From the Blog
Roger Bootle backs Civitas author John Mills on exchange rate target
Economist and respected Telegraph columnist Roger Bootle has cited Civitas author John Mills in his latest piece, arguing that the value of the pound must fall further if Britain is to achieve a sustainable recovery...(read more)
The NHS: a tale of four nations
The King's Fund have published a very interesting summary of the differences between the UK's four health services, which have diverged in their management styles since 1999 due to devolution...(read more)
The ethical alternative to high-interest lending
As ministers seek to promote alternative forms of finance to the limited provision of the high street banks and the extortionate fees of payday lenders, the government announced last week that it would be taking action to help the expansion of credit unions...(read more)
"Germany's green revolution has been nothing short of disastrous"
So argues Dr David Conway, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Civitas, on the Library of Law and Liberty website. Dr Conway highlights how the German government has resorted to promoting lignite (brown coal), 'the most unhealthy fossil fuel of all'...(read more)
Turkey protests put EU accession in doubt
Last month, protests in Istanbul that started off as an environmentalist movement against government plans to build a shopping mall in a park erupted into nationwide anti-government protests after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's disproportionately heavy-handed response resulted in at least 4 deaths...(read more)
The shocking profile of our young offenders
The Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling, gave a speech at Civitas today about how he intends to break the cycle of re-offending by what he calls a hard core of individuals who spend their lives in and out of jail...(read more)
Unemployment headlines hide ageing workforce
Unemployment figures for the quarter to April 2013 were released on Wednesday this week. The headlines in the report stated that 24,000 more people were in employment than a quarter before, unemployment was down 5,000...(read more)
Was British Leyland really an industrial policy disaster?
'Industrial policy' is back in vogue. Organisations like the CBI, who only a few years ago would have dismissed it as anachronistic socialism, are now all in favour. However, the industrial policies of the 1970s, now remembered as abject failures...(read more)
A response to John Lister: Why "market-style reforms" can work
Last week health journalist John Lister wrote an article in Open Democracy entitled 'The neoliberal epidemic striking healthcare', in which he critiques the use of "market-style" reforms in healthcare, both in the UK and abroad...(read more)
Gay marriage: the debate
With the row over gay marriage set to reach the House of Lords on Monday, Civitas today publishes a wide-ranging collection of essays from the leading figures on both sides of this most polarised of debates...(read more)
