CAPX: When it comes to subsidies, there really is a silver bullet

By on September 23, 2021 in Anti-Corruption, Best Brexit, Low Cost Britain, National Campaigns, Newspaper Articles, UK Productivity & Growth

This article was originally published on CAPX. The rather boringly named Subsidy Control Bill starts its journey through Parliament today. But in spite of the soporific handle, it does something rather important: it replaces all those clunky, bureaucratic EU subsidy rules with a much simpler, quicker, lighter-touch set of UK…

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CAPX: There is a way to boost development while satisfying even the most hardcore NIMBYs

By on September 14, 2021 in Build Up Not Out, Local Campaigns, Low Cost Britain, National Campaigns, Press Cuttings, Regenerating Weston, UK Productivity & Growth

Article by Sam Bowman and originally posted on Capx. Last week gave us a picture of things to come in Britain. First, the Government raised National Insurance contributions by 2.5%. This was ostensibly to pay for “social care”, but the money will mostly go to the NHS, with social care’s problems…

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Telegraph: Giving residents vote on whether new development could take place and what it looks like could resolve planning bill deadlock

By on September 14, 2021 in Build Up Not Out, Local Campaigns, Low Cost Britain, National Campaigns, Press Cuttings, Regenerating Weston, UK Productivity & Growth

Article by Tony Diver and published on The Telegraph. Giving local residents a vote on building works on their street would resolve the gridlock between Robert Jenrick and Conservative backbenchers over the planning bill, MPs have said. The Government has been forced to water down its landmark planning bill, which…

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