Archives: Policy Areas
Policy area documents and resources
Variable PAYE: a second lever to fight inflation
Interest rates are an inefficient tool for controlling demand-driven inflation. A variable PAYE system gives the Bank of England precision,…
Funded tax cuts: stimulating growth without borrowing a penny
Tax revenue is insufficient to cover government spending. Cutting taxes without cuts to spending would mean endless borrowing. Yet a…
24 of the world’s top 200 universities are British. Are we capitalising on it?
Higher education is Britain's greatest export yet government policy is undermining it. A radical expansion into emerging markets could triple…
The Sovereign Aid Fund: more aid, less cost, lasting impact
Britain's aid spending is fragmented, inefficient, and growing less effective. A radical restructuring can double impact, eliminate borrowing costs, and…
Why British households pay four times the US rate for energy
UK electricity costs are 400% higher than in America. Policy failures, not geography, are to blame. A four-pronged strategy combining…
Could aquafarming be Britain’s next great industry?
The UK imports £61 billion of food annually. Our exclusive economic zone is larger than France's. Converting just 1% to…
10.3 million recipients: the case for a new social contract
Almost one in five UK adults receives benefits. The current system is designed around passive entitlement rather than active contribution.…
Why the Triple Lock is a trillion-pound problem that no party will touch
Life expectancy has tripled the original entitlement period. Pension spending now eclipses the defence budget. Yet the policy remains sacrosanct…