Press Releases
Press Releases from the Policy Exchange team across a range of topics and policy departments.
Economics & Social Policy Press Releases
Move 25,000 civil servants out of London to turbo charge devolution
Policy Exchange’s new report ‘Delivering Differently’ argues as many as one third (25,000) of London-based civil servants should be relocated to city regions and local authorities if the new government wants to boost productivity and innovation in public service delivery.
Cutting Whitehall contractors could save £1billion, says think tank
A new report by leading think tank Policy Exchange finds that after a period of restraint, the amount of money Government departments spend on external contractors has risen significantly, nearing pre-2010 levels. In 2014/15, Government departments spent £1.01 billion, up from £610 million in 2011/12. In 2009/10, the amount spent on off payroll staff was £1.5 billion.
Think tank calls for a bonfire of the energy quangos at the Spending Review
A new report by leading think tank Policy Exchange highlights the complex network of organisations that govern energy policy, regulations and rules. The paper find there are over 30 bodies responsible for the delivery of energy policy, the management of industry codes of practice and the operation of the energy system. The cost of these organisations is estimated at over £600million a year.
Helping commuters travel 20 minutes further could open up 10,000 more job opportunities
In a third of local authorities that make up the eight city regions no major employment sites (defined by having 5,000 or more jobs) are within a twenty minute commute by public transport and 80% of these Local Authorities have an unemployment rate above the national average.
Policy Exchange response to the Summer Budget
Policy Exchange’s experts respond to the Summer Budget 2015.
A ‘Living Income’ – not a Living Wage – is the most effective way to end in-work poverty without harming job creation
Aligning National Insurance and Income Tax thresholds with the Minimum Wage would take half a million people out of tax altogether, says think tank. A full time Minimum Wage worker would be almost £2,000 a year better off after tax under the ‘Living Income’.
Pensioners to ‘opt-in’ to receive Winter Fuel Payment under think tank plan
Pensioners should be asked to ‘opt-in’ to receive their Winter Fuel Payment as part of plans to make the welfare system fairer, more affordable and fit for the 21st century. Leading think tank Policy Exchange says that as much as £400million a year could be saved under the proposal.
Over 1 million households living in fuel poverty are in work, says think tank
Over 1 million households who cannot afford to heat their home to a comfortable level are in work according to a new report, which also reveals that the households living in the least energy efficient properties would have to spend as much as £1,700 extra a year to heat their home to a suitable temperature.