Reports
The UK’s role in advancing responsible transition minerals supply chains
This report from UK think tank RUSI examines the UK’s role as a financial and trading hub for the mining industry, and a centre of sustainability and international development expertise.. The UK government has emphasised the importance of ‘levelling the playing field’ for responsible companies to mitigate environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks affecting the...
The British entrepreneur
This report from UK think tank Onward looks at how startups can put Britain back in business. Britain can unlock a new generation of entrepreneurs and inspire growth among small businesses with major reforms to tax, regulations and lending. Too many small British businesses are unable to grow, leaving the country reliant on 1% of...
Living with the Dragon
This report from UK think tank Civitas examines what a coherent UK policy towards China would look like. China is becoming the most serious challenge to UK and the West, due to its economic growth, military strength, and fast-developing foreign policy in relation to its territorial claims and record on human rights. These developments are...
What does the US election mean for Europe’s economy?
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform argues that the EU should deepen trade ties with the US and boost transatlantic co-operation. The EU-US economic relationship is the world’s most important. For the European economy, the US election has high stakes. The CER’s new policy brief ‘Surviving Trump 2.0: What does...
Building resilience for cotton farmers in India: evidence from Gujarat and Maharashtra
This report from UK think tank IIED explores the vulnerabilities of cotton farmers in the Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. India is the world’s largest cotton producer, accounting for nearly a quarter of global production. The cotton sector is crucial for India’s economy and supports the livelihoods of approximately six million farmers. However, climate...
Overton window
This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at policies for a better Britain. This discussion paper stands back from the constant cut-and-thrust and point-scoring of everyday politics to examine what a better Britain might look like if some of its problems were addressed by imaginative and long-term solutions. As it shows,...
The growth mindset
This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation sizes up the new Government’s growth agenda as it sets out to make the country the fastest-growing in the G7. This briefing note sizes up the new Government’s growth agenda as it sets out to make the country the fastest-growing in the G7. We explore the...
2024 Annual Survey of UK Public Opinion on Foreign Policy
This report from UK think tank the British Foreign Policy Group explores the British public’s support for the new Government’s ambitions for a ‘reconnected’ Britain. As the new Government settles in, this year’s BFPG Annual Survey of UK Public Opinion on Foreign Policy, the sixth edition of the survey, explores the British public’s support for...
Draghi’s plan to rescue the European economy
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at Draghi's plan to rescue the European economy. Mario Draghi has just launched his long-awaited report on the ailing European economy. The report should serve as a wake-up call to EU leaders who have long failed to confront Europe’s declining growth rate head-on....
Small business, big world
This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation explores ways to boost UK small business exports. Increasing the number of small businesses that export can be a key lever to grow the UK's economic pie. However, the UK’s recent record on small business exporting is not encouraging. This report explores three key ways...
Why the EU is not the answer to Britain’s growth challenge
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies calls for any decisions about the UK’s future relationship with the EU to be based on current realities. The Labour government may be seeking a ‘reset’ of relations in the UK-EU relationship but Keir Starmer should resist calls to rejoin the EU, Single Market,...
Decreasing rare earths dependency: how the Five Eyes alliance can minimise rare earth trading risk with China
This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society explores strategies for Five Eyes Alliance countries to diversify away from China for the importing of rare earth elements. This report explores strategies for Five Eyes Alliance countries (the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) to diversify away from China for...
China ‘under siege’
This report from UK think tank Chatham House examines how the US’s hardening China policy is seen in Beijing. The China–US relationship has no doubt deteriorated in recent years. Washington’s policy of containing China through the application of restrictions on certain goods and markets, as well as China’s own economic downturn, has increased the tension...
Where might UK-EU relations be under a Labour government?
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform examines where UK-EU relations might be under a Labour government. The election of a Labour government, led by Sir Keir Starmer, presents an opportunity to reset and strengthen the UK’s relations with the European Union. A new essay ‘Where might UK-EU relations be under...
Boosting Britain’s food exports
This report from UK think tank Civitas analyses our food exports prospects and what can we learn from Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway. This report analyses prospects for food exports, especially Asia and North America. It analyses long-term trends in the UK’s trade in food. It identifies the products in which we have...