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Centre for Policy Studies

January 01, 1970

This article is about the British think tank. For other uses, see Centre for Policy Studies (disambiguation).

The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) is a centre-right think tank and advocacy group in the United Kingdom. Its goal is to promote coherent and practical policies based on its founding principles of: free markets, "small state," low tax, national independence, self determination and responsibility.[1] While being independent, the centre has historical links to the Conservative Party.

Centre for Policy Studies
AbbreviationCPS
Formation1974; 50 years ago (1974)
TypePublic policy think tank
Headquarters57 Tufton Street
Location
Coordinates51°29′46″N 0°07′42″W / 51.4961°N 0.1283°W / 51.4961; -0.1283
Chairman
Michael Spencer
Director
Robert Colvile
Founders
Keith Joseph
Margaret Thatcher
Fundingundisclosed
Websitewww.cps.org.uk

It was co-founded by Sir Keith Joseph, Alfred Sherman and Margaret Thatcher[2] in 1974 to challenge the post war consensus of Keynesianism, and to champion economic liberalism in Britain.[1] With this in mind Keith Joseph originally wanted the think tank to study the social market economy, naming it the 'Ludwig Erhard Foundation' and 'Institute for a social market economy' until it was eventually settled on the benign 'Centre for Policy Studies'.[3][4]

The centre has since played a global role in the dissemination of free market economics alongside policy proposals claimed to be on the basis of responsibility and individual choice. It also asserts that it prioritises the concepts of duty, family, liberty, and the rule of law. The CPS states that it has a goal of serving as "the champion of the small state."[1]

Influence edit

The CPS sought reassessment of Conservative economic policy during the period in opposition from 1974 to 1979. The CPS released reports such as Stranded on the Middle Ground? Reflections on Circumstances and Policies[5] and Monetarism is Not Enough[6] (1974 and 1976). Monetarism is Not Enough was described by Margaret Thatcher as “one of the very few speeches which have fundamentally affected a political generation's way of thinking.".[7] Keith Joseph's keynote speeches, also published by the CPS, aimed to lead the way in changing the climate of opinion in Britain and set the intellectual foundations for the privatisation reforms of the 1980s. In 1981 Sherman brought the Swiss monetarist Jurg Niehans over to Britain to advise on economic management. Niehans wrote a report critical of the government's economic management that was crucial in influencing the change of policy in the 1981 budget; this tightened the government's fiscal stance to make possible a looser monetary policy.[2] However Hugh Thomas, who had been appointed Chairman of the CPS in 1979 found Sherman impossible to work with. In the summer of 1983, following a row over the relationship of the CPS with the Conservative Party, Sherman was summarily sacked from the CPS in a "virulent" letter from Thomas.[2]

The CPS did not consciously represent itself as a partisan institute; ‘blame’ for the collectivist post-war consensus was placed on both sides of the political parties for operating within the same ideological framework. The CPS continually advocated a liberal economic approach and was hugely influential during Margaret Thatcher's administration, operating as a key driving force towards her hallmark policies of privatisation, deregulation and monetarism[8]

In her own words, its job was to 'expose the follies and self-defeating consequences of government intervention....'to think the unthinkable'.[9] In 1982, it released Telecommunications in Britain,[10] which urged the Government to embrace a fuller agenda of privatization in the telecoms sector. The paper recommended the privatization of British Telecom and the introduction of competition to the sector –both of which were implemented. Another key publication was The Performance of the Privatised Industries (1996) – a four volume statistical analysis which showed how the privatization agenda had benefitted the consumer by ushering in lower prices and higher quality service. It argued that the taxpayer had benefitted greatly from privatisation – not just from the initial windfall from receipts, but also from higher tax revenues than had ever been received from the same companies when they were in state ownership.

