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Established in 1995, Politeia is a forum for discussing economic, constitutional and social policy. It focuses on the role of the state in people’s lives. Politeia aims to encourage the best policies for a free society under the rule of law, a prosperous economy based on free markets and competition, and excellent systems for education, health care and pensions.
Politeia works with leading authorities from both Britain and abroad, pioneers from the legal profession, academic life, the economy, business and politics. With them, Politeia publishes up to date research and analyses, and makes proposals on which successful government policy can be based. It also hosts conferences and events to discuss the details of policy. Read More
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Our Impact
Britain’s Identity – Economic, Legal and Cultural
Britain’s sovereignty is a necessary condition for retaining its economic, legal and cultural and political identity as historically an open, trading economy, championing free markets under the rule of law. Its identity, in which tradition is valued, allows for incremental change, has enabled stable democracy, accountable government and promoted the democratic and religious freedoms which characterise this country…
The Economy
As an independent and sovereign power and a trading nation, the UK has succeeded as a competitive market economy under the rule of law. The foundations for successful economic policy have been set out in the analyses of Tim Congdon, Vito Tanzi and Ludger Schuknecht. David B Smith’s has focused on the size of the state and levels of tax, and economists such as Roger Bootle and Patrick Minford on explaining the economic implications of leaving the EU and how the UK can shape its future economy.
Trade
Now that the UK trades as an independent power and can strike new trade deals globally and with the EU, its economic policy is governed by UK laws. Politeia’s work proposed the legal framework for successful trade in goods and services both globally and with the EU, along the lines adopted by the UK governments since Brexit. The UK has now joined the CPTPP and struck other trade deals. It can now take a lead globally in shaping the legal framework for services trade…
Legal, Constitutional, Democratic
Restoring constitutional sovereignty has been at the heart of Politeia’s proposals to ensure the UK’s freedom to frame its own laws and conduct its economy and way of life in line with people’s wishes. These have played a significant role in informing the national debate to become mainstream government policy under Boris Johnson’s government. They include contributions by Martin Howe KC over a number of years with more recent contributions from Sir Richard Aikens and Thomas Grant…
Education
Politeia’s Curriculum and GCSE proposals provided the foundations for the new school curriculum and GCSEs in subjects such as maths and history. They put essential knowledge at the heart of the new curriculum, and give schools and teachers freedom to teach. Other analyses in the Comparing Standards series successfully proposed teacher training reform and a re-think of Vocational Education for 16-19 year olds.
Healthcare
Politeia’s healthcare reform series makes three key principles central to NHS reform – greater accountability to patients, supply side competition, transparent funding. Some proposals were adopted incrementally during the reforms of the Blair years to put the patient, not the provider, in charge of NHS change. But in the past decades, funding has been increased and state power entrenched in the centralised system. Now real change is needed…
Our Proposals
Good for Business, Good for Data Privacy (2025)'Good for Business, Good for Data Privacy: What Law is Best for the UK?' Â - Data security law expert Lori Baker questions the UK's continued alignment with the EU's data privacy regime and suggests that regulatory reform might...
Future Choices for Global Trade (2025)Future Choices for Global Trade: Britain and the CPTPP - In the wake of recent US-China trade negotiations, David Collins asks what course Britain should now follow to promote competitive markets, freedom and global trade. What role...
Mutating Antisemitism (2025)Mutating Antisemitism: Britain's Islamist Hard Left - 'More needs to be done to tackle  rising antisemitism in the UK' - driven, as David Abulafia explains ‘by an unholy alliance of Islamism and the hard left.  Efforts to identify troublemakers have been inadequate. The Prevent scheme has not identified the sharp boundaries between fanatical Islamism and everyday Islam. It is clear that many members of the wider Muslim community are horrified by what has happened...'