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Fight for Free Schools
‘Fight for Free Schools’, authored by Suella Braverman MP, urges the Government to double down on the success of the free schools programme by speeding up the expansion of free schools and ensuring that they act as drivers of competition and innovation within the system.
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The Poodle Bites Back: Select Committees and the Revival of Parliament
Andrew Tyrie MP, Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, argues that despite the ‘anti-politics’ mood in the UK, the House of Commons is achieving notable success in reforming itself into a more effective institution.
The Case for an Office for Inter-generational Responsibility
Michael Johnson responds to the OBR’s latest annual Fiscal Sustainability report, warning that UK debt is snowballing with frightening momentum – and it is the young who will be hit hardest.
How to cut Inheritance Tax
Make inheritance tax fairer by simplifying the system with a broader base and lower rate, and eliminating many of the existing inefficient tax reliefs.
Who will care for Generation Y?
Michael Johnson warns that Generation Y could be the first generation to experience a quality of life below that of its (baby boomer) parents.
A Suggestion for the Housing and Planning Minister
Keith Boyfield and Daniel Greenberg urge Brandon Lewis to seize the opportunity of a new Government to tackle Britain’s housing shortage.
Some suggestions for the new pensions minister
Pensions analyst Michael Johnson urges new pensions minister Ros Altmann to continue with the bold reforms that her predecessor began.
Unleashing the Sharing Economy
The Government should go further and faster to promote the Sharing Economy.
The Triple Challenge Facing Britain's Oil and Gas Sector
Britain has the highest operating costs in the World for oil production. Radical reform is needed to stem the tide of rising costs, falling prices and heavy taxation.
Competition can Crush Crony Corporatism
Urgent policy reform is needed to reclaim popular capitalism from crony corporatists.
Real Finnish Lessons: The true story of an education superpower
Gabriel Heller Sahlgren challenges conventional wisdom regarding the reasons for Finland’s remarkable education success.
Is Public Borrowing Justified if for Investment Only?
The idea has received renewed interest in the current election campaign and in the context of the ongoing deficit/debt reduction debate. But is it right?
A Tax on Business is a Tax on Jobs
The level of business taxation is critical because it directly affects investment, employment and ultimately the prosperity of a nation.
The Red Herring of Departmental Cuts
Conservative plans for departmental spending cuts are only half those implied by the OBR
Central Planning with Market Features: how renewable subsidies destroyed the UK electricity market
Rupert Darwall shows that recent energy policy represents the biggest expansion of state power since the nationalisations of the 1940s and 1950s – and is on course to be the most expensive domestic policy disaster in modern British history.
Britain is Taxed Enough Already
Higher taxes are not the solution to the challenges facing the UK economy.