According to the 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report (Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, University of Pennsylvania), CPS is number 89 (of 150) in the "Top Think Tanks Worldwide (U.S. and non-U.S.)" and number 69 (of 80) in the "Top Think Tanks in Western Europe".[11]

Funding edit

Think tank Transparify, which is funded by the Open Society Foundations, ranked the CPS as one of the four least transparent think tanks in the UK in relation to funding. Transparify's report How Transparent are Think Tanks about Who Funds Them 2016? rated them as 'highly opaque,' one of 'a handful of think tanks that refuse to reveal even the identities of their donors.[12]

In November 2022, the funding transparency website Who Funds You? gave the CPS an E grade, the lowest transparency rating (rating goes from A to E).[13]

History edit

In 2009, the CPS celebrated its 35th anniversary for which the Leader of the Opposition, David Cameron MP, gave a speech highlighting the role the CPS played in the Conservative Party's victory in the 1979 election crediting them with ‘a great rebirth of intellectual ideas, of intellectual vigour, and of intellectual leadership’[14]

Reports edit

In September 2011 the CPS published Guilty Men by Peter Oborne and Frances Weaver.[15] The report sought to identify the politicians, institutions and commentators who the authors felt had tried to take Britain into the European single currency and claims to expose attacks carried out by the Euro supporters. Oborne particularly identifies William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Lord Owen as three voices of opposition to early Euro entry that suffered personal attacks from these sources.

In October 2011, Andrew Tyrie MP's After the Age of Abundance influenced the Chancellor's conference speech and subsequent Treasury policy.[16]

Dominic Raab MP's November 2011 paper Escaping the Strait Jacket called for the number one economic and social priority for the Coalition beyond deficit reduction to be to encourage job creation. He called for 10 employment regulation reforms, including excluding small businesses from a range of regulations and creating a new 'no fault dismissal', recommendations that have found much support in the Conservative Party.

'How to Cut Corporation Tax' by David Martin and Taxing Mansions: the taxation of high value property by Lucian Cook were published prior to the Budget 2012 and respectively made arguments for a lower rate of corporation tax and against the proposed 'mansion tax'.

George Trefgarne's 'Metroboom: lessons from Britain's recovery in the 1930s' sought to revise the perception of the decade as universally destitute, a view attributed to Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls.[17] Trefgarne presented a BBC Daily Politics Soapbox piece on the recovery experienced under the National Government of the time.[18]

In May 2012, Ryan Bourne and Thomas Oechsle published Small is a Best, a report claiming that economies with small governments tend to grow faster than those with big governments.[19]

In June 2012, the CPS published Tim Morgan's The Quest for Change and Renewal. Morgan says the paper in on how to "... rescue capitalism and re-empower the individual to a build a winning centre-right ideology ...".[citation needed]

Projects edit

CapX was founded by the CPS on 21 June 2014 in collaboration with Signal Media.[20]

Policies edit

Economy – The CPS ‘believes in regulation that does not inhibit the growth of business, taxes that do not act as a disincentive to work or to investment in the UK, and a leaner more effective state that avoids unnecessary intervention in the economy’.[21]

Family – The CPS advocates that fiscal policy should be reformed to support marriage through the tax system and to remove the welfare penalty on two-parent families. State intervention in family life should focus on protection of vulnerable children; it should not extend to managing their day-to-day lives and removing responsibility and judgment from parents.[22]

Energy – Recent CPS publications have argued that the UK must develop its nuclear, clean coal (including coal gasification) and efficient renewable supplies of energy.[23]

Public Services – The CPS has been a consistent advocate for greater choice and diversity of provision, opening up state monopolies to new providers and putting greater power and responsibility in the hands of parents and patients.[24]

Drugs – The CPS’ Prison and Addiction forum (PANDA) was set up in 2008. It provides an independent forum of debate about drugs policy for academics, practitioners, psychiatrists, and specialist commentators. Its aim is to identify the reforms required in the UK to get our drug problem under control, to prevent drug use and to offer substance abusers the help and necessary care to combat their abuse.[25]

Broadcasting – The CPS believes that public intervention should be focussed on where there is genuine 'market failure' and the remit and funding of the BBC should reflect this.[14]

