In this report published by Civitas, Patrick Minford (Professor of Applied Economics, Cardiff University) analyses the ways in which official trade modelling and policy assumptions have underestimated the gains from free trade with non-EU countries. The UK government has rolled over almost all Free Trade Agreements between the EU and non-EU countries, negotiated new deals… [Read More]
When we encounter the police, can we rely on them to apply the law impartially? To act without fear or favour has been seen as the essence of policing since the first modern police force was founded in 1829. In this study, David Green looks closely at the growing importance of police pressure groups based on the racial,… [Read More]
Britain’s ‘Plan B’ responses to Covid-19 marked the emergence of a new phase in the growth of ‘the regulatory state’ – this Civitas report suggests – in which, crucial decision-making is outsourced to leading quangos. In this report, Dr Jim McConalogue finds that: ‘Future reforms need to recognise that the Covid-19 government decision-making process has… [Read More]
The NHS seeks to monitor and control diversity and equality through a programme known as the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) – it is based on a series of statistical indicators pertaining to outcomes between white and non-white minority groups. However, as the Director of the Statistics and Policy Research Programme at Civitas, Richard Norrie,… [Read More]
With Barbados to become a republic and remove the Queen as head of state – a decision which, according to some sources, appears to have been influenced by China – interest in the extent and impacts of China’s diplomatic reach in Commonwealth countries is growing. This discussion paper by Dr Radomir Tylecote and Henri Rossano… [Read More]
The purchase of the Newport Wafer Fab (NWF) by Dutch company Nexperia – a subsidiary of Chinese firm Wingtech – is currently under review by the UK Government on public interest grounds, and may still be reversed. This discussion paper by Dr Radomir Tylecote and Henri Rossano suggests this ‘acquisition exists within the context of… [Read More]
During the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU), debate about UK trade policy was dominated by two assertions: That seamless, tariff-free trade with the EU was the optimal outcome for UK manufacturing; That trade grows fastest with countries that are nearest. In this report, trade analyst Phil Radford performs two correlations on UK trade… [Read More]
Following the Home Affairs select committee’s report, The Macpherson Report: Twenty-two years on and its inquiry into the impact of the 1999 Macpherson report, this response by the Director of the Statistics and Policy Research Programme at Civitas, Richard Norrie, finds the committee’s report ‘strikes a downbeat and pessimistic tone’. Richard Norrie’s response presents a… [Read More]
A Civitas report, Inadvertently Arming China? in February this year revealed the widespread sponsorship of scientific research centres in UK universities by Chinese military-linked conglomerates and universities. It found research at some of these centres is being sponsored by the British taxpayer. Notably, some of these conglomerates produce Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) including intercontinental ballistic… [Read More]
There is a strong connection between universities with inflated diversity bureaucracies and those that limit speech more generally on campus, researchers at Civitas find in a survey of academic freedom at universities. The Higher Education (Free Speech) Bill, introduced by the government earlier this year, is evidence of its steadfast commitment to upholding freedom of… [Read More]