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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Energy crisis: Britain could be sitting on a second North Sea

Opinion

Onshore shale gas could provide cheap, abundant energy not dependent on