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The Paralysing Grip of Net Zero

by Charlie Downes | Feb 8, 2024 | Blog

As the nation lurches from crisis to crisis, one constant persists in the British government's strategy: an unwavering commitment to drowning its problems in a sea of red tape. Whatever the...

SMEs have made their voices heard on the procurement crisis. Will the government listen?

by Robert Jessel | Feb 5, 2024 | Blog

Roll out the bunting! Put the champagne on ice! Rejoice, for 2024 has been officially named as the “Year of the SME”. Britain’s small business community could certainly do with some good news. In...

Sacrificing Security on the Altar of Social Value

by Charlie Downes | Feb 1, 2024 | Blog

The Russians are coming! But fear not - a brand new crack squadron of Royal Navy “diversity officers” is here to defend us. In a week that saw conscription re-entering mainstream discourse in...

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Launch Release - Campaigners call for repeal of the Social Value Act

London, 7 November 2023 — A new campaign is calling for the repeal of an obscure law that costs the taxpayer billions of pounds each year, buries businesses under an avalanche of red tape, and prevents small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from bidding for government contracts.

The Worst Law You’ve Never Heard Of : An Introduction to the Social Value Act 2012

The Public Services (Social Value) Act is one of the most anti-competitive and anti-SME laws in living memory. Intended to align public procurement towards improving social and environmental outcomes and reducing economic inequality, the Act was conceived with the best of intentions. Distressingly, it suffers from a range of serious shortcomings.

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