By: Emma Revell

Emma Revell is External Affairs Director at the Centre for Policy Studies. She has worked in Westminster for eight years, across various think tanks and industry bodies. She enjoys talking about housing, inter-generational inequality, and growth and represents the CPS work on a wide range of topics. She is a regular guest on BBC, LBC, GB News, and also writes a monthly column for ConservativeHome.

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Labour talked big, but London housing starts are worst since WW2

Opinion

Labour may have talked big on housing and planning reform, but the figures don't lie, writes Emma Revell.
Business should be grateful for the House of Lords

Opinion

Few would argue for our current constitutional arrangement if it didn’t already exist, but right now the House of Lords is doing an important job challenging the government from the right, says Emma Revell Standing in the middle of the City of London, you often feel like you’re part of a Britain that’s racing into [...]
Labour is making it more expensive than ever to hire young workers

Opinion

Increases to the minimum wage alongside increases in employer NICs have pushed up the costs of employing an 18-year-old by 26 per cent. No wonder youth unemployment is soaring and young people are emigrating in droves, says Emma Revell To say most people are struggling with the state of the British economy would be an [...]

When it comes to work, Britain has an attitude problem

October 8, 2025

It's not rocket science that more growth requires more workers, so why is our government burying its head in the sand, asks Emma Revell.
Reform’s lessons from the Lib Dems in what not to do

September 24, 2025

There’s more to the Lib Dems than Ed Davey’s ridiculous stunts. If Nigel Farage wants to turn his polling lead into lasting power he would do well to learn from their effective ground game – as well as their mistakes, says Emma Revell Reform UK is riding so high at the moment, pollsters might have [...]
Does Reform have any policies?

September 8, 2025

A new format for its conference suggests Reform is thinking seriously about policy, not just personality, says Emma Revell It’s not uncommon for me to spend a September day on a crowded train full of awkward-looking men in suits (and occasionally some women too). But last Friday’s journey was a little different. Instead of heading [...]
How the housing crisis is killing romance

August 26, 2025

Young couples are increasingly finding buying a house a bigger barrier to adulthood than getting married, says Emma Revell As bank holiday weekends ago, spending one in the gorgeous late August sun celebrating the wedding of two close friends is definitely up there. Weddings, along with buying a home and becoming a parent, are one [...]
Rushanara Ali just did what any rational landlord would

August 12, 2025

As a government minister, Rushanara Ali was foolish, but as a landlord, completely rational. Her case exposes the flaws of rental reform.
Here’s how to make sure Great British Railways stays on track

July 29, 2025

If Labour must steam ahead with its plan to renationalise the railways, there’s a few things it must do to make it a success, says Emma Revell One of the least surprising and most ideologically consistent aspects of Labour’s first year in office has been the impetus behind Great British Railways. The new body, which [...]
Give business a voice to get back to growth

July 15, 2025

The energy, ambition and innovative new ideas we need to turn Britain around is out there, it just needs to make itself heard, says Emma Revell Last year I wrote – on these very pages – that “[o]ne of the biggest hurdles we face as a country is a fundamental misunderstanding between the people who [...]

Richest women’s football teams 2026: Arsenal pip Chelsea and Barcelona

Richest women’s football teams 2026: Arsenal pip Chelsea and Barcelona

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