Press Releases

Pension-style solution is best fix for social care crisis, finds new study

As the Government prepares to unveil its long-awaited plan for social care, a new report by the Centre for Policy Studies, the leading centre-right think tank, weighs up the three leading options for social care reform, ranking them by cost, political feasibility and impact on supply.

CPS strongly welcomes new White Paper on planning

The Centre for Policy Studies today welcomed the publication of the Government’s White Paper, ‘Planning for the Future’.

The UK must be the champion of global entrepreneurship, says former Johnson adviser

A new report by James Sproule, former senior business adviser to Boris Johnson in Downing Street, argues that the key to making the UK a champion for global entrepreneurship - and making the vision of Global Britain a reality - is to position the UK to support a new generation of start-ups around the world.

Coronavirus: the situation is even worse than our early estimates

The CPS responds to the Office for Budget Responsibility's Fiscal Sustainability Report on the impact of coronavirus on public finances

CPS responds to Chancellor's statement

CPS responds to Chancellor's statement

Digital technologies can boost Britain’s small businesses

Our new report shows that technology and digital platforms have been crucial in boosting the performance and productivity of businesses. However, it warns that Britain is still not making the most of this opportunity – not least because of a failure to understand the full economic impact of the digital revolution.

CPS launches ‘Going for Growth’ programme

‘Going for Growth’, which will form the heart of the Centre for Policy Studies’ work going forward, will focus on how to unleash Britain’s economic potential and spread ownership and opportunity - in areas including tax, business, regulation and housing policy.

We need to focus on jobs and growth, not austerity

Major new report by Sajid Javid MP and Centre for Policy Studies sets out a vision for economic recovery after the pandemic. ‘After the Virus’ is the first detailed post-crisis blueprint for how to renew growth across every part of the UK.

Urgent help needed to save house building

The Centre for Policy Studies has developed an emergency plan to support the sector. ‘Help to Build’ would help all developers to weather the storm, ensure continuing housing supply while saving smaller and medium sized developers from ruin and having to make hardworking employees redundant.

Britain ‘can lead the world in hydrogen power’

New CPS report finds significant opportunity for a hydrogen strategy to decarbonise transport network, which is now the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.

Borrowing could hit £300bn as costs of coronavirus rise

New Centre for Policy studies research finds that the direct and indirect cost of the coronavirus crisis to Government could hit roughly £300 billion this year, the equivalent of double the UK health budget.

Carbon Border Tax would stop Britain Hiding its True Carbon Emissions

Britain’s commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 shows how seriously the Government is taking this issue. But it does not address the increasing offshoring of emissions.

A Budget of two halves

A Budget of two halves

CPS responds to Government Budget Plans

CPS responds to the March 2020 Budget

CPS sets out its Budget priorities for the Chancellor

The Centre for Policy Studies has published a pre-Budget briefing outlining the priority areas that Rishi Sunak, the new Chancellor, should address in order to boost growth and allow hard-working people to keep more of their earnings.