Policy & Think Tanks

Memo to the new Defence Secretary before the NATO summit: “It’s not all about the money”

Mace | June 12, 2026

Creating a Defence Industrial base with no new money is going to be a challenge for any Defence Secretary. But, argues defence expert William Wallace, there are several free things that Dan Jarvis can starting thinking about before the NATO summit in Turkey, on 7-8th July.

Do outsiders in government really work?

Mace | June 4, 2026

As politicians call for more external appointments in Whitehall, Professor Nada Kakabadse argues that the real challenge lies not in recruitment, but governance.

Time’s up on late payments: How large companies are harming UK’s smaller businesses

Mace | May 24, 2026

Graeme Donnelly, CEO and founder of 1st Formations, explains why the King’s Speech’s proposed crackdown on late payments will help the SME economy.

Holiday tax will ruin the English Summer

Mace | May 23, 2026

Despite the new 5% VAT tax break for holiday attractions, tourism trade body leaders are speaking out about how government policies may not help the sector.

Reflections on starting up a new centre-right think tank by Jonathan Brown

Jonathan Brown | May 19, 2026

Jonathan Brown, CEO of Centre for a Better Britain, explains why Westminster needed a new think tank for a new political era

Scrapping carbon pricing would be a costly hit to British exporters and consumers

Mace | May 7, 2026

A new report reveals that axing carbon pricing would be a self destructive step for the UK economy.

The Silent Engine: Why we must stop kicking the Civil Service and learn to love our Civil Servants

Neil Woollard | April 28, 2026

As the Charity for Civil Servants marks its 140th anniversary, Neil Woollard argues that the officials who keep Britain functioning are too often caricatured, underpaid and overlooked — even as their work becomes central to national resilience.

UK’s economic stability starts at sea, says the CEO of the Chamber of Shipping

Mace | April 28, 2026

Shipping moves 95 per cent of the UK’s trade. Most of the time, this happens smoothly until there is a global crisis, writes Rhett Hatcher, CEO of the Chamber of Shipping

Josh Simons resigns over APCO row

Oliver Dean | March 1, 2026

The former Cabinet Office Minister resigned after pressure mounted on him following allegations of his conduct whilst a senior figure at Labour Together

Lessons from the front

William Cash | February 16, 2026

A literary cross between School for Scoundrels and McMafia, William Cash enjoys George Cottrell and Burke Files’s guide to money laundering aimed at policymakers