Where are the workers?
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies presents a new diagnosis of inactivity in the UK. Economic inactivity has become a huge issue in politics – and is expected to be a key area of focus in this week’s Budget. But many of the most common claims about inactivity turn out...
The case for housebuilding
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies demolishes a series of longstanding and damaging myths about the British housing sector. As public debate about the housing and planning system grows, a new report from the Centre for Policy Studies demolishes a series of longstanding and increasingly damaging myths about the British...
Stopping the crossings
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at how Britain can take back control of its immigration and asylum system. Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, has welcomed a report jointly written by Nick Timothy, a former Home Office adviser and Downing Street chief of staff, which calls for a raft...
New horizons
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Progressive Policy looks at transforming educational opportunities to support inclusive growth. Across England, significant educational inequalities map closely on to differences in local economic outcomes. Places with higher levels of deprivation are typically characterised by worse educational outcomes, higher unemployment, lower pay, and poorer health. This...
The UK’s International Tax Competitiveness 2022 Update
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies uses fresh Tax Foundation calculations to show that the UK will fall in competitiveness. A new briefing note by Tom Clougherty, Research Director and Head of Tax at the Centre for Policy Studies, uses fresh Tax Foundation calculations to show that the UK will...
A censor’s charter?
This report from UK think the Centre for Policy Studies looks at the case against the Online Safety Bill. The Online Safety Bill (OSB) is one of the most controversial pieces of legislation produced by Government in recent years. A new briefing paper from the Centre for Policy Studies outlines why it is likely to...
After the super-deduction
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies assesses proposals for the reform of Capital Allowances. For many years, the UK has adopted a strikingly ungenerous approach to capital cost recovery – the ability of firms to write off investment against tax. This has coincided with consistently low levels of business investment....
Why choose Britain?
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at the mood of the investment community into doing business in the UK. We interviewed more than 100 founders, funders, CEOs, entrepreneurs and other senior figures, in the biggest focus group of its kind to date. Their comments to the CPS, provided on...
Cutting the cost of living
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at measures to address short term challenges of the cost of living crisis. British households continue to face the dire realities of a worsening cost of living crisis, which the Government has rightly made its number one priority. A new Centre for Policy...
Changing track
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at how to rescue the railways after the pandemic. Despite the UK being one of the most open societies across Europe, rail journeys have not returned to pre-pandemic levels. The number of people commuting every day at peak time is just 15% of...