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NEW RESEARCH – Making Paying Taxes, Less Taxing

NEW RESEARCH – Making Paying Taxes, Less Taxing

Today, Parliament Street publishes a radical new policy paper arguing that the UK tax system is so complicated that its broken. Our Director of Policy, Cllr. Dr. Peter Hill, the report’s author, argues that the current UK tax system is rigged in favour of large multinational companies such as Google, Amazon and Starbucks. These companies have been able to play […]

by · 15th December 2018 · Research
Twice the good, less than half the price

Twice the good, less than half the price

Our Head of Campaigns, Elizabeth Anderson writes about why you should consider buying some of your Christmas presents from charity shops. Imagine if every Christmas present you bought could do twice the good?  That’s exactly what our campaign for a charity shop Christmas hopes to bring about. Charity shops offer a whole world of quirky, unique gift opportunities which are […]

by · 15th December 2018 · Opinion Editorials
The Times covers Parliament Street Cyber Security Research

The Times covers Parliament Street Cyber Security Research

Monday 3rd December 2018 This morning, The Times reported on new research by Parliament Street on page 6 of the paper. Our research revealed a significant increase in the number of criminal complaints about computer and social media hacking. Our new research reveals a sharp rise in hacks on social media accounts and the email addresses of business users. Please our full report here and […]

by · 3rd December 2018 · Press Room, News
NEW RESEARCH – Hack Attack: Police Under Pressure

NEW RESEARCH – Hack Attack: Police Under Pressure

The Parliament Street think tank has released new research revealing a sharp rise in hacks on social media accounts and the email addresses of business users. Please our full report here and detailed police hacking notes.

by · 3rd December 2018 · Research
BRIEFING PAPER – 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections

BRIEFING PAPER – 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections

Kevin Brown provide us with  a briefing paper into the 2020 U.S. midterm elections, showing that rather than being a harbinger of doom for President Trump, the results show a clear path to his reelection in 2020. Read his paper here: Analyzing the Midterm Election for 2020 briefing

by · 20th November 2018 · Research
Parliament Street CEO discusses Brexit on London Live Debate

Parliament Street CEO discusses Brexit on London Live Debate

Sunday 18th November 2018 Parliament Street CEO, Patrick Sullivan was on London Live Debate, this evening. Patrick offered his take on an eventful week in politics, and also, gave his analysis on Theresa May’s Brexit Deal.

by · 18th November 2018 · Press Room, News
Empowering a data literate society

Empowering a data literate society

By Clare Ambrosino, President of Parliament Street In today’s Fourth Industrial Revolution, data is key to unlocking new insights, ideas and possibilities. But experts estimate that only one-third of us can confidently understand, analyse and argue with data, so there aren’t enough people with the expertise to manage, interpret and create value from it. For public and private sector organisations […]

by · 17th October 2018 · Opinion Editorials, Tech Frontiers
Parliament Street’s Danny Bowman slams “new low for reality TV” in The Times

Parliament Street’s Danny Bowman slams “new low for reality TV” in The Times

Saturday 6th October 2018 This morning, The Times reported on a controversial new reality TV show called The Circle. This program has received intense criticism from mental health campaigners for “glamorising social media deception.” Parliament Street’s Mental Health Spokesman, Danny Bowman was interviewed by The Times for the piece and rightly said that “If anything they need to reduce the level of deception”. The article […]

by · 6th October 2018 · Press Room, News
Nursing the Unhealthy Side-Effects of Brexit

Nursing the Unhealthy Side-Effects of Brexit

By Danny Bowman, Director of Mental Health This is the final of six blog posts looking at innovative ways in which we can reform and improve healthcare in the United Kingdom. When we think of healthcare in the United Kingdom, it would be a surprise if every citizen didn’t immediately think of the three words that have defined our approach […]

by · 1st October 2018 · Blog
Tim Focas writes for Investment Europe

Tim Focas writes for Investment Europe

Thursday 27th September 2018 Earlier today, highly respected financial publication Investment Europe published an exclusive opinion editorial penned by our very own Director of Financial Services, Tim Focas. In his scathing editorial, Tim took aim at Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell’s new flagship policy of forcing companies to provide equity stakes for staff. To further annoy the Mao quoting leftist, Tim summed up […]

by · 27th September 2018 · Press Room