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The Capitalist: Trump, tariffs and tech titans - CapX
2 days ago · Can Britain strike a deal with President Trump and avoid the looming tariff trap? Why are leaders in the UK and the US falling short of the so-called “Reagan test”? And, could the UK be on the cusp of creating its own billion-pound tech titan? Join Douglas Carswell from the Mississippi Centre for Public Policy, […]
Trump 2.0 will transform British conservatism - CapX
3 days ago · Donald Trump's raw, unfiltered conservatism won the highest share of the US popular vote in 20 years Gifted the opportunity to govern post-Brexit Britain differently, the Tories doubled down on failed orthodoxies British conservatism needs to become a radically anti-establishment movement ...
Businesses will welcome today’s Autumn Statement, but what
Nov 22, 2023 · The scale of briefing, leaking and kite flying accompanying today’s Autumn Statement was such that it was almost impossible to be surprised by any of the measures announced. But if we learned anything, it’s that Jeremy Hunt is clearly an avid CapX reader. Many of his announcements, from full expensing to pension reform, have been […]
Trump and the UN are on a collision course - CapX
1 day ago · America funds a third of the UN's collective budget – will this survive Trump 2.0? If Trump's America disengages from the UN, it will be doing the right thing – for the wrong reasons Ditching the UN need not be isolationist – we need a new Alliance of Democratic Nations The United Nations ...
The UK needs hope, not just tax cuts - CapX
Nov 21, 2023 · Ahead of tomorrow’s Autumn statement, the Government is briefing that they have more ‘fiscal headroom’ than expected, indicating that they may bow to pressure from backbenchers and election strategists for retail tax cuts.. The idea that tax cuts are the key to winning votes in the Blue Wall is based on assumptions about the traditional, home-owning Conservative base, but new research by ...
Politics Archives - CapX
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The CapX Podcast: In defence of the rich - CapX
May 5, 2023 · To discuss whether the Government and society at large are doing enough to incentivise wealth creation, we were delighted to welcome broadcaster and commentator Emily Carver, Martin Vander Weyer, Business Editor at The Spectator, Merryn Somerset Webb, Senior Columnist at Bloomberg and entrepreneur Luke Johnson –f ounder and partner at Risk Capital Partners and chairman of Gail’s bakeries ...