People edit

Notable Research Fellows edit

Notable Advisory Council members edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Andrew Denham and Mark Garnett Keith Joseph (Chesham 2001), p. 240
  2. ^ a b c "Sir Alfred Sherman". The Daily Telegraph. 28 August 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ . Politics.co.uk. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Why Britain Needs A Social Market Economy". www.cps.org.uk.
  5. ^ "Stranded on the Middle Ground? Reflections on Circumstances and Policies". www.cps.org.uk.
  6. ^ "Monetarism is not Enough". www.cps.org.uk.
  7. ^ Margaret Thatcher The Path to Power (London 1995), p. 255
  8. ^ Richard Cockett Thinking the Unthinkable (London 1994), pp. 243–320
  9. ^ Margaret Thatcher The Path to Power (London 1995), p. 253
  10. ^ "Telecommunications in Britain: Switching Direction". www.cps.org.uk.
  11. ^ James G. McGann (Director) (4 February 2015). "2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report". Retrieved 14 February 2015. Other "Top Think Tank" rankings include #43 (of 50) of Think Tanks with the Best External Relations/Public Engagement Program, #23 (of 30) for Most Innovative Policy Ideas/Proposals, and #33 (of 60) of Think Tanks with Outstanding Policy-Oriented Public Programs.
  12. ^ "How transparent are think tanks about who funds them 2016?" (PDF). Transparify. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Who Funds You? Centre for Policy Studies".
  14. ^ a b "Welcome". www.cps.org.uk.
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  16. ^ "After the Age of Abundance". www.cps.org.uk.
  17. ^ "Ed Balls warns of '1930s mistake' after Moody's move". The Daily Telegraph. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  18. ^ "George Trefgarne on economic lessons from Chamberlain". BBC News. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Small is Best". www.cps.org.uk.
  20. ^ "In the online battle of ideas, capitalism must go on the attack". The Daily Telegraph. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  21. ^ . www.cps.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009.
  22. ^ . www.cps.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009.
  23. ^ . www.cps.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009.
  24. ^ . www.cps.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009.
  25. ^ . www.cps.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009.
  26. ^ "Robert Colvile". Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  27. ^ Statesman, New (27 September 2023). "The New Statesman's right power list". New Statesman. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  28. ^ "Tom Clougherty". cps.org.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

External links edit

  • Centre for Policy Studies official site
  • Centre for Policy Studies papers at London School of Economics (LSE) Archives

January 01, 1970
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This article is about the British think tank For other uses see Centre for Policy Studies disambiguation This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Centre for Policy Studies news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Centre for Policy Studies CPS is a centre right think tank and advocacy group in the United Kingdom Its goal is to promote coherent and practical policies based on its founding principles of free markets small state low tax national independence self determination and responsibility 1 While being independent the centre has historical links to the Conservative Party Centre for Policy StudiesAbbreviationCPSFormation1974 50 years ago 1974 TypePublic policy think tankHeadquarters57 Tufton StreetLocationLondon United KingdomCoordinates51 29 46 N 0 07 42 W 51 4961 N 0 1283 W 51 4961 0 1283ChairmanMichael SpencerDirectorRobert ColvileFoundersKeith Joseph Margaret ThatcherFundingundisclosedWebsitewww wbr cps wbr org wbr uk It was co founded by Sir Keith Joseph Alfred Sherman and Margaret Thatcher 2 in 1974 to challenge the post war consensus of Keynesianism and to champion economic liberalism in Britain 1 With this in mind Keith Joseph originally wanted the think tank to study the social market economy naming it the Ludwig Erhard Foundation and Institute for a social market economy until it was eventually settled on the benign Centre for Policy Studies 3 4 The centre has since played a global role in the dissemination of free market economics alongside policy proposals claimed to be on the basis of responsibility and individual choice It also asserts that it prioritises the concepts of duty family liberty and the rule of law The CPS states that it has a goal of serving as the champion of the small state 1 Contents 1 Influence 2 Funding 3 History 3 1 Reports 3 2 Projects 4 Policies 5 People 5 1 Notable Research Fellows 5 2 Notable Advisory Council members 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksInfluence editThe CPS sought reassessment of Conservative economic policy during the period in opposition from 1974 to 1979 The CPS released reports such as Stranded on the Middle Ground Reflections on Circumstances and Policies 5 and Monetarism is Not Enough 6 1974 and 1976 Monetarism is Not Enough was described by Margaret Thatcher as one of the very few speeches which have fundamentally affected a political generation s way of thinking 7 Keith Joseph s keynote speeches also published by the CPS aimed to lead the way in changing the climate of opinion in Britain and set the intellectual foundations for the privatisation reforms of the 1980s In 1981 Sherman brought the Swiss monetarist Jurg Niehans over to Britain to advise on economic management Niehans wrote a report critical of the government s economic management that was crucial in influencing the change of policy in the 1981 budget this tightened the government s fiscal stance to make possible a looser monetary policy 2 However Hugh Thomas who had been appointed Chairman of the CPS in 1979 found Sherman impossible to work with In the summer of 1983 following a row over the relationship of the CPS with the Conservative Party Sherman was summarily sacked from the CPS in a virulent letter from Thomas 2 The CPS did not consciously represent itself as a partisan institute blame for the collectivist post war consensus was placed on both sides of the political parties for operating within the same ideological framework The CPS continually advocated a liberal economic approach and was hugely influential during Margaret Thatcher s administration operating as a key driving force towards her hallmark policies of privatisation deregulation and monetarism 8 In her own words its job was to expose the follies and self defeating consequences of government intervention to think the unthinkable 9 In 1982 it released Telecommunications in Britain 10 which urged the Government to embrace a fuller agenda of privatization in the telecoms sector The paper recommended the privatization of British Telecom and the introduction of competition to the sector both of which were implemented Another key publication was The Performance of the Privatised Industries 1996 a four volume statistical analysis which showed how the privatization agenda had benefitted the consumer by ushering in lower prices and higher quality service It argued that the taxpayer had benefitted greatly from privatisation not just from the initial windfall from receipts but also from higher tax revenues than had ever been received from the same companies when they were in state ownership According to the 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program University of Pennsylvania CPS is number 89 of 150 in the Top Think Tanks Worldwide U S and non U S and number 69 of 80 in the Top Think Tanks in Western Europe 11 Funding editThink tank Transparify which is funded by the Open Society Foundations ranked the CPS as one of the four least transparent think tanks in the UK in relation to funding Transparify s report How Transparent are Think Tanks about Who Funds Them 2016 rated them as highly opaque one of a handful of think tanks that refuse to reveal even the identities of their donors 12 In November 2022 the funding transparency website Who Funds You gave the CPS an E grade the lowest transparency rating rating goes from A to E 13 History editIn 2009 the CPS celebrated its 35th anniversary for which the Leader of the Opposition David Cameron MP gave a speech highlighting the role the CPS played in the Conservative Party s victory in the 1979 election crediting them with a great rebirth of intellectual ideas of intellectual vigour and of intellectual leadership 14 Reports edit In September 2011 the CPS published Guilty Men by Peter Oborne and Frances Weaver 15 The report sought to identify the politicians institutions and commentators who the authors felt had tried to take Britain into the European single currency and claims to expose attacks carried out by the Euro supporters Oborne particularly identifies William Hague Iain Duncan Smith and Lord Owen as three voices of opposition to early Euro entry that suffered personal attacks from these sources In October 2011 Andrew Tyrie MP s After the Age of Abundance influenced the Chancellor s conference speech and subsequent Treasury policy 16 Dominic Raab MP s November 2011 paper Escaping the Strait Jacket called for the number one economic and social priority for the Coalition beyond deficit reduction to be to encourage job creation He called for 10 employment regulation reforms including excluding small businesses from a range of regulations and creating a new no fault dismissal recommendations that have found much support in the Conservative Party How to Cut Corporation Tax by David Martin and Taxing Mansions the taxation of high value property by Lucian Cook were published prior to the Budget 2012 and respectively made arguments for a lower rate of corporation tax and against the proposed mansion tax George Trefgarne s Metroboom lessons from Britain s recovery in the 1930s sought to revise the perception of the decade as universally destitute a view attributed to Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls 17 Trefgarne presented a BBC Daily Politics Soapbox piece on the recovery experienced under the National Government of the time 18 In May 2012 Ryan Bourne and Thomas Oechsle published Small is a Best a report claiming that economies with small governments tend to grow faster than those with big governments 19 In June 2012 the CPS published Tim Morgan s The Quest for Change and Renewal Morgan says the paper in on how to rescue capitalism and re empower the individual to a build a winning centre right ideology citation needed Projects edit CapX was founded by the CPS on 21 June 2014 in collaboration with Signal Media 20 Policies editEconomy The CPS believes in regulation that does not inhibit the growth of business taxes that do not act as a disincentive to work or to investment in the UK and a leaner more effective state that avoids unnecessary intervention in the economy 21 Family The CPS advocates that fiscal policy should be reformed to support marriage through the tax system and to remove the welfare penalty on two parent families State intervention in family life should focus on protection of vulnerable children it should not extend to managing their day to day lives and removing responsibility and judgment from parents 22 Energy Recent CPS publications have argued that the UK must develop its nuclear clean coal including coal gasification and efficient renewable supplies of energy 23 Public Services The CPS has been a consistent advocate for greater choice and diversity of provision opening up state monopolies to new providers and putting greater power and responsibility in the hands of parents and patients 24 Drugs The CPS Prison and Addiction forum PANDA was set up in 2008 It provides an independent forum of debate about drugs policy for academics practitioners psychiatrists and specialist commentators Its aim is to identify the reforms required in the UK to get our drug problem under control to prevent drug use and to offer substance abusers the help and necessary care to combat their abuse 25 Broadcasting The CPS believes that public intervention should be focussed on where there is genuine market failure and the remit and funding of the BBC should reflect this 14 People editChairman Michael Spencer Director Robert Colvile 26 27 Deputy Chairman Graham Brady MP Head of Policy Alex Morton Head of Communications Robyn Staveley Head of Tax Tom Clougherty 28 Head of Business Policy Nick King Head of External Relations Callum Price Notable Research Fellows edit Janet Daley Columnist Cristina Odone Columnist Kieron O Hara Yorick Wilks Notable Advisory Council members edit Brian Griffiths Baron Griffiths of Fforestfach Charles Powell Baron Powell of Bayswater David Ruffley MP David Willetts MP Michael Fallon MP Philip Norton Baron Norton of Louth Oliver Letwin MP Howard Flight John Redwood MP Andrew Roberts Andrew Tyrie MP Tim MontgomerieSee also editList of UK think tanksReferences edit a b c Andrew Denham and Mark Garnett Keith Joseph Chesham 2001 p 240 a b c Sir Alfred Sherman The Daily Telegraph 28 August 2006 Retrieved 4 October 2018 Why is Labour still so obsessed with the German model Politics co uk 6 November 2015 Archived from the original on 31 July 2018 Retrieved 4 October 2018 Why Britain Needs A Social Market Economy www cps org uk Stranded on the Middle Ground Reflections on Circumstances and Policies www cps org uk Monetarism is not Enough www cps org uk Margaret ThatcherThe Path to Power London 1995 p 255 Richard Cockett Thinking the Unthinkable London 1994 pp 243 320 Margaret ThatcherThe Path to Power London 1995 p 253 Telecommunications in Britain Switching Direction www cps org uk James G McGann Director 4 February 2015 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report Retrieved 14 February 2015 Other Top Think Tank rankings include 43 of 50 of Think Tanks with the Best External Relations Public Engagement Program 23 of 30 for Most Innovative Policy Ideas Proposals and 33 of 60 of Think Tanks with Outstanding Policy Oriented Public Programs How transparent are think tanks about who funds them 2016 PDF Transparify Retrieved 30 November 2016 Who Funds You Centre for Policy Studies a b Welcome www cps org uk Centre for policy studies Archived from the original on 7 October 2011 Retrieved 10 October 2011 After the Age of Abundance www cps org uk Ed Balls warns of 1930s mistake after Moody s move The Daily Telegraph 14 February 2012 Retrieved 4 October 2018 George Trefgarne on economic lessons from Chamberlain BBC News 23 May 2012 Retrieved 4 October 2018 Small is Best www cps org uk In the online battle of ideas capitalism must go on the attack The Daily Telegraph 3 May 2014 Retrieved 23 June 2015 Welcome www cps org uk Archived from the original on 12 August 2009 Welcome www cps org uk Archived from the original on 12 August 2009 Welcome www cps org uk Archived from the original on 12 August 2009 Welcome www cps org uk Archived from the original on 12 August 2009 Welcome www cps org uk Archived from the original on 12 August 2009 Robert Colvile Retrieved 15 October 2018 Statesman New 27 September 2023 The New Statesman s right power list New Statesman Retrieved 14 December 2023 Tom Clougherty cps org uk Retrieved 14 March 2019 External links editCentre for Policy Studies official site Centre for Policy Studies papers at London School of Economics LSE Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Centre for Policy Studies amp oldid 1216709161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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