Disconnect
Download Publication Online Reader A range of factors have been suggested as catalysing the decline in the mental health of children and young people in recent years. Perhaps the most significant hypothesis is the link between smartphone ownership, social media use and a greater prevalence of mental and behavioural disorders amongst children and young people. A major Policy Exchange study...
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Tall Buildings
Download Publication Online Reader A new report for Policy Exchangem ‘Tall Buildings: A Policy Framework for Responsible High-Rise and Better Density’, argues that the unplanned proliferation of tall buildings has not delivered the housing Britain needs – and calls for a more responsible approach to urban density. It conclusively shows that building more tall buildings is not the...
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A definition of Islamophobia?
Download Publication Online Reader Policy Exchange today shines a light on how the term ‘Islamophobia’ is being regularly misused to silence open debate about contemporary issues, with a series of egregious examples since the 7/10 attacks by Hamas. Those examples are catalogued in this report, including how asking an MP to agree that terrorists should attack fewer people is ‘Islamophobic’, as...
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Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Download Publication Online Reader A new report from Policy Exchange published today, ‘Human Rights and the Rule of Law’, challenges the common assumption that the idea of the rule of law supports European human rights law. The report, written by Professor Richard Ekins KC (Hon) – Head of Policy Exchange’s Judicial Power Project and Professor of Law and...
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Tehran Calling
Download Publication Online Reader A new report by Policy Exchange ‘Tehran calling: The Iranian threat to the UK’ exposes the extent to which the Islamic Republic of Iran poses a unique challenge to both the security and social cohesion of the United Kingdom. Iran is a hostile state in the style of Russia or China: it seeks to interfere with...
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Not Fit for Purpose
Download Publication Online Reader A new report calls for the Government to overhaul assessments of fitness to work, including the ‘fit note’ and incapacity and disability assessment as part of a package of measures to curb long-term sickness absence and an unsustainable trajectory for welfare spending. Based upon an analysis of the latest data on the use of...
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Decarbonising the Grid
Download Publication Slide Deck Data Book Online Reader Decarbonising the Power Grid uses state-of-the-art economic modelling – conducted by Aurora Energy Research – to calculate the capital investment, costs to consumers, long-term savings and carbon emissions saved under the power sector targets set by both Labour and the Conservatives. Aurora is the largest dedicated power analytics provider in Europe, founded...
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Economic Transformation: Lessons From History
Download Publication Online Reader The subject we address in the first paper in the Policy Programme for Prosperity series is the international evidence on how countries can achieve an economic transformation. We all know that economic transformation is difficult. Indeed, there is widespread pessimism about British governments ever being able to achieve anything at all. Yet there are a number of examples...
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None Of Our Business?
Download Publication Online Reader Should places of work and study play a greater role in supporting the health of their employees? This new report from Policy Exchange – backed by two former Work and Pensions Secretaries – sets out fifteen measures to boost the role of workplaces in supporting the nation’s health to reduce the record number of people...
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From space to seabed
Download Publication Online Reader As reports of mysterious cable-cutting incidents and suspicious Russian activity near subsea infrastructure become increasingly common, a new report published by Policy Exchange today urges the UK Government to formulate a clear and comprehensive strategy for defending against growing threats to the undersea cables, which power global digital and energy connectivity. The report calls for a...
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