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Ted Bromund - 23 January 2012 - General

One of the many ways that the American political scene differs from that of Britain is that the U.S. is home to vastly more think tanks, with larger budgets. The latest report from the University of Pennsylvania finds that the U.S. has 1, 815 think tanks, compared to the U.K.’s ...

Ryan Bourne - 17 November 2011 - General

Yesterday’s youth unemployment figures look shocking. There are now 1.02 million 16-24 year olds out of work, 21.9% of the economically active population. 730,000 of these are not in full-time education.With headlines and information like this bumped out on a monthly basis, the fear felt by young people is perfectly ...

Ryan Bourne - 15 November 2011 - General

The Government has claimed that it seeks to reduce obstacles and barriers to growth. Today MPs will debate Rob Halfon’s e-petition calling for the Government to curb the upcoming rise in fuel duty. The motion reads:"That this House welcomes the 1p cut in fuel duty at the 2011 Budget, the ...

Jenny Nicholson - 10 November 2011 - General

At a time when we are hearing about war memorials being vandalised, a war memorial which was commissioned by my great-grandfather Sir Arthur Nicholson has been restored and will reopen this Remembrance Sunday in Leek in Staffordshire.  My cousin and I have been invited to lay a wreath and we ...

Yorick Wilks - 18 October 2011 - General

As the euro staggers, it may seem bad taste to examine the possibilities for yet another created or artificial currency. But the Bitcoin is worth a quick look because it makes us think again about the nature of currency and what value consists of. We all know ...

Yorick Wilks - 11 October 2011 - General

Boris Johnson renews his campaign today for a new London airport, citing the lack of slot capacity and the loss of business to Britain that this is causing. I think we should also ask what kind of airport we want, if any: London’s airports are notorious worldwide ...

Lewis Brown - 02 October 2011 - General

The Centre for Policy Studies is in Manchester this week for the Conservative Party Conference. CPS Web Manager Lewis James Brown takes a look at our exciting events on Monday and Tuesday.This weekend thousands of Conservative Party members, think tankers, charities, journalists and activists are pouring into the beautiful city ...

Lewis Brown - 27 September 2011 - General

Lewis James Brown, Web 2.0 Manager at the Centre for Policy Studies, takes a look at the impact of technology companies' rush to choose Ireland as a base of operations, and what the UK can do to stay competitive.Some will have noticed yesterday the announcement that Twitter has chosen Ireland’s ...

Lewis Brown - 23 September 2011 - General

Today sees the launch of Guilty Men by Peter Oborne and Frances Weaver, with foreword by Peter Jay, and published by the Centre for Policy Studies. The report, an in depth look at the journalists, politicians and institutions that not only pushed heavily for Britain to ...

Ryan Bourne - 15 September 2011 - General

On Tuesday, we learned that the Government has drawn up some policy proposals which it thinks are woman and family friendly. It included some eminently sensible proposals to re-examine the length of the school summer holiday, to develop personal budgets for maternity services and to criminalise enforced ...

Yorick Wilks - 07 September 2011 - General

Many will have smirked as I did at the news that a tourist in Ilfracombe had officially complained about the sight and smell of fish in the harbour. Some perhaps remembered the case of the school headmistress forced to resign last year after having her school’s pet sheep slaughtered so ...

Administrator CPS - 18 August 2011 - General

CPS Intern Rupert Eyles reacts to the news that India has set up its own aid agency.This week, India has proposed to set up its own aid agency to distribute $11 billion over the next five to seven years. This despite the fact that according to the ...

Tom Burkard - 28 July 2011 - General

Following David Cameron's Nov 2010 announcement that he considers it his duty to make us all happy, Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell has just announced that all Whitehall Departments will be instructed to consider the implications for people's happiness when drafting new policies. Children will now ...

Jeremy Jennings - 27 July 2011 - General

Amidst calls for tougher press regulation in the wake of the phone hacking scandal, Professor Jeremy Jennings takes a look at the repercussions of state involvement in journalism in France.  Towards the end of last May I received a set of proofs for an article on Nicolas ...

Yorick Wilks - 22 July 2011 - General

Yorick Wilks, Professor of Artificial Intelligence (Emeritus) at the University of Sheffield, examines The Economist's top 10 of the 'World's Most Liveable Cities' list.According to the Economist’s Intelligence Unit, eight of the world’s ten “most liveable cities” are in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, but none are in ...