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16 May 2012 | Bernard Hogan-Howe, Met Police Chief, Suggests Drugs Tests By Employers Could Curb Demand
- The Huffington Post covers comments made by Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe at his recent speech to Policy Exchange that more drug tests for employees at work could act as a deterrant and affect the demand for drugs.
16 May 2012 | Theresa May faces calls to resign after being booed offstage at Police Federation address
- The Independent cites the discovery by Policy Exchange that three in five officers are earning more than £38,000 a year.
11 May 2012 | Most councils 'can't prove' they have compensated for biodiversity damage
- Planning magazine covers Policy Exchange report Nurturing Nature, citing the report's findings that green space is being lost because local authorities are failing to force developers to replace green land lost as a result of development. The report calls for the NPPF to explicitly state that large developments must deliver a net gain in biodiversity.

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11 May 2012 | Planning system is failing to protect our most important wildlife and green spaces
- The planning system is failing to protect some of England's most threatened wildlife and important habitats, new research by leading think tank Policy Exchange has found. Mechanisms designed to protect England's natural environment and compensate for any damage to it are haphazardly applied and woefully monitored, argues the new report, Nurturing Nature.
27 April 2012 | Is there a north-south political divide? New landmark polling report finds it’s not so simple
- Is there a north-south divide political divide? A major study into public attitudes by Policy Exchange explores this issue and finds that social differences in England today are as much about town and country as north and south. The poll finds that the Conservative lead among people in the rural south is 42% but Labour’s lead among people in northern cities is 43%. In the rural north the Conservative lead is 10%, while Labour lead in London.
15 March 2012 | Think tank calls for flat tax for start ups
- The Chancellor should announce radical tax simplification in next week's Budget, with the aim of developing a three year flat tax for all start-up businesses.

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