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1 天前 · A third runway for Heathrow; the construction of several reservoirs; a ‘growth corridor’ between Oxford and Cambridge. These are some of the projects that, as of last week, have the public backing of the Chancellor. Is it thin gruel that Rachel Reeves is serving us? It is certainly overdue gruel. Those projects have been in […]

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2025年1月29日 · Our economy is tied down by pointless regulation. Maxwell Marlow - 31 Jan 2025

2025年1月8日 · The Capitalist: Trump, tariffs and tech titans. Marc Sidwell - 21 Jan 2025

6 天之前 · Alongside CapX’s new weekly podcast The Capitalist, we’ll also be publishing a series of episodes, titled Despatch, which offer an audio version of some of our favourite pieces from the site. This week, it’s Julian Jessop’s analysis of the Chancellor’s big speech on growth.. It is important to grasp the scale of the challenge in the short term.

2024年12月20日 · Meanwhile it’s been a bumper year at CapX for insights from the authors of compelling new books. If you’re looking for thought-provoking political reading over the holiday, you can start with Madsen Pirie on the meaning of Conservatism, David Laws on the history of Liberal-Labour relations and Musa al-Gharbi on the not …

2024年1月7日 · This promises to be a year of progress and appreciation for a proud record of achievement. Not for the government, of course, which is facing a general election from around 20 points behind in the polls and with perishingly little to show for the last 14 years. But for CapX and the Centre for Policy […]

2025年1月17日 · The Government’s response to the AI Opportunities Action Plan is an ambitious declaration of intent, laying out the foundations for the UK’s leadership in AI. It is a rare instance of bold policymaking and, for the Labour Government, it represents a much-needed triumph. But its success will depend on execution, bold thinking and a willingness to address blind spots.