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Monday, 30 January 2017 15:21
Mainstream conservatives in UK continue to tackle climate change
Today Myron Ebell, the Director of the Centre for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), gave a press briefing on President Trump’s approach to environmental policy. Last November he was chosen by President Donald Trump to oversee his transition of the Environment Protection Agency (EPA). In response to comments made by Myron Ebell, Sam Hall, researcher at…
Monday, 23 January 2017 16:33
Bright Blue welcomes the Government’s modern industrial strategy
Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, welcomes the Government’s modern industrial strategy. Conservatives need not worry about a proactive role for the state in our economy and have a long history of a strong state intervening to improve education and support businesses. Commenting, Ryan Shorthouse, director of the liberal conservative think tank Bright Blue, said: "The Government…
Friday, 13 January 2017 17:24
Bright Blue responds to Personal Well-being figures
Commenting on the latest ONS figures on personal well-being, Ryan Shorthouse, director of the liberal conservative think tank Bright Blue said: "The UK's annual survey of personal well-being, rightly introduced by the Coalition Government, shows that an overwhelming and increasing majority of people in this country are generally satisfied with their lives. It exposes a myth propagated by populists on…
Thursday, 12 January 2017 11:01
Bright Blue responds to HESA statistics
Commenting on the HESA statistical release, Bright Blue researcher James Dobson said: “The decline in enrolments from undergraduates outside the EU demonstrates the impact of including international students in the net migration target. International students contribute huge amounts to the British economy, as a result of paying fees as well as buying goods and services in Britain. “Evidence shows that…
Monday, 09 January 2017 09:23
Bright Blue welcomes May’s vision of a “shared society”
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s vision for a “shared society”, director of the liberal conservative think tank and pressure group, Ryan Shorthouse said: "Conservatism is often wrongly associated with excessive individualism - just letting people and businesses get on with it. The Prime Minister joins a movement of modernisers that have, since the 1990s, pushed for the Conservative Party to…
Thursday, 29 December 2016 11:25
May must uphold promise on ECHR
Commenting on The Telegraph’s story that Theresa May will put plans to pull out of the ECHR at the heart of her 2020 general election campaign, Ryan Shorthouse, Director of the liberal conservative think tank Bright Blue said: "When campaigning to become Leader of the Conservative Party, Theresa May promised Tory MPs that she would abandon her plans to withdraw…