Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism and conservative modernisers, has today [Tuesday] published a comprehensive new polling report showing that an overwhelming majority of Conservative voters support maintaining or strengthening all of the main EU environmental regulations after Brexit. Despite a few high-profile conservatives being sceptical of environmental challenges and policies, Bright Blue’s report finds that a…

There have been reports that the Government is due to announce a network of "clean air zones" with councils mandated to impose bans or charges on polluting vehicles that enter them. Bright Blue, the liberal conservative think tank, has been campaigning for all English cities to be enabled to introduce low emission zones. Commenting, Sam Hall, senior researcher at the…

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, is today launching a new policy campaign from its one-year inquiry into human rights, calling on the Prime Minister to confirm that any future Conservative Government will ensure the UK remains a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) after Brexit. This Spring, Bright Blue will launch the final…

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, has criticised the Government's decision to reverse the rise in Class 4 NICS for the self-employed from 2018 Commenting, Ryan Shorthouse, Director of Bright Blue, said: “It was perfectly reasonable and justifiable to narrow the gap in the contributions made by the self-employed and employees to the public purse. Bright Blue's…