The radical progressive university guide
This report from UK think tank Civitas sets out to quantify the extent of ‘radical progressive’ policies at British Universities. The Radical Progressive University Guide sets out to quantify the extent of ‘radical progressive’ policies at British Universities, including their curbs on free speech. Dr Richard Norrie (director of the statistics and policy research programme)...
Family and state in education: What role for parent’s rights?
This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at the issue of parental rights in education from a philosophical perspective. This essay from Anthony O’Hear (professor of philosophy at the University of Buckingham) explores the issue of parental rights in education from a philosophical perspective, starting with the work of Plato and Aristotle before looking...
In defence of Global Britain
This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at the new government review of defence and security. Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced plans to launch a new defence and foreign policy review, whilst in New York to address the United Nations General Assembly in late September. The new British government under Prime Minster...
Reform the Marriage Allowance
This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at the case for recognising marriage in the tax system and why we should keep the Marriage Allowance. Marriage is disappearing in Britain. 2021 was the first year on record that the number of children born to unmarried couples exceeded the number of children born to married...
Inadvertently arming China? One year on
This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at the Chinese military complex and its exploitation of scientific research at UK universities. This latest update uncovers at least 60 Chinese nationals working at UK universities and research institutions, in the last 18 months, who are either employed directly by UK universities as researchers, academics, engineers,...
Free speech and decolonisation in British universities
This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at the extent to which decolonisation is present in British universities. The decolonisation movement is more pronounced in British universities than previously thought. In some form, either through official statements or academic advocates, it is present in seven out of 10 universities. In addition to this, we...
Why can’t mums choose?
This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at rethinking child benefit and childcare spending. British governments have been offering cash payments to families for almost 80 years. However, since the early nineties, childcare funding has been relentlessly focused on subsidising formal childcare to enable mothers to return to the workplace after childbirth. When we...
We need to check your thinking
This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at how identity politics is warping police priorities from within. Richard Norrie and Hardeep Singh examine the role of identity politics and how it is warping police priorities from within. The authors take a critical look at the police’s fundamental commitment to impartiality and their role in...
Political theory and the family
This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at the creation of the modern welfare state in 1942 and its impact on family ormation. This philosophical discussion paper looks at the creation of the modern welfare state in 1942 and its impact on family formation. Charles Amos argues from a libertarian perspective drawing on Robert...
The next front?
This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at Sino-Russian expansionism in the Arctic and a UK response. In this latest publication from the Defence and Security Unit (DSU) at Civitas, Robert Clark and Roberto White highlight the growing risks of Russian and Chinese expansion into the Arctic, calling for a new Canada, UK, US...