Research

Spending restraint, pro-growth reforms and fundamental changes to pensions and healthcare provision are urgently needed

Summary: The government’s finances are currently on an unsustainable trajectory. Whilst current levels of government debt are below the levels … Continue reading “Defusing the debt timebomb: challenges and solutions”
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Levy on graduate earnings should replace state funding of universities

Summary: ·      Although graduates tend, on average, to earn more than non-graduates, the ‘graduate premium’ varies greatly by subject and … Continue reading “Universities challenged: funding higher education through a free-market ‘graduate tax’”
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The current state pension system risks under-delivering for future generations and overstretching the public purse

Summary: The system of contracting out of state pensions – a form of pension privatisation – operated very successfully in … Continue reading “Growing the UK pension pot: The case for privatisation”