Who we are
The Common Sense Policy Group comprises academics, policymakers, third sector leaders, community representatives, media figures and people with lived experience. We are all committed to creating a fair, equal and inclusive Britain through developing and influencing redistributive policy that addresses the inequality and exclusion that has come to define our nation. We present consensus on feasible, affordable and overwhelmingly popular evidence-based policies that can form the basis for a programme for progressive Government. Read more…
What we do
Research: We examine the impact of existing systems and what the prospective benefits of alternatives might be.
Policy: We develop evidence-based policy proposals that address key modern challenges and achieve popular support.
Engagement and impact: We create outputs and engage with partners to translate research to real-world goals.
Make Politics Work for Us: A Common Sense pathway to democracy that delivers
At a time of increasing political disinformation and disaffection among citizens, this report sets out a plan for democratic reform to ensure that an era of dysfunction and decline comes to an end. Read more…
Spend to Save Britain: Our response to the 2024 Budget
In response to the Government’s Autumn 2024 Budget, we present our Common Sense Alternative Budget, a popular, feasible and affordable programme to kickstart our economy and sustainably fund a whole-government programme that secures the nation and improves the population’s wellbeing. Read more…
Act Now
Act Now: A Vision for a Better Future and New Social Contract, published by Manchester University Press (£9.99), is the Common Sense Policy Group’s whole-government domestic platform of affordable, feasible and electorally popular policies to rebuild Britain and deliver civic renewal. Just as in Lord Beveridge’s 1942 report, the policies directly address the causes of the crises we face, tackling poverty and socioeconomic inequality, and delivering national economic success through investment, greatly improved productivity, and reward for hard work. Facing an era of permacrisis, the report’s Common Sense solutions demonstrate how we can make public services – from health and social care to transport and education – much, much better and without breaking the bank. Read more…
