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16 May 2013 | David Cameron raises prospect of 1980s-style RBS sell-off
- The Guardian refers to an upcoming banking report by Policy Exchange, which will examine various possibilities for selling off RBS and Lloyds, including the option of a mass share distribution to the public.
16 May 2013 | Cameron backs plan to give RBS shares to public
- The Times refers to an upcoming report by Policy Exchange's James Barty which will consider various options the government could sell off RBS and Lloyds, including the possibility of a mass share distribution to the public.
16 May 2013 | Cameron hints at move to get RBS in good health for sale
- Policy Exchange's upcoming banking report which will look at different options for selling off RBS and Lloyds, including the possibility of a mass share distribution to the public, is trailed in The Financial Times in an article discussing David Cameron's plans to prepare RBS for sale as soon as possible.

16 May 2013 | Three ways for public leaders to seize Stephan Shakespeare's open data ideas
- Chris Yiu, Head of Digital Government at Policy Exchange, urges policymakers to seize upon the recommendations in The Shakespeare Independent Review of Public Sector Information, stressing that the proposals could hugely benefit UK open data policy and promote economic growth.
15 May 2013 | Capture of independent sectoral regulators
- Simon Less, Policy Exchange's Senior Consultant on Regulatory Policy, in a joint piece with Regina Finn, Chief Executive of Ofwat, discusses the range of ways sectoral regulators suffer capture. In particular, the article warns about a trend towards political ‘capture’ of, or undue influence over, independent sectoral regulators that appears to forget the reasons why the Thatcher government made sectoral regulators statutorily independent.
15 May 2013 | Britain’s young sheriffs are growing up fast
- Max Chambers, Head of Crime & Justice at Policy Exchange, argues that, despite a rocky start, Police and Crime Commissioners have made genuine progress in the six months they have been in position. He notes that there is emerging evidence of real change starting to happen behind the scenes, including a dramatic swing in the power relationship from central government to the local level.

29 April 2013 | Replace police stations with ‘cops in shops’
- The police could save money and offer a better service to the public by closing out of date police stations and opening more local police offices in shopping centres and other popular public locations.
23 April 2013 | Militant trade unionism blocking public service revolution
- Politicians must stand up to militant trade unionists, including banning the right to strike for emergency workers, to truly deliver a wholesale revolution in the way public services are delivered.
22 April 2013 | Think tanks clash on best way to house ageing population
- Policy Exchange and the Fabian Society agree that the concentration of home ownership amongst older people risks stoking inter-generational unfairness. However, while the Fabians believe that the introduction of a property tax will lead to lower house prices, Policy Exchange says reform of the planning system to encourage developers to build more homes, including bungalows and self build homes attractive to older people looking to downsize, is the fairer way of reducing the generational divide.

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