Carbon leakage risks undermining the economic gains associated with the net zero transition. By effectively offshoring our emissions, carbon leakage has significant economic and environmental consequences, and could ultimately risk the competitiveness…
Unfinished Revolution: The Penrose Competition Review 18 Months On
This is a follow-up to John’s original Report on how stronger consumer choice and competition could ensure that markets work for people, not the other way around. It assesses what progress has…
Poverty Trapped: Why Is Poverty Still With Us, After 70 Years Of The Welfare State?
This paper argues Britain has failed to abolish poverty because we’ve been looking at it the wrong way. It offers new ways of looking at and fixing poverty so people can have…
Power To The People: Stronger Consumer Choice And Competition So Markets Work For People, Not The Other Way Round
This paper explores how policy could be refreshed to deliver stronger consumer choice and competition, so markets for for people, not the other way around.
This report argues that the UK must create a Sovereign Wealth Fund to drive long-term investment, growth in new industries, and meet the challenges facing future generations.
A Shining City Upon A Hill: Rebooting Capitalism for the Many, Not the Few
Britain’s economy isn’t working properly anymore. In the wake of the 2008 banking crash, and in the face of new digital challenges and disruptive technologies, it simply isn’t delivering the goods. In…
Here you will find a selection of older papers by John Penrose MP. Although they’ve been achieved, we don’t think the ideas inside are any less important, they’ve simply been built upon…
Weston’s MP John Penrose has welcomed news that Government cash for promoting walking or cycling to school and work will be three times higher next year. John said: “We all know that walking and cycling are healthier and greener than driving, so knowing there’s a safe and convenient footpath or…
In December, I found myself at a meeting where The Environment Agency pitched an ambitious campaign for areas like Uphill, aiming to shed light on potential flooding risks. I’ll confess, I was initially a bit sceptical. After all, isn’t Uphill (and the rest of Weston too) protected by embankments, sand…
MPs from all sides of the Commons urged Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride to provide details of a compensation scheme as quickly as possible. The Government has been urged to provide details of a compensation scheme for women affected by how state pension changes were communicated. Last week, the Parliamentary and…
Weston’s MP John Penrose has welcomed nearly £9 million of Government funding for switching local buses over to electric vehicles. The funding, part of the ZEBRA initiative, will mean at least 98 electric buses across the area plus the upgrade of their Weston-based depot. John said: “Everyone wins as a…
THE MP for Weston, John Penrose, has been speaking in Parliament about the importance of improving the dentistry situation for his constituents. Speaking on Tuesday, March 5, Mr Penrose said that he was delighted to hear about last month’s NHS Dentistry Recovery Plan, which involves targeted funding to encourage dentists to…
Weston’s MP John Penrose has welcomed huge boost in Government cash to tackle homelessness in the town. Weston’s Homelessness Prevention Grant is going up by more than half, from £628k to £981k. John said: “This extra Government cash means North Somerset Council can help people facing homelessness, for example by…