Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, welcomes the Government’s ambition to phase out petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040, however argues that Government should be more supportive of low emission zones. Bright Blue has been campaigning for all English cities to be enabled to introduce low emission zones. Commenting, Ben Caldecott, Senior Associate Fellow at…

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, has published the final report from its year-long inquiry into human rights and discrimination, which is headed by a commission of three former Conservative Cabinet Ministers. The final report from Bright Blue’s one-year Conservatism and human rights inquiry provides about 70 policy recommendations for the new Conservative Government’s social reform agenda.…

Commenting on the Conservative Manifesto, Ryan Shorthouse, director of the liberal conservative think tank Bright Blue said: “The Conservative Party has produced a philosophical and principled manifesto, poetic in places in fact, with extensive and detailed policies on all the major challenges facing Britain. It describes and shows conservatism at its best: compassionate and patriotic. “This, finally, is the flesh…

Commenting on the Liberal Democrat Manifesto, Ryan Shorthouse, director of the liberal conservative think tank Bright Blue, said: “The Liberal Democrats have produced an extensive and evidence-based manifesto with many genuinely thoughtful and original policies, especially on drugs reform, supporting teachers, and tackling different forms of discrimination. Both the Conservatives and Labour, if they form the next government, should adopt…