In the Press
SLIPPERY SLOPE Paralympic legend Tanni Grey-Thompson urges MPs to block assisted dying legislation
Assisted dying Bill in new doubt as Angela Rayner joins ranks as most senior Cabinet minister opposing it
‘Sick note culture’ inquiry launched in Parliament into any links between benefits and jobless numbers in UK
Human Rights Act has ‘curtailed the traditional powers and freedoms’ held by the UK government, review finds
The West’s addiction to ‘soft power’ is leaving us dangerously exposed to those who wish us ill
Rachel Reeves urged to use ANPR cameras to roll out pay-per-mile taxes that could save drivers money
POLITICO: ‘A farewell to (some) arms’
‘REPORTS OUT TODAY: Policy Exchange says previous food security initiatives have focused too narrowly on agriculture and attention to the “whole food ecosystem” is “essential”’ Read the article Featuring Read the report
The Independent: ‘Government urged to put food security at heart of plans for growth’
‘Government urged to put food security at heart of plans for growth’ Read the article Featuring Read the report
Housing Today: ‘Thinktank warns Labour against ditching ‘beauty agenda in dash for units’’
‘Think-tank warns Labour against ditching ‘beauty’ agenda in dash for units’ Read the article Featuring Read the report
Building Design: ‘Policy Exchange report warns Labour against ditching beauty agenda in ‘dash for units’’
‘Policy Exchange report warns Labour against ditching beauty agenda in ‘dash for units’’ Read the article Featuring Read the report
Architect’s Journal: ‘Think-tank urges Labour not to drop ‘beauty’ in planning reforms’
‘Think-tank urges Labour not to drop ‘beauty’ in planning reforms’ Read the article Featuring Read the report
POLITICO: ‘A week’s a long time in politics’
‘A new report from Policy Exchange backed by former Labour MP Jon Cruddas suggests the government should put beauty at the heart of planning rules. Cruddas says it would “help Labour use its socialist heritage to solve the housing crisis.”’ Read the article Featuring Read the report
The Telegraph: ‘New buildings must be beautiful, former Labour policy guru insists’
‘New buildings must be beautiful, former Labour policy guru insists’ Read the article Featuring Read the report
The Times: ‘Striking train drivers to average £80,000 on a four-day week’
‘Striking train drivers to average £80,000 on a four-day week’ Read the article Featuring Read the report
The Daily Express: ‘Government urged to end rail strikes for good with this plan’
‘Government urged to end rail strikes for good with this plan’ Read the article Featuring Read the report
The Telegraph: ‘Train drivers’ pay has grown twice as much as wages for teachers, doctors and soldiers’
‘Train drivers’ pay has grown twice as much as wages for teachers, doctors and soldiers’ Read the article Featuring Read the report
Special war cabinet needed to address security challenges facing the UK, says former Director-General of the Defence Academy
Air Marshal Edward Stringer CB, Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange and former Director-General of the Defence Academy, has contributed a timely paper on the security threats facing the UK. The PM should establish a ‘war cabinet’ to deal with the interrelated national security aspects of energy security as it would an existential wartime concern, the senior defence advier claims. Inefficiencies in defence spending and procurement mean that the UK is not getting good
New Defence Select Committee Space Report draws on Policy Exchange analysis
The landmark bipartisan report, Defence Space: through adversity to the stars?, is Parliament’s first in-depth look at the role of outer space capabilities in a military-strategic context. It quotes several times from Policy Exchange’s February paper, UK’s Defence Space Strategy in Context: An Analysis, by Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS, our Director of Strategy and Space Policy. In particular, the House of Commons committee report highlights one of Policy Exchange’s main conclusions regarding the