Politics: Thought Leadership
Benefits system should be radically simplified, says study
Centre for Policy Studies argues that all claims should be administered by a single agency
Dramatic tax rises and spending cuts needed, warns think-tank
Tax rises and spending cuts of £100bn needed to reduce budget deficit
Defence spending unsustainable, warns think-tank
Government should consider scrapping £24bn of weapons programmes including Trident, says IPPR
Youth unemployment "to treble" by 2011
Think-tank study warns that 350,000 could be unemployed for more than a year by 2011
Think-tank denounces "phoney war on drugs"
Centre For Policy Studies argues enforcement must come before harm reduction
IPPR calls for strict mortgage controls
Think-tank warns that lenders are set to repeat same mistakes
Adam Smith Institute
A confident and assertive think-tank dedicated to promoting free-market reforms.
Centre for European Reform
A pro-European think-tank created to counter British Euroscepticism but one that also encourages major EU reform.
Demos
A liberal-left think-tank that seeks to increase political participation, it was central to the development of Blairism in the early 1990s.
Fabian Society
The UK’s oldest think-tank and affiliated to the Labour Party. The society’s priorities are achieving greater equality and reducing poverty.
Foreign Policy Centre
The UK’s most prominent foreign policy think-tank was founded in 1998 to address the challenges of globalisation.
Henry Jackson Society
An independent think-tank created to promote interventionist foreign policy and the spread of liberal democracy.
Institute For Public Policy Research
A left-leaning think-tank focused on social justice and the environment. Formally independent but traditionally close to New Labour.
New Local Government Network
A politically astute group that has successfully revived the debate around localism.
Osborne and Willetts join Demos advisory board
Centre-left think-tank appoints first Conservatives to board
Policy Exchange
The largest right-wing body was until recently described as David Cameron’s ‘favourite think-tank’. It sparked the biggest think-tank controversy of recent years when it published a report on radical Islam in 2007.
Social Market Foundation
A think-tank born out of the demise of the Social Democratic Party, the Social Market Foundation explores ways to harness the market for social ends.
The Young Foundation
A group that acts as a ‘do’ as well as a ‘think’ tank, the Young Foundation aims to develop innovative solutions to unmet social needs.
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