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England and the Need for Nations by Roger Scruton now on Amazon Kindle
Posted by Nick Cowen in Announcements, British History, European Union, Human Rights on 20/02/2012
England and the Need for Nations, the classic Civitas pamphlet by world-renowned philosopher, Roger Scruton, is now available to download on Amazon Kindle. As the European Union sweeps away the national sovereignty of Eurozone members in an attempt to save the Euro, its central message remains as important as ever, but all the more urgent:
The nation state provides us with the surest model for peace, prosperity, and the defence of human rights. In spite of this, the idea of the nation state is under attack, derided as a cause of conflict, and destined to be replaced by more ‘enlightened’ forms of jurisdiction. This is in spite of the fact that all recent attempts to transcend the nation state into some kind of transnational political order have ended up either as totalitarian dictatorships like the former Soviet Union or as unaccountable bureaucracies like the European Union.
Conference – From Aid to Enterprise: Economic Liberty and Solutions to Poverty
Posted by Nick Cowen in Announcements on 21/11/2011
Our friends at the Acton Institute send word of a fascinating conference in London on foreign aid and prosperity:
Please join us for this unique day-long conference exploring questions of the limits and unintended consequences of aid, the emergence of cultures and institutions that facilitate economic growth, and the place of business in poverty-alleviation.
Thursday, 1st December 2011
Registration at 9.00
Conference from 10.00-17.00 (includes lunch)
Crowne Plaza St. James
London, United Kingdom
Speakers include: Mr. Herman Chinery-Hesse, Mr. Declan Ganley, Ms. Marcela Escobari, Lord Brian Griffiths, Dr. Antoinette Kankindi, Ms. Anielka Münkel and Professor James Tooley.
Coalition neglect blamed for slow economic growth
Posted by David Merlin-Jones in Announcements, Economics, European Union, Politics on 26/07/2011
Government lacks a convincing strategy
Today’s anaemic 0.2 per cent second-quarter GDP figure is not just the result of the international financial crisis. It is also the result of the Coalition’s failure to play its part in promoting economic growth.
A new report from independent think tank Civitas argues that the Government should demonstrate its loyalty to its own people instead of standing helpless on the sidelines. The Bombardier trains contract would have been secured for British workers by a competent government. Instead, ministers claimed to be powerless, insisting ‘the EU made us do it’.
North Eastern industry to be decimated – and for what?
Posted by David Merlin-Jones in Announcements, Economics, Environment, Politics, Tax and Spend on 02/06/2011
The government’s green taxes will spell the end for Britain’s chemical industry, which employs 200,000 directly, an additional 400,000 indirectly, and accounts for 15% of UK exports. The sector, much of which is found in North East England, will be the victim of the race to cut emissions by 34% from 1990 levels by 2020: more than any other country’s target. Moreover, this approach by the ‘greenest government ever’, will actually undermine the UK’s ability to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and will smother the emerging low-carbon economy at birth.
Chain Reactions, published by independent think-tank Civitas, draws on the example of the economically vital but energy-intensive chemical industry because, while it is disproportionately affected by energy bills, it also produces a myriad of environmentally-beneficial products such as catalysts and insulation. David Merlin-Jones, author of Chain Reactions, argues that the best way to tackle climate-change is not through the hasty decimation of industry but the long-term nurturing of existing low-carbon innovation as found in the chemical sector.
Civitas has twitter!
Posted by David Merlin-Jones in Announcements on 28/01/2011
We have joined Twitter, where we will ‘tweet’ updates from our daily blog and publications.
Our name is Civitas_UK and click here to find us. Follow us to be informed what were doing, as it happens.
We need you!
Posted by David Merlin-Jones in Announcements on 26/11/2010
Civitas is looking to encourage more people to get involved in our blog through commenting on the various posts. Our hope is that the blog will serve to foster an atmosphere of informed debate.
We have tried to make it simpler for you to comment on blog posts by removing the need for registration prior to submitting a comment. Now all you need to do is to give your name and email address.
The blog is an interactive area and if you haven’t/don’t already commented/comment, we strongly urge you to on the blog posts which inspire your interest. We are especially keen to hear about our readers’ on the ground involvement with the topics being discussed.
Unpicking and discussing complicated issues in our society is a central aim of a think tank’s remit, and the blog provides a forum in which that debate can be widened out.
Do also let us know if you have ideas about issues that you think merit examination in a blog post, or suggestions on how to develop the blog further, via email at info[at]civitas.org.uk Read the rest of this entry »