Is the US committed to European security? Across European capitals, this question is no longer considered rhetorical or hypothetical. It also stretches far beyond the ongoing questions about weap...
https://capx.co/does-joe-biden-care-about-european-security/
Poor Humza Yousaf. Just like most other weeks, this has been a rough one for the Scottish First Minister. After almost three years, the Bute House Agreement, which saw the SNP form a power-sharin...
For those of a conservative disposition, the never-ending conflicts that continue to keep the culture wars aflame usually make for depressing reading. Barely a week goes by without something eith...
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Centre for Policy Studies and the 10th of CapX, we’ve been republishing CPS pamphlets from our archive. This week, it’s Lord Cameron’s 2005 speech �...
The childcare system in the UK seems to be beset with problems. Barely a day goes by without a news story about the high costs of pre-school care, or its ridiculously long waiting lists. Similarl...
Rishi Sunak’s commitment to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 is long overdue. In his words, our defence industry must be put on ‘war footing’ in an ‘increasingly dangerous wo...
https://capx.co/rishi-sunaks-defence-commitment-is-a-paltry-offering/
During the grim days of Covid lockdowns, one of the few comforts for liberty-loving Britons was the knowledge that, however bad things were, we weren’t as bad as New Zealand. Tales of Antipodea...
When I moved to East London, I walked into a busy barber shop for a trim and my olive complexion was greeted with the question, ‘You Arab mate?’. Rather than give a detailed response about my...
There are few small pleasures in life that the Government has not lately committed itself to curbing, but one of them is beer. While Scotland and Wales recently introduced minimum unit pricing, o...
When asked what the Conservatives have achieved since coming to power, I would usually mention a two key things: the education reforms brought in by Michael Gove and the welfare reforms which Iai...