The Rise of the Regulators
Download Publication Online Reader With both the Prime Minister and Chancellor promising to tackle the red tape holding the UK economy back, Policy Exchange publishes its latest intervention on regulatory reform. The Rise of the Regulators, authored by Head of Political Economy James Vitali and Research Fellow Zachary Marsh, and with a foreword from former Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill, is...
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From the Rule of Law to the Rule of Lawyers?
Download Publication Online Reader A new report published by Policy Exchange today, ‘From the Rule of Law to the Rule of Lawyers? The Problem with the Attorney General’s New Legal Risk Guidelines’ critiques the new guidance to Government lawyers recently published by the Attorney General. The report argues the guidelines will likely give government lawyers, and especially the Attorney...
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The International Criminal Court Act 2001 and State or Diplomatic Immunity
Download Publication Online Reader The Government has equivocated about whether it would attempt to enforce the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Prime Minister Netanyahu. This paper shows that any such attempt would be clearly unlawful. The International Criminal Court Act 2001 carefully preserves the immunity of the Head of Government of a State that is not party to...
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Non-Crime Hate Incidents
Download Publication Online Reader In this policy note we outline the origins of Non-Crime Hate Incidents (NCHIs), the approach by police forces to recording them and their impact: (1) distracting police officers from focusing on what should be the core mission of policing to fight crime, (2) curtailing the employment prospects of individual members of the public through inappropriate disclosures...
Read MoreSemiconductors: A test for the new Government
Download Publication Online Reader A new report by Policy Exchange warns that the UK has fallen behind in the semiconductor race, with no large, broad-based semiconductor manufacturer comparable to the three leading European companies: Infineon in Germany, NXP in the Netherlands, and the Franco-Italian group, STMicroelectronics. Authored by Sir Geoffrey Owen, Head of Industrial Policy at Policy Exchange...
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Physician-Assisted Suicide
Download Publication Online Reader A report by Policy Exchange criticising the quality of the Parliamentary debate on the last bill seeking to legalise physician-assisted suicide is being republished in light of the imminent debate on a similar bill introduced in the House of Commons by Kim Leadbeater MP. The report, written by Professor John Keown, one of the world’s leading...
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The Impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 in Twenty-Five Cases
Download Publication Online Reader This new paper for Policy Exchange’s Judicial Power Project shows how the Human Rights Act has had a major, negative impact on how the UK is governed – and on the way in which many important questions about public policy have been resolved. The paper contributes to the study of the impact of the Human Rights...
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Driving Growth
Download Publication Online Reader The new Government has stated that its highest priority is economic growth. There are few measures that would give an immediate, large boost to economic performance. Introducing a full system of road pricing, where motorists pay according to the distance, time and place they travel, is one such measure. As it stands, congestion on UK roads is...
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The Myth of the ‘Global South’
Download Publication Online Reader A new report from Policy Exchange, “The Myth of the ‘Global South’: A Flawed Foreign Policy Construct”, debunks the increasingly popular concept of the ‘Global South’. It urges the Government to stop using it as a framework for foreign policy and strategy — arguing that it harms our interests and helps our adversaries. The report finds...
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The Global Peace and Unity Festival
Download Publication Online Reader Policy Exchange can reveal that the Metropolitan Police had been listed as a “supporting partner” of an event in London on the 19th-20th October 2024 that will platform a substantial number of extremists, antisemites and supporters of the 7/10 attack on Israel. The “Global Peace and Unity” (GPU) event will also feature co-organisers of the Palestine...
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