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Why Romney Lost
With David Frum
Policy Exchange was delighted to host David Frum, US political commentator and author, for a fascinating discussion on why Romney lost in 2012 and the great overarching problems the Republican Party has in its popular appeal.
Policy Exchange was delighted to host Frank Luntz, US communications expert and political strategist, to deliver a keynote speech at Policy Exchange on political communication and what the UK can learn from the US.
Future of Corrections finds that Britain's electronic monitoring regime is inadequate and poor value for money. The report examines the electronic tagging regime in the United States, finding that Britain could have saved £883 million had it replicated the US model.
A playlist of our top events featuring American speakers is now available to watch on Youtube. Key speakers include Gen. Petraeus, Bill Bratton, David Frum, Michelle Rhee, Frank Luntz, Dambisa Moyo and many more.
Writing in The Independent on the importance of a free British press, Dominic Lawson cites comments made by Frank Luntz during his recent speech to Policy Exchange on political communication.
Bloomberg News cites recommendations from Policy Exchange's report Bigger & Quieter on increasing aviation capacity in the UK. The report recommends building four new runways to the west of the current Heathrow site.
Future of Corrections shows that the current system of tagging is in desperate need of reform. A more effective use of tagging, where police and probation officers are directly involved in keeping track of offenders and recommending to prison governors and the courts which criminals should be tagged, could save hundreds of millions of pounds and help the Coalition achieve its goal of stabilising the prison population by 2015.
The UK has enormous potential to be a world-leader in the high-tech and digital economy, but it is tough for start-ups to find enough coders, designers and other highly skilled staff. Bits and Billions looks to the United States, especially California which is home to nearly half of the top 100 digital start-ups in the world, for lessons for UK policymakers.
Neil O'Brien, Policy Exchange's Director, argues against the import of US election style leader debates in Britain. Having given in to the presidential debate format for the 2010 elections, the UK should not continue the practice in 2015, he argues.
David Skelton, Policy Exchange's Deputy Director, argues that the Conservative Party could learn from former US President Teddy Roosevelt who appealed to all sections of society using "popular conservatism".
American Friends of Policy Exchange invites you to join Policy Exchange's Chairman, Daniel Finkelstein OBE, in conversation with David Frum, author of Why Romney Lost And What The GOP Can Do About It. Frum will discuss why Mitt Romney's presidential bid failed and the greater problems facing the Republican Party.
Stephen Ezell, leading US innovation policy expert and Senior Analyst with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, will set out findings from his new book Innovation Economics on how nations are faring in the competition for innovation-based economic growth. He will discuss lessons learned from both the US and UK’s industrial decline.
