🎙️Centre Think Tank is both a think tank and a pressure group with the mission to rebuild the centre ground and create more centrist and moderate politics 🗣️We aim to shape the centre ground of UK politics with new ideas and influence policy Lord Kinnock is a Centre supporter:

👨🏻‍💻We want to grow our economy and improve workers rights 💼That means supporting small businesses and boosting businesses Cllr Asma Islam discusses why she joined Centre:

🤝Lord Owen, the Former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, supports Centre Think Tank's Mission. To become a supporter Contact Centre Think Tank: centrethinktank.co.uk/contact/ 🗨️Lord Owen's message to Centre:

🚫Centre and other concerned organisations have called for a ban on selling arms to Israel due to humanitarian crises and mounting civilian death tolls in Gaza ❌The UK Foreign Office recently announced suspension of some arms sales to Israel Read more: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🏠One of the biggest problems the UK faces at present is a lack of affordable housing. 🏘️We need to build more houses. Read our recommendations for ending the housing crisis here: centrethinktank.co.uk/2023/02/solvin…

⚠️The UK needs planning reform and better housing regulation. 🏢The Grenfell Tower tragedy shows exactly why planning reform is so urgently needed. Read more here: bbc.co.uk/news/live/c623…

🛑Energy prices are set to rise again this winter. 🛢The UK needs to scale up renewable energies for households and phaze out our over-reliance on fossil fuels. Read more here: theguardian.com/money/article/…

⚠️Aberdeen City Council has declared a Housing Emergency. 🏘The UK could emulate Finland's "Housing First" scheme. Read the article here: google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.…

💡The UK Goverment must insulate more homes as a high priority ⛽️Millions are living in fuel poverty and energy prices are set to rise yet again this winter 🏘Insulating more homes would have financial benefits and also help to reduce carbon emissions theguardian.com/environment/ar…

🏡 We need to ensure when we build new homes they are brought by the people who need them most. 🏘️That means ensuring we tax second homes properly alongside a wider Fairer Share Proportional Property Tax reform. Read our comments in the Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/money/property…

📝An overhaul of the housing planning system is required 🏘Centre Think Tank supports the need for new, and already existing houses, to have proper insulation Read more about the UK Goverment's housing targets here: gov.uk/government/new…

📈Inflation soared in the UK in 2022 because oil & gas were in high demand 🛢Energy prices surged again in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine 🚫End the over-reliance on fossil fuels & switch to domestic clean energy as a matter of urgency Read more: google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.…

🚉Britain's Railways are undergoing reforms 🚅We support railways being publicly owned & extra funds being allocated to increase rail electrification 🌳This would assist in the UK's efforts to reach Net Zero by 2050 Read more here: gov.uk/government/new…

🚍The transport sector in the UK needs reform, particularly to meet net 0 by 2050 🚂 Centre has released a brand new article discussing the role of Cooperative Public Transport models in improving UK transport services Read the full Centre article: centrethinktank.co.uk/2024/09/cooper…

✍🏻We recently published a new article, written by our Transport Spokesperson Jack Hare, which was all about cooperative public transport 🚌Cooperatives are a path to sustainable & inclusive mobility Read the full Centre article here for more information: centrethinktank.co.uk/2024/09/cooper…

🗣️Transport Spokesperson Jake Hare: "Cooperative public transport models are gaining attention for their potential to revolutionise local transit systems" 🚆They lower operational costs & any profits are reinvested back into transport services Read More: centrethinktank.co.uk/2024/09/cooper…

🗳️ It is clear the public supports assisted dying. 🔎 Not just in opinion polls but also when presented with in-depth evidence. 🗳️ It's time for parliament to change the law on assisted dying to put dignity first. Dignity in Dying bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🚎 The rest of the UK needs to introduce electric bus services. 🍃 It will help us to meet the net-zero target and to clean up our public transport. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🚌Labour is extending more power to Local Authorities in what has been termed a bus revolution 🚋Many buses in York Central are electric & Brighton has a successful bus cooperative 🚈 Its time to extend cooperative transport services throughout the UK channel4.com/news/labour-to…

🚚 We need to boost trade with the EU by re-joining the Single Market. 🌎 We should also agree more free trade deals around the world. 🤝 Both will boost businesses and strengthen our economy. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…