Policy - Economic

8th August 2011

The Coalition’s plan for Jobs and Growth.

Justine Greening MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury

This weekend Justine Greening has been seen and heard across the airwaves defending the Government’s economic policy as share prices across the world continue to fall.

In an interview with the Bow Group, Justine lays out the Coaltion Governments plan for jobs and growth.

8th July 2011

Bow Group Submission to HM Treasury on Rebalancing the Northern Ireland Economy

Ben Harris-Quinney

Following the Bow Group's 2010 paper "The Enterprise Nation? Developing Northern Ireland into an Enterprise Zone" the Group is delighted to make a further submission to HM Treasury which will be used to inform the Government’s response to the consultation on rebalancing the Northern Ireland economy.

2nd July 2011

Bow Group Debate - The Eurozone: Crisis or Opportunity

Ben Harris-Quinney

June 30th 2011.

Committee Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Debate: The Eurozone – Crisis or Opportunity?

Speakers: Dr Charles Tannock MEP (London), Conservative Foreign Affairs Spokesman to the European Parliament & David Campbell-Bannerman MEP (East of England).

Chairman: Ben Harris-Quinney

27th June 2011

Ben Harris-Quinney on the IMF & World Bank

Ben Harris-Quinney, Political Officer and Chair of the Bow Group Foreign Policy & Security Committee is interviewed on 'The Agenda' . In the interview, Ben discusses the issues surrounding the structure and leadership of the IMF, World Bank, and the Bretton Woods System.

Watch the full programme here.

19th June 2011

The Eurozone & Germany, Crisis & Opportunity

Ben Harris-Quinney

The global economic crisis called into question almost every aspect of the global financial system, but as many market structures stabilise several years after the epicentre of the crisis, the question of the validity and longevity of the Eurozone remains unanswered.

One of the world’s most powerful nations sits patiently at the centre of the Eurozone, as both the chief architect and financier of the single currency. For Germany the question presented goes beyond the survival of the Eurozone, and brings challenge to the strategy that has defined German foreign policy for the last two decades.

25th January 2011

Has the Coalition been fair to Wales?

Nick Bourne AM

Writing in Crossbow Nick Bourne AM, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, examines whether the Coalition has been fair to Wales.

3rd November 2010

Latin America - An Opportunity for the UK. A Report based on the Spanish Experience in the Region

Ben Harris-Quinney and Brian Cattell

The Coalition Government has rightly identified export-led growth as one of the key planks of its plan to reinvigorate the UK economy in the wake of the Comprehensive Spending Review.

14th April 2010

The Enterprise Nation? Developing Northern Ireland into an Enterprise Zone

Ross Carroll, with foreword by David Trimble

• At the Conservative Party conference in October 2009 Owen Paterson MP, Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, announced that should the Conservative Party win the next general election

13th November 2009

More for Less: Cutting Public Spending, Protecting Public Services

The Rt. Hon John Redwood MP & Carl Thomson

This pamphlet will looks at the main departmental budgets and identify what the Government is spending, how much they think they need to cut to balance the books, and what can be done to deliver greater efficiencies and value for money without harming essential front line public services.

10th November 2009

"People Power: Reforming QUANGOs” – Is this Applicable to Health Agencies?

Stuart Carroll & Nick Hoile

including contributions from Sir Andrew Dillon, Dr. Richard Barker and Dr. Bill Moyes.

In our research piece published today, we apply David Cameron's criteria to each of the key health agencies and bodies in the UK to better understand which health QUANGOs (defined as agencies, committees, advisory boards and other organisations) should be scrapped, reformed or merged.