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The Housing Guarantee
A new report by the Centre for Policy Studies calls for changes to the planning system to open up the market and allow better access for small and medium sized companies and to diversify the housing supply.
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Grade B for Hammond's last Autumn Statement
Daniel Mahoney and Tim Knox provide a detailed examination of the UK final Autumn Statement.
Infrastructure can be a bad investment
Often justified in terms of being “affordable” in a world where the current cost of government borrowing is extraordinarily low, advocating high levels of infrastructure spending is firmly in fashion.
The Free Ports Opportunity
Brexit provides a new trade opportunity for Britain: the creation of Free Ports, writes Rishi Sunak MP.
The State Pension: No Longer Fit for Purpose
The State Pension is facing fiscal calamity. Total spending on it has increased by 25% since 2010-11. Michael Johnson urges the Government to take action.
Labour's £17,500 bill for families
Labour’s plans on infrastructure, welfare, employment legislation, tuition fees and shale gas could cost every household nearly £17,500 in just one parliamentary term.
Complexity, Uncertainty and Cost
New proposals to address tax avoidance by multi-national corporations could, unintentionally, delay or cancel much-needed UK infrastructure and real estate development.
Are We Heading for Blackout Britain?
Earlier this month a ‘perfect storm’ of circumstances caused electricity prices to rise to record highs with National Grid close issuing an emergency ‘Notice of Insufficient Margin’ to call on extra power.
An ISA-centric framework beckons
The recent publication of the Savings (Government Contributions) Bill confirmed that the Government intends to press ahead with the Lifetime ISA, to be launched in April 2017. This is welcomed.
The City Boys are Here to Stay
The UK's strengths will mean that London continues to be Europe's leading financial services centre.
A licence to kill? Funding the BBC
On 1 September the BBC TV licence fee will be extended to the iPlayer. The licence fee is however bad for the BBC and bad for customers and it should be abolished.
The Independence Revolution must go on
The Government’s record in reducing dependency on the State is strong, but there is plenty more to do..
Apocalypse Soon? The Danger of Further Loosening Monetary Policy
The UK’s softening fiscal stance opens up the very real risk of a further loosening of monetary policy, whereby inflation is used as a way of dealing with the Government’s debts.
Scotland: Could it become Greece without the sun?
Scottish independence would entail significant economic risk. Scotland’s budget deficit is currently over three times higher than the UK average as a % of GDP.
The Pensions Dashboard
Fully functioning, the pensions dashboard could become the ultimate disruptor of incumbent industry providers, but merely providing information will not embed the dashboard into the consciousness of the general public.