Popular economist Liam Halligan will take over the Thatcherite Centre for Policy Studies as new Director. Lord Spencer, Chairman of the CPS, said:
“At a time when government is spending and taxing on a historic scale, and economic growth is consequently evaporating, the mission of the Centre for Policy Studies is more important than ever. I am delighted that Liam Halligan has agreed to take this mission forward, as someone who has been evangelising for our values throughout his long and distinguished career. Replacing Robert was never going to be easy but Liam is a worthy successor.”
Liam Halligan said:
“If ever there was a time in my adult life when there was an urgent need to develop and promote free-market ideas, that time is now. The CPS – Britain’s leading centre-right think tank – is the best place from which to do that and I’m delighted to be joining at this crucial moment.”
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Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”