Press Release: Brexit risks creating a dangerous two-tier food system between rich and poor, warns a major new report

5^th September 2018

Brexit risks creating a dangerous two-tier food system between rich and poor, warns a major new report  Current high welfare standards could be compromised by cheaper imports Curbs to migration could drive up labour costs by a half Public procurement policy should help schools and hospitals buy British  A no deal Brexit risks creating a dangerous two-tier food system that divides the rich and the poor, with the less well-off forced to accept lower standards, warns a major new report from a leading UK think-tank.  The think tank, ResPublica, hopes its report will act as a wakeup call to the Government, which it says has done little to prepare, or protect Britain’s £7.2billion poultry industry.  In the report Coming Home to Roost: The British Poultry Industry After Brexit, the think-tank sets out three scenarios: “Evolution” (retaining the status quo), “Trade Liberalisation” (which would see tariffs removed) and “Fortress UK”, where WTO trade tariffs would be imposed on products from the EU.  The report, sponsored by the British Poultry Council, identifies the main economic, societal and environmental risks to the poultry meat industry in the event of three potential Brexit scenarios.

Press Release – Online Gambling: Addicted to Addiction

18^th August 2018

More than half of the online profits generated by gaming companies operating in the UK come from problem and at risk gamblers, warns a major new report from ResPublica.

ResPublica response to £3.8bn Google fine

19^th July 2018

Tech expert and ResPublica report author Tim Cowen, welcomes £3.8bn fine of Google by EU  Responding to the news that Google has been fined a record £3.8bn by the EU for illegal android strategy, Tim Cowen, a leading Tech expert and author of the ResPublica  report “Technopoly” and what to do about it: Reform, Redress and Regulation, which set out a series of recommendations on improving competition in the sector commented:  “The Commission’s decision shows that Google took a strategic decision to embed search and ‘cement’ it into Android mobile phones.

Internet giants must end anti-competitive practices or face being broken up, says ResPublica

19^th June 2018

Facebook and Google must end anti-competitive practices or face being broken up Current competition law is not fit for purpose, regulators follow pro-monopoly standards Consumer choice and innovation should be the new norm, not just consumer welfare Competition law needs to stop privileging big business and focus on the benefits of small businesses and market structure Regulators should strip the wrongdoer of their profits for their wrongdoing Social media is media, and should be regulated in the same way as traditional media Current merger controls should be changed to meet challenges of the digital age Current UK inaction on merger controls is unsustainable Internet giants such as Facebook and Google must end anti-competitive “kill in the crib” practices or face sanctions including being broken up, says think tank.

Treat betting firms like Big Tobacco, says ResPublica

27^th May 2018

Betting firms should be treated like Big Tobacco, because of the harm their products do to the public, says a leading Westminster based think-tank.

ResPublica’s Phillip Blond responds to the Government’s FOBT announcement

17^th May 2018

ResPublica warmly welcomes the Government’s decision to slash the maximum Fixed Odds Betting Terminal stake to £2, but urges them to go further Phillip Blond, Director, ResPublica commented: “We warmly welcome the Government’s decision to slash the maximum fixed odds betting terminal (FOBTs) stake to just £2.

Press Release – A New Bargain: people, productivity and prosperity

11^th March 2018

Press Release – ResPublica Submission to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Consultation on Proposals for Changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures

23^rd January 2018

For further details and to receive a copy of the ResPublica submission please contact Brendon Marsh at brendon.marsh@respublica.org.uk or call 020 3857 8324.

Press Release – Escape Velocity: Growing Salford’s Digital and Creative Economy

14^th December 2017

Press Release – Heartbeats on the High Street – ResPublica Report

20^th November 2017