Families living in privately rented homes should be brought in from the cold

23^rd March 2015

Press Releases

People living in privately rented accommodation are suffering from some of the coldest homes and least energy efficient levels of all types of housing, according to the leading independent think tank ResPublica.

Phillip Blond talks to BBC Radio Manchester about the Budget 2015

19^th March 2015

Media Coverage

Our Director, Phillip Blond, was interviewed on BBC Radio Manchester discussing the Budget. He spoke to presenter Sam Walker about the announcement that Greater Manchester and other pilot areas will be allowed to retain 100% of any additional growth in business rates above expected forecasts, and also about high-speed rail and infrastructure in the North.

Phillip Blond talks to BBC Radio Merseyside about the Budget 2015

19^th March 2015

Media Coverage

Our Director, Phillip Blond, was interviewed on BBC Radio Merseyside’s drivetime show with Paul Salt, discussing the Budget and specifically infrastructure in the North.

Budget 2015: City Devolution

18^th March 2015

News

The Chancellor’s budget includes a number of announcements about city-based devolution:

• A new devolution deal for West Yorkshire Combined Authority with powers over skills, business support, transport, employment and housing
• Business Rate retention pilots in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and, subject to formal approval of Greater Manchester Combined Authority, in Greater Manchester and East Cheshire.

Why Labour must go blue: A new book co-edited by ResPublica trustee Adrian Pabst

3^rd March 2015

News

Amid the crisis of inequality and identity, the liberal consensus at the heart of British politics is broken. Blue Labour, a movement founded by Jon Cruddas MP and Lord Maurice Glasman, seeks to challenge the economic and social liberalism that characterises both the mainstream left and right. 

Government adopts ResPublica’s call for £6bn health expenditure devolution to Greater Manchester

26^th February 2015

News

Our highly influential report Devo Max – Devo Manc: Place-based public services was headline news again this week with the Government agreeing to adopt the policy on health spending that we recommended.

Phillip Blond interviewed in International Business Times

24^th February 2015

Media Coverage

Our Director, Phillip Blond, spoke to the International Business Times about MPs’ salaries.

Phillip Blond interviewed on BBC and Sky about MPs’ salaries

24^th February 2015

Media Coverage

Our Director, Phillip Blond, has been interviewed about MPs’ salaries by BBC News Channel, Sky News and BBC Radio Ulster. Phillip argued that MPs should be paid a higher salary in line with the best-paid public servants, such as some doctors, headteachers or local authority leaders, and that second jobs should be banned unless they are in the public interest.

The Times: Phillip Blond was catalyst for bishops’ pastoral letter

18^th February 2015

Media Coverage

An article in The Times reports today that a briefing by Phillip Blond, our Director, and Lord Maurice Glasman was the catalyst for the Church of England’s House of Bishops’ pastoral letter.

The Guardian: Regional cities drive prosperity, says a charter for local freedom

18^th February 2015

Media Coverage