Writing for CityMetric, Alastair Reed argues that England’s incoming metro mayors could tilt local training systems towards the skills most in demand
Writing for CityMetric, senior policy researcher Alastair Reed argues that England’s incoming metro mayors could tilt local training systems towards the skills most in demand.
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Politicians keep setting ambitious targets for housebuilding but rates remain far below the desired levels
Politicians keep setting ambitious targets for housebuilding but rates remain far below the desired levels
During the Great Leap Forward, provincial governors in China exaggerated the amount of iron each province was producing in order to please Chairman Mao. As long as iron production estimates rose, Mao seemed content. Sadly for China this approach did little for actual iron output, which fell instead of rising. It wasn’t until 1964 that output reached the levels achieved in 1958.
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A report on financing infrastructure investment to unlock housing
Financing infrastructure investment to unlock housing
Infrastructure is a key element of the enabling environment to increase economic growth. Access to infrastructure such as energy and transport greatly influences the productivity of private investment and an economy’s competitiveness. Moreover, physical infrastructure plays a central role in fulfilling the ambitions of citizens including the ability to live in an affordable, good quality home that is reasonably close to their place of work.
Writing in European magazine E!Sharp, Thomas Aubrey cites research showing falling levels of trust in business across Europe
Writing in European magazine E!Sharp, our director Thomas Aubrey cites research showing that the gap in trust in business between the elites or “informed public” – defined as those with a college education and a top quartile income – and the rest of the mass population has been widening over the last few years.
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Central banks’ drive to stabilise inflation in an increasingly globalised world has distorted the distribution of income
Writing in City AM, Vince Cable, Andrew Cooper and Stephen Kinnock call for more action to restore trust in capitalism
Writing in City AM, three of the members of the Centre for Progressive Capitalism’s cross-party advisory board call for more action to restore trust in capitalism. Continue reading “Restoring trust in capitalism means moving beyond ideology”
Our exclusive survey finds that the public think the UK’s economic system is stacked in favour of the wealthy
Our exclusive survey finds that the public think the UK’s economic system is stacked in favour of the wealthy
To mark the launch of the Centre for Progressive Capitalism, we recently commissioned Populus to survey the public on their views on the UK’s economic system. Populus surveyed 2,053 respondents online between 24th and 28th March 2016. The findings provide a stark illustration of the lack of trust in the economic system and in both government and business, as well as people’s fears about the future for young people.
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Our response and analysis of the 2016 Budget
Writing in City AM, Alastair Reed argues that the chancellor is right to back Crossrail 2, but he should not fund it
Writing in City AM, senior policy researcher, Alastair Reed, argues that the chancellor is right to back Crossrail 2, but he should not fund it. Instead, in the 2016 Budget he should announce bold reform to the business rates system, and then let councils keep all these revenues as promised. This would provide the local tax base for London to fund Crossrail 2. It would also enable other parts of the country to fund their major infrastructure priorities.
Continue reading “George Osborne is right to back Crossrail 2 – but London should pay for it”
