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June 25, 2019

Government adopts Bright Blue call for improved accessibility of new homes for disabled people

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, responds to the Government’s announcement today on higher accessibility standards for new housing. Commenting Ryan Shorthouse, Director of Bright Blue, said:…

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June 12, 2019

Bright Blue: Theresa May takes bold and correct decision on net-zero

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, responds to the Government’s announcement today on legislating for a new net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050. Commenting Will Nicolle,…

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June 7, 2019

Bright Blue and the Fabian Society issue call for written evidence on the case for an independent pensions commission

Bright Blue and the Fabian Society are conducting a call for written evidence to examine the case for and nature of an independent pensions commission. The written evidence which Bright…

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May 30, 2019

Bright Blue: Augar Review is Theresa May’s final mistake

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, responds to the publication of the Augar Review. Commenting Ryan Shorthouse, Director of Bright Blue, said: “The Augar Review is Theresa…

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May 23, 2019

Government adopts Bright Blue policy idea of a social mobility supplement to attract teachers to teach in the most deprived areas

The Government has announced that new mathematics and physics teachers working in the most deprived areas will be given a £2,000 retention payment in a bid to improve recruitment and retention. Ryan…

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May 8, 2019

Bright Blue submits evidence to the International Development Committee

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, has submitted written evidence to the International Development Committee's inquiry on UK aid for combating climate change. The submission is available here.

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May 2, 2019

Bright Blue: Response to the CCC Net-Zero report

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, welcomes the Net-Zero report by Committee on Climate Change (CCC), which recommends a new, net-zero emissions target for the UK. Commenting…

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April 24, 2019

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, has submitted written evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee's inquiry on the Welfare safety net. The submission is available here.

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April 22, 2019

Bright Blue Scotland: UK should become a quasi-federal state after Brexit to stop separatism

Bright Blue Scotland, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, has today published new research, entitled Our still United Kingdom, proposing new constitutional arrangements for the UK after Brexit. The report,…

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March 13, 2019

Government adopts Bright Blue idea for decarbonising UK gas

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, welcomes the announcement in the 2019 Spring Statement of the Bright Blue policy of requiring an increased proportion of green gas…

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March 11, 2019

Bright Blue: introduce an upfront ‘helping hand’ payment, and financial compensation for late payments, to improve Universal Credit

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism and home of conservative modernisers, has today published a report, Helping hand? Improving Universal Credit, based on new and extensive analysis…

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February 25, 2019

Bright Blue: To support millennials, deficit reduction should still be an economic and moral priority

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, has today published new research, entitled Tackling intergenerational inequity at its roots, calling on the Government to introduce reforms to mitigate…

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February 15, 2019

Bright Blue: new government incentives and investment needed to end UK’s dependency on natural gas

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism and home of conservative modernisers, has today published a new report, Pressure in the pipeline: decarbonising the UK’s gas. The report…

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Government adopts Bright Blue call for improved accessibility of new homes for disabled people

Bright Blue: Theresa May takes bold and correct decision on net-zero

Bright Blue and the Fabian Society issue call for written evidence on the case for an independent pensions commission

Bright Blue: Augar Review is Theresa May’s final mistake

Government adopts Bright Blue policy idea of a social mobility supplement to attract teachers to teach in the most deprived areas

Bright Blue submits evidence to the International Development Committee

Bright Blue: Response to the CCC Net-Zero report

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee

Bright Blue Scotland: UK should become a quasi-federal state after Brexit to stop separatism

Government adopts Bright Blue idea for decarbonising UK gas

Bright Blue: introduce an upfront ‘helping hand’ payment, and financial compensation for late payments, to improve Universal Credit

Bright Blue: To support millennials, deficit reduction should still be an economic and moral priority

Bright Blue: new government incentives and investment needed to end UK’s dependency on natural gas

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Education Committee

Government adopts Bright Blue policy of making the breach of a Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO) a criminal offence

Response to the Clean Air Strategy 2019

Bright Blue: Response to the Immigration White Paper

Bright Blue: Difficult decisions ahead for meeting recycling targets

Office for National Statistics adopts Bright Blue policy of asking voluntary question about gender identity in the Census from 2021

Bright Blue responds to ONS announcement on accounting for student loans

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Science and Technology Committee

Bright Blue: World of work not gender-neutral just yet, says British public

Bright Blue opens new call for written evidence for the ‘Conservative manifesto for conservation’

Investigate justifiability of tuition fees for sandwich years, says Bright Blue

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

Bright Blue’s response to the Budget 2018

Enable local governments to strive for ‘reasonable profits’ from Clean Air Zones, says Bright Blue

Introduce Clean Air Zone across the West Midlands, says Bright Blue

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights

‘Global Britain’ should lead on eradicating illegal wildlife trade, says Bright Blue

The Church has played and should play a major role in shaping liberal society

Introduce cradle to grave Lifetime ISA to support young people with savings

Final report from the Migration Advisory Committee on EEA migration a “missed opportunity”

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Scottish Parliament Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee

New Agriculture Bill a step in the right direction

Conservation should be a cross-departmental priority

A renewed pensions consensus is within politicians’ grasp – joint think tank report

Care for – don’t just train – young minds, HE Minister tells universities

Government adopts Bright Blue policy of new major R&D funding for cleaner and greener aviation

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee

Prime Minister adopts Bright Blue policy of appointing a Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief

Voters want tougher action on air pollution from national Government, says Bright Blue

Under 1% of Syrian refugees admitted to the UK last year were Christians, reveals Bright Blue

Britain should establish a global nature conservation fund of £1bn per year, say Bright Blue and the Conservative Environment Network

Introduce ‘Citizens of the world’ visas, urges Bright Blue

UK should adopt new G7-leading legal net zero emissions target, says Bright Blue

Britain should lead the charge on climate change at CHOGM, urges Bright Blue

Britain should make trade deals and human rights a priority for the Commonwealth, urges Bright Blue

Britain should focus on leading the Commonwealth after Brexit, argues Bright Blue

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Migration Advisory Committee

Bright Blue responds to the Prime Minister’s housing speech

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Work and Pensions Select Committee

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Women and Equalities Select Committee

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Economic Affairs Committee on Higher Education

Cross-party consensus needed for next stage of pensions reform, Fabian Society and Bright Blue urge

Bright Blue submits evidence to the Education Select Committee

Fair trial and fair treatment of individuals a public priority, Bright Blue polling reveals

Bright Blue calls for new targets and debate on immigration

Bright Blue’s response to the Autumn Budget 2017

Use CAP to fund a green Brexit

Tories must be greener to win younger voters, says Bright Blue

Time for thoughtful Theresa, not tough Theresa, on immigration

Defend and reform capitalism better, Bright Blue urges Tory Government

Conservatives should be loudest champions of Human Rights Act

Defend and reform capitalism better, Bright Blue urges Tory Government

Bright Blue welcomes phase out of diesel and petrol vehicles by 2040

Make Britain the home of human rights, Bright Blue urges PM

Passionate and principled, but room for improvement, says Bright Blue

Lib Dem manifesto extensive but woolly

Labour manifesto falls back on a tired ideology

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