United Kingdom
Report
A frequent flyer levy
The authors of this document consider the policy options and instruments available to the UK government to reduce aviation travel and to ensure carbon reduction targets can be achieved.
Policy report
Building a green recovery
The UK government has committed to securing a 'green recovery' from COVID-19. But the package of policies it has announced so far has been modest compared with other countries, while some of the policies it has announced have been poorly designed and implemented. This report assesses the government’s approach so far and offers recommendations on...
Report
Updating the ministerial code
Repeated controversies over ministerial behaviour and failures in the process of investigating possible breaches of the ministerial code show that the ministerial code, in its current form, is no longer working. This paper offers recommendations on how Boris Johnson should overhaul the ministerial code to better reflect the complexities of modern government and restore public...
Report
Co-op economy report 2021
The Co-op Economy is the only comprehensive report on the UK’s cooperative sector. It reveals that co-ops have become even more valuable to the communities in which they operate during the Covid pandemic.
Policy report
The Competition and Markets Authority: a reboot for the 2020s
A majority of businesses do not know that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) enforces competition law in the United Kingdom. In the report, Andrew Tyrie, who chaired the watchdog from 2018 to 2020, makes a number of recommendations for reform of the competition watchdog, which can be taken forward without further legislation.