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How To Clean Up Westminster
My successor as Prime Minister’s Anti-Corruption Tsar is the redoubtable Labour Baroness Margaret Hodge, a five-foot-nothing spitfire who doesn’t take nonsense from anyone. She’s going to need every ounce of her trademark energy and determination after the Government stepped on…
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Stopping Online Lies & Bias
At the inaugural event of the Council for Countering Online Disinformation, John explained why online lies & bias are such a serious problem, and how we can stop them.
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Westminster & The Disinformation Challenge
An opportunity to hear a podcast of the inaugural event of the Council for Countering Online Disinformation (CCOD) at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), in partnership with the Aspen Institute.
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Labour’s Childcare Reforms Will Fail Our Children
Nursery places that are rarer than hens teeth, childcare which costs more than tickets for an Oasis reunion gig, and fleets of nursery providers complaining they’re teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Everyone agrees that Britain’s childcare services could and should level up opportunities, break glass…
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The Ever-Rising Costs of Government Borrowing
Government borrowing costs are costing taxpayers more & more. If we had a legally-binding rule as the Centre outlines in the Policy Thumbnails section of this website, we could keep the debt in check & stop things getting even worse,
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Simpler, Lower Taxes
This article is the latest in a fortnightly series of policy proposals for CapX from John Penrose and the Centre for Small State Conservatives. The slow, warm days of August are traditionally when Treasury spin doctors start floating ideas for…
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The fiscal farce that’s bankrupting Britain
American political strategist James Carville wryly observed that, rather than being reincarnated as US President or the Pope, he wanted to come back as the bond market because it can intimidate anybody. The hard truth behind his quip is the…
