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The Future of Regulation

Our latest report shows that the cost of regulation increased significantly during the 2010s – despite repeated promises from Government to shrink the regulatory burden.

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The Future of Regulation

Our latest report shows that the cost of regulation increased significantly during the 2010s – despite repeated promises from Government to shrink the regulatory burden.

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Greening the Tories

Join us as we reflect on conservative environmentalism, nearly 30 years since Andrew Sullivan's CPS pamphlet 'Greening the Tories'.

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Thatcher Fellowship

Apply now for our year-long programme, offering an introduction to the intellectual, academic and political arguments for free markets

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Tied Up in Red Tape

Since 2010, successive governments have promised to cut regulation, with some even claiming to have succeeded. But are they telling the truth? Sign up to a public panel launching new CPS report 'The Future of Regulation'.

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Shaping the Debate

‘Shaping the Debate: The Centre for Policy Studies in 50 Papers’ provides a brief description of the argument, something of the political and intellectual context in which it was written, and a sense of why it is important

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CPS Director responds to CPRE research

CPRE risks 'destroying the future' of those living in the countryside by campaigning against housing, says Robert Colvile.

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Robert Colvile 23.04.24

The Future of Regulation
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Shaping the Debate: The Centre for Policy Studies in 50 Papers
4.03.24

Sharing the Wealth
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Choices for Children
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Tuesday 23rd April 2024

Burden on business increased in 2010s by at least £6bn a year
Monday 15th April 2024

CPS fellow gives verdict on Bernanke review
Friday 12th April 2024

Bernanke review ‘damning indictment’ of how the Bank of England is run, says Lyons
Tuesday 19th March 2024

CPS Director responds to new CPRE research on rural housing
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Weekly Briefing: Are phones really frying kids’ brains?
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Bernanke’s verdict on the Bank of England is withering
Andrew Sullivan

Greening the Tories
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Not all villains need a rewrite
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