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🏠Watch @MelJStride explain why stamp duty is disastrous for housing supply, stopping people from moving home and downsizing. Speaking to @RColvile at a Centre for Policy Studies event at #CPC25 yesterday ⬇️


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The real problem with this report is not that Miliband was consulted but that the numbers were deliberately skewed to make his plans look good, as @CPSThinkTank has repeatedly highlighted telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…


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Read Alex Morton's 2023 case for cutting stamp duty here:


The gap between UK spending & what we can afford is huge. Conservatives are right to cut spending rather than raise taxes, focusing savings on fixing public finances. If there's any money left, it should go towards cutting stamp duty, Britain's worst tax. ⬇️

CPSThinkTank's tweet image. The gap between UK spending & what we can afford is huge. Conservatives are right to cut spending rather than raise taxes, focusing savings on fixing public finances. If there's any money left, it should go towards cutting stamp duty, Britain's worst tax. ⬇️

A great thread of pieces on why abolishing stamp duty is the right move 👇

At @CapX we've been calling for stamp duty to be scrapped for years. But to make it work it's important to free up land for development so the market can respond to the extra demand without driving prices higher. If you want to know why this damaging tax needs to go, try some of…



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One of the most interesting effects of cutting stamp duty is the impact on housebuilding. As @CPSThinkTank research has shown, there’s an incredibly strong relationship between housing transactions and housebuilding (1/3)

rcolvile's tweet image. One of the most interesting effects of cutting stamp duty is the impact on housebuilding. As @CPSThinkTank research has shown, there’s an incredibly strong relationship between housing transactions and housebuilding (1/3)

📈 IN 15 MINS: How can we get Britain growing again? Join our @rcolvile in conversation with Shadow Chancellor @MelJStride at #CPC25 as they discuss the Conservative vision for economic recovery x.com/i/broadcasts/1…


💸 IN 15 MINS: We're caught in a welfare trap - spiralling costs, fewer people working, and politicians afraid of real reform. How do we finally break this cycle? Watch the discussion at #CPC25. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…


💰 IN 15 MINS: The UK tax system has over 20,000 pages of arbitrary rules that strangle growth. How can we fix this mess with reforms that attract broad political support? Watch at #CPC25. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…


⚡ IN 15 MINS: Britain has some of the world's highest energy prices with ruinous consequences for families and businesses. How can Conservatives bring down bills through markets and competition? Watch at #CPC25 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…


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🌳Are you at Conservative Party Conference? 🍷Do you like wine? Come along to this special ✨LIVE✨ podcast recording at 1800 today in the CPS tent!

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Come along to this special ✨LIVE✨ podcast recording at 1800 today in the CPS tent!

🏗️ IN 15 MINS: Britain faces a housing crisis, but some of the electorate have strong NIMBY tendencies. What should pro-housing Tory policy look like and how can we bring the public with us? Find out at #CPC25. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…


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Not to drag anyone away from the many delights of the @CPSThinkTank conference programme, but I'll be with @nesta_uk in MCC Exchange 1 at 10.30 talking about what I'd do if I were Rachel Reeves (apart from mutter imprecations at my leader, the OBR, my backbench colleagues...)


🤷‍♂️ IN 15 MINS: Why does nothing work in Britain anymore? Public services failing, living standards stagnant - what's gone wrong? Join our expert panel at #CPC25 to get answers. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…


🛂 IN 15 MINS: Get immigration wrong again and there's no way back. What does a proper Conservative plan look like? Our panel debate what credible policies are needed to cut numbers and restore trust at #CPC25. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…


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