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How To Save The Water Industry
Dry taps and bottled water for customers of South East Water in Tunbridge Wells, Thames Water going bankrupt in slow motion, spiralling bills across the rest of the country and to cap it all, fat cat pay and bonuses for…
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Even the Prime Minister is frustrated by red tape….
Sir Keir Starmer isn’t the first Prime Minister to be frustrated by red tape costs and delays , but he could be the last if he picks up the Centre’s ‘Slashing Red Tape’ proposals to solve the problem. Let’s see…..!
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John’s interview for the Popular Conservatives podcast
The Popular Conservatives are a new & fast-growing part of UK centre-right politics who, like us at the Centre for Small-State Conservatives, favour a smaller & more efficient state. So when they invited John to appear on their ‘PopConversation’ podcast,…
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Why Britain Needs A Taxpayer Protection Act
Most UK families, business leaders and investors will spend the next month trying to ignore the ever-darkening economic clouds that are gathering in the run-up to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn Budget. Her problems have been mounting for months. First her…
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The Case for a Public Productivity Act
Most Chancellors spend a lot of time peering nervously upwind to spot approaching economic storms and squalls, but Rachel Reeves won’t need a particularly strong telescope to pick out the procession of dark clouds that are heading her way. Some…
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Knowing ‘What Works’ Will Help Good Growth
Fed up with a Britain where nothing works anymore? This article for Academy of Social Sciences proposes a single, simple but fundamental change to Government procurement rules to start fixing the problem. John Penrose makes the case for stronger evaluation…
