Out of Control

Out of Control Addressing the Rise in Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Disorders amongst Children and Young People August 27, 2025 Download Publication Online Reader This new report by Policy Exchange identifies how poor incentives have driven overdiagnosis of mental ill health and neurodivergence in young people, stretching key public services to breaking point. It takes a unique, holistic view of the systems to support young people across health, education and welfare.

In Absentia Parentis

In Absentia Parentis How the care system has become captured by Gender Ideology August 24, 2025 Download Publication Online Reader This new paper by Policy Exchange exposes how local councils have failed to keep pace with key changes such as the Cass Review and the Supreme Court ruling on gender identity, leaving children in care at risk from gender ideology. The report received strong cross-party support, from former Labour Education

Building Beautiful Council Houses

Building Beautiful Council Houses A 35-Point Blueprint for a New Generation of Superlative British Social Housing August 13, 2025 Download Publication Online Reader Policy Exchange’s new report extends the Building Beautiful programme to its latest sector: council housing. With council estates long marred by perceptions of 1960s Brutalist tower blocks and crippling antisocial behaviour, the report calls for a new generation of exemplary council housing that will restore the traditional,

Citizens’ Assemblies

Citizens’ Assemblies Less Accurate Than Tossing a Coin? August 9, 2025 Download Publication Online Reader Citizens’ Assemblies: Less Accurate Than Tossing a Coin? analyses previous data from jurisdictions that have held citizens’ assemblies, to assess their accuracy and relevance in reflecting and understanding public attitudes. The report argues there are fundamental defects in how they work, including the composition of those who take part in them and the group dynamics that

Your Money or Your Life

Your Money or Your Life London's Knife Crime, Robbery and Street Theft Epidemic July 29, 2025 Download Publication Online Reader A new report from Policy Exchange demonstrates how London is in the grip of a street crime epidemic and makes seventeen recommendations to show how the Metropolitan Police, City Hall and the Government can turn the tide.  The report shows that:Knife crime in London increased by 58.5% in only three

“Completely Unreasonable”

“Completely Unreasonable” The Possible Impact of the BMA Resident Doctor Committee’s Proposed Industrial Action July 21, 2025 Download Publication Online Reader A new analysis from Policy Exchange lays bare the widespread disruption that BMA strikes, scheduled to begin on Friday 25th July, could cause to patients. The analysis – based on an investigation of data published on industrial action by NHS England from 2023/4 suggests that almost a quarter of a

The Future of the Right

The Future of the Right A Policy Exchange Essay Collection July 19, 2025 Download Publication Online Reader This bold new collection of short essays by business leaders, political rising stars and leading commentators examines the fundamental beliefs, priorities, and policy ideas that will shape the future of the Right – showing how its enduring philosophical foundations can respond to the most pressing challenges of our time.The authors, drawn from across