This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at a solution that would deliver for families and the economy. Unaffordable childcare has disastrous social and economic consequences, as women leave the workforce to avoid extortionate childcare costs; this is a hammer blow to equality and national productivity. This CPS briefing paper...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at how to support UK exports in a post-Brexit world. SMEs make up 99.9% of UK businesses, employing 16.3 million people. They are at the heart of the UK economy. Yet historically, they have been far more reluctant to export than their international...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at the case for UK membership of CPTPP. Pacific Vim, published by the Centre for Policy Studies, argues that the most common objections to CPTPP based on workers’ rights, environmental protection, food standards, agriculture, the NHS, sovereignty, and more do not stand up...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at how Net Zero can revitalise the UK’s industrial heartlands. Levelling Up and Net Zero are two of the Government’s top priorities. Yet as this report points out, the North and Midlands are home to the areas with highest emissions per person in...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at a more contributory welfare system. The welfare state in Britain has become uniquely unpopular. A major three-year research programme, including polling and focus groups by the Centre for Policy Studies and Public First investigating public attitudes to the welfare state, has concluded...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at a new type of housing to help key workers. Key workers, both in the public and private sector, were and are at the forefront of tackling Covid. This new report is calling for changes to help them get their foot on the...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies provides a new analysis of NHS integration in the Manchester area. In Greater Manchester, where integration is most advanced, results have been generally poor. In particular, despite a £450m cash injection, there has been a 65% increase in delayed transfers of care - the...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at the impact of the pandemic on high streets and commercial centres. The pandemic has had a dramatic impact on high streets and commercial centres across the UK. Reshaping spaces could provide space for 500,000 new homes and unleash tens of billions in...