Category Archives: Think Tanks

The Government needs a complete doctrine


Earlier this month, Matthew Hancock MP and Minister at the Cabinet Office announced that he plans to introduce a clause into all funding arrangements for charities which will prevent the charities from using funds they receive to lobby the Government. I wrote … Continue reading

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We need principles, not prejudice


The Government has just announced a change they will introduce in May 2017 to reduce pressure on hard working MPs and Ministers. These new arrangements were announced by Matthew Hancock, Minister in the Cabinet Office. They will change the terms of all Central Government grants so … Continue reading

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Full marks to the Police, none to Tax Payers Alliance


The Summer months are well known as a slow news period and whilst this has clearly not been the case on an International front this year, perhaps our newspapers are too inflexible to try to expand their  International news to take advantage … Continue reading

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Why Quotas are not always wrong


In the last 36 hours the issue of quotas when applied to gender balance in UK boardrooms has been discussed extensively in the media. The starting point was a debate organised by a right wing Europhobic thinktank which posed the loaded question “Women … Continue reading

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Why we all need a new Alliance


The Tax Payers Alliance claim on their website to be “Britain’s independent grassroots campaign for lower taxes” and go on to suggest that “After years of being ignored by politicians of all parties, the TPA is committed to forcing politicians to listen … Continue reading

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