposes exit plan from European Court of Human Rights
Tim Montgomerie A new report from Policy Exchange - Download a PDF of "Bringing Rights Back Home" – calls for… Read more »
IoD proposes pro-growth measures that won’t cost George Osborne a penny
Tim Montgomerie The Institute of Directors has this morning published an important report on how growth can be boosted without… Read more »
Bow Group research suggests that a new model for health education will both improve the nation’s health and save the country money
Tracey Bleakley, Stuart Carroll and Ross Carroll summarise below the Bow Group paper published today, Putting the Health Back in… Read more »
Centre for Policy Studies: More draconian cuts are required now to provide a better base for future growth
Ryan Bourne is the Economic and Statistical Researcher at the Centre for Policy Studies. A new Centre for Policy Studies… Read more »