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With media attention so focused on the Labour leadership race, something interesting is happening to Conservative politics at the moment. I think the contours of a new Conservatism are emerging, based on two main ingredients: just deserts and compassion. The...
The Government’s decision to end funding for the Green Deal early should not come as a surprise. Primarily offering loans to customers making energy efficiency improvements to their home, the scheme was lauded as “the biggest home improvement programme since...
Sunday trading – set to feature in today’s Budget – is one of those political issues that can leave you between a rock and a hard place. There are bad, paternalistic reasons to want to restrict it. One of these...
While the Budget announced today will be the first Conservative Budget since 1996, it will focus on the same old problems that have plagued the British economy since the crisis years of 2007 and 2008. Of course, the most politically...
The Chancellor’s Summer Budget was billed as bold and delivered on the promise. It marks a clear break with the Coalition and New Labour before it. The Living Wage will dominate the headlines. It is designed as a companion to...
The new Government has wasted little time in making it clear that welfare policy will be high on the agenda for 2015, with David Cameron’s speech on Monday pinning system reform to the heart of his ‘One Nation’ agenda. But...
There are no good elections to lose – but some are better than others to win. Yesterday demonstrated both sides of the equation. In his Mansion House speech, the Chancellor announced new fiscal rules designed to bind the hands of...
Drawing on data from a wide range of public sources and leading independent research, the Hub provides a data-driven picture of the nation’s changing social and ethnic fabric, to encourage a more evidence-led debate about the integration and segregation of...
In an election campaign unique for its distinct lack of foreign policy debate, last Friday marked a distinct shift of gear. For the most part, candidates’ attentions over the past few months have been much more firmly focused at home...
