Kristian Niemietz: National government should get out of airport investment decisions
Airport operators would have to offer a compensation payment to affected residents. They would then make a decision by referendum.
Think Tanks
Alex Morton of Policy Exchange goes to Downing Street
The move is good news for housing (and our #HomesJobsSavings campaign).
Matthew Elliott: Think-tanks, campaign groups and the coming general election
Former ConservativeHome co-editor Jonathan Isaby is taking over as the Chief Executive of the Taxpayers’ Alliance
Lewis Brown: Osborne is right to back fracking, and environmentalists should too
Properly utilized, shale gas offers a wonderful opportunity for such as countries China to tackle air pollution while still allowing energy growth.
Akash Paun: How to stop the strife between Ministers and civil servants
We can do better than the Permanent Secretaries’ annual performance objectives – late this year, and regarded by them as a joke.
Dynamic Modelling: Corporation Tax must be just the start
There is nothing prudent about failing to allow transparency as to the real implications of tax changes
The centre-right think tanks urge Osborne to keep going with cuts and deficit reduction
There’s applause for George Osborne’s Autumn Statement from Westminster’s wonks, but many of them think he could go further in cutting back the state.
Michael Johnson: A death spiral beckons for the Local Government Pension Scheme
This view is based upon cashflow, not nebulous concepts such as funding ratios, But the operational inefficiency of the scheme could be addressed in three simple steps.
Peter Saunders: Welfare should be based on what you pay in – not on what you get out
National Insurance has all but collapsed as a system for delivering genuine, contributions-based self-reliance.
Tom Papworth: Zombies are real, dangerous and created by governments. Entrepreneurs to the rescue!
Their existence helps explain the sluggish growth and declining productivity that has characterised this recession.
Thomas Tugendhat: Our troops should be able to focus on the enemy, not worry about human rights laws back home
Commanders, not judges, should be in control on the battlefield.
Vidhya Alakeson: How to revive build to rent
It does not require significant new policy or legislation but it does require a shift in mentality from investors
Philip Salter: Introducing my new think tank – The Entrepreneurs Network
The demand for good ideas to kick-start economic growth clearly outstrips supply. We aim to set that right.
Nick Faith: Why Policy Exchange is setting up a Black and Ethnic Minority Unit
Under one in five ethnic minority voters supported the Tories in 2010. The unit will investigate how political attitudes are formed and applied.
Ben Walker: Is the Jobcentre up to the job?
Ben Walker is a researcher at the Centre for Social Justice The guiding principle of the Government’s welfare reform agenda… Read more »