Policy Commissions

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Everyone\'s a Winner - Social Impact Bonds

Posted by Mark Garnier on 15th May at 4:37pm

Mark Garnier MP proposes a Payment By Results model which could transform social project funding into an attractive non-government investment.

The five year election cycle is not conducive to long-term projects, including social improvement. Whilst imaginativ

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Why mental health matters in the Opportunity Society

Posted by Nicky Morgan on 29th April at 3:02pm

Continuing the 2020 series of papers on the Opportunity Society, Nicky Morgan MP and James Morris MP look at the health, social and economic rationale for making an explicit commitment to improving the nation's mental health

If we believe that the 'opportunit

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The case for solid early relationships

Posted by Andrea Leadsom on 23rd April at 3:07pm

As part of the 2020 Conservatives series on The Opportunity Society, Andrea Leadsom MP outlines the case for why delivering sound mental health is our nation's greatest challenge � and how early years intervention will achieve this.

"We have only two legs of

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Mental health: towards more effective treatment

Posted by James Morris on 12th April at 3:36pm

James Morris MP advocates greater diversity and choice in the treatment of mental health conditions in the NHS

A bigger issue that you think

Mental illness is a growing problem in the UK. A recent LSE report 'How mental illness loses out in the NHS' estima

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www.littleplatoons.com: Why we must unleash the little guys to drive economic recovery

Posted by George Freeman on 12th February at 3:58pm

With a predictably fragile economic recovery, Labour 15% ahead in the polls and a growing public doubt about whether we can have both public sector deficit reduction AND economic growth, George Osborne's mid term budget in 40 days is critically important. Given

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A Conservative Vision for 2020: The Innovation Economy

Posted by Adam Afriyie on 22nd January at 4:50pm

The year is 2020. The UK has enjoyed five years of economic prosperity and stability with a wholly Conservative government. We are heading back to the top of global economic tables for competitiveness, employment and public sector productivity. International

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Economic Innovation Commission

Posted by Adam Afriyie on 20th July at 2:57pm

Introduction:

2020 Conservatives are a group of Conservatives who want to open political debate to new ideas which liberate individuals and extend opportunity.

2020 Conservatives will run three policy commissions on (a) economic innovation and enterprise

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