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Does James Cleverly know his policy from his puns? - CapX
WEB1 day ago · In many ways, James Cleverly may be the consummate ‘small c’ conservative. He’s the sort of man who’ll gesticulate amusingly with one hand while holding a pint of continental lager in the other. He has a domineering presence, but remains unthreatening and avuncular. This was in full effect at yesterday’s Centre …
CapX Books of 2021
WEBDec 20, 2021 · John Ashmore. Much of my reading this year has been in aid of The CapX Podcast. Vivek Ramaswamy’s Woke, Inc was a fascinating dissection of the utterly shameless way that Wall St institutions have co-opted a social justice agenda to enhance their own power and avoid scrutiny, in an unholy marriage of convenience with left-wing pressure groups.. A couple of books on economics also stood out ...
He talks tough, but will Robert Jenrick be able to deliver?
WEB3 days ago · It’s day one and event one for the Centre for Policy Studies/CapX roster. The room is packed. Tory Party members, hacks and and other ne’er-do-wells are gathered to watch Robert Jenrick in conversation with CPS Director and CapX Editor-In-Chief Robert Colvile. Jenrick, with the most parliamentary backers of any of the Conservative leadership candidates, is […]
Starmer’s quest for control is a fool’s errand - CapX
WEB5 days ago · If you want to understand Keir Starmer’s approach to government – and why his new administration already seems to be struggling – there was an important clue in his conference speech this week. In what must have struck his speechwriter as a dazzling rhetorical trick, the Prime Minister attempted to hijack the Brexit slogan ‘Take […]
Capitalism still has the X factor - CapX
WEBHere at CapX, we saw the power of ‘X’ long before Elon Musk made it impossible to ignore. X is weird and a bit ugly, but repays a deeper look. X stands for the excitement of the …
Weekly briefing: CapX at 10
WEBJan 7, 2024 · This promises to be a year of progress and appreciation for a proud record of achievement. Not for the government, of course, which is facing a general election from around 20 points behind in the polls and with perishingly little to show for the last 14 years. But for CapX and the Centre for Policy […]
Weekly Briefing: A busy week for AI - CapX
WEBNov 5, 2023 · It has been a busy week in the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). American President Joe Biden signed an AI executive order (EO), and the British government’s long-awaited AI Safety Summit kicked off in Bletchley Park. What the long term effects of the EO and the summit are remain to be seen, but both provide […]