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Policy Exchange’s ‘Fog of War’ cited in Lords debate
The debate on the Armed Forces Covenant covered a wide range of issues, including forces housing, pay, and compensation — and there was a name check for Policy Exchange

WATCH: Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry speaks at Policy Exchange
On Monday 12 December, Hon. Christopher Pyne MP — Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry and Leader of the House of Representatives — spoke at Policy Exchange about how, ‘as the rules-based global order faces increased challenges, [our] common values and our shared commitment to defend them are only strengthened’

Policy Exchange’s John Bew wins award for Best Political Book by a non-Parliamentarian at Parliamentary Book Awards
He was presented the award for his book, ‘Citizen Clem: A Life of Attlee’, at a ceremony in the House of Commons

WATCH: The Secretary of State for Transport speaks at Policy Exchange on ‘A Rail Policy for the 21st Century’
Watch The Secretary of State for Transport make his first major speech on rail policy and set out his agenda and priorities. This took place at Policy Exchange on Tuesday 6 December

The Secretary of State for Transport’s Policy Exchange speech
On Tuesday 6 December, the Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, made his first major speech on rail policy, setting out his agenda and priorities. This took place at Policy Exchange

Policy Exchange’s Head of Education, Jonathan Simons, cited by Minister of State for Universities and Science in Public Bill Committee
In a discussion about degree-awarding powers, Johnson cited Simons’ comments on the recent development that Teesside University had decided to ‘end its validation of higher education programmes in the wider college network’

Richard Howard in the Telegraph: ‘We need to build some new capacity – otherwise the lights will go out’
Richard Howard — Policy Exchange’s Head of Environment and Energy — comments on the issue of the need for new power plants

Policy Exchange’s Richard Ekins in the Daily Telegraph: The High Court is badly mistaken about Article 50. To uphold its judgment would be madness
Richard Ekins — Head of Policy Exchange’s Judicial Power Project — discusses this week’s Article 50 case: ‘the most important constitutional case the Supreme Court has ever heard’

Media Coverage of ‘Unsettled Belonging: A Survey of Britain’s Muslim Communities’
Coverage from The Times, the Guardian, the Daily Mail, and The Sun, the Today programme, and various other media outlets

John Bew speaks at joint Policy Exchange-McDonald Centre symposium in Oxford on the ‘Ethics of Realpolitik’
The Head of Policy Exchange’s Britain in the World project gave a keynote lecture at the ‘How can Realpolitik be Ethical?’ symposium