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Letters to the Editor – 20 October 2015

David Cameron’s conference speech in full

“I am so proud to be standing here in front of you today – back in government… …and not just any government – a majority Conservative Government. To the people in this hall, I want to say thank you. You are the greatest team a Prime Minister could ever have. And to the British people: […]

Letters to the Editor – 6 October 2015

Letters to the Editor – 15 September 2015

Letters to the Editor – 17 August 2015

Letters to the Editor – 3 August 2015

Letters to the Editor – 29 July 2015

Letters to the Editor – 10 July 2015

UK Budget 2015 at a glance

UK Chancellor George Osborne delivered his second budget this year, and the first presented by a Conservative majority government since 1996. Here are the main highlights: (i) Public borrowing The deficit will be cut at same pace as during last Parliament, securing a budget surplus in 2019-20 of £10bn (0.4% of GDP), a year later than planned in […]

Letters to the Editor – 24 June 2015

Letters to the Editor – 17 June 2015

Letters to the Editor – 5 June 2015

Letters to the Editor – 28 May 2015

Letters to the Editor – 21 May 2015

Letters to the Editor – 18 May 2015

Letters to the Editor – 13 May 2015

CapX 2015 General Election Live Blog

The CapX team are at the DLA Piper election party, where we will be providing a live news service throughout the night. Stay with us, and watch the results unfold. (function() { var lb24 = document.createElement(‘script’); lb24.type = ‘text/javascript’; lb24.id = ’24lbScript’; lb24.async = true; lb24.charset=”utf-8″; lb24.src = ‘//v.24liveblog.com/embed/24.js?id=1291446’; (document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)[0] || document.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)[0]).appendChild(lb24);})();

CapX UK Budget Liveblog

14.40 Thank you for joining us. We’ll be publishing some post-budget analysis elsewhere on CapX later today. 14.36 Key Points * Personal allowance raise to £10,800 next  year and £11,000 in 2017-8 * Annual tax returns to be abolished and replaced with a digital online tax account * Savings tax abolished for 95% of taxpayers * Duties on beer, cider, […]

5 things to read about Greece on the precipice

With a last-ditch meeting of the Eurogroup today, and Greece at risk of running out of money, here are five useful reads featuring first-rate reporting from around the world. 1. Greece’s abasement gambit and why it has failed… so far Andrew Lilico for CapX 2. Eurozone summit: the Greeks could face a fateful decision on […]

Competition and choice can transform healthcare in developing countries

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) meets in Geneva to discuss its agenda for the year ahead.  In addition to pressing topics such as Ebola, officials will discus the Sustainable Development Goals – the replacement for the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, due to expire this year. There is increasing consensus that developing countries should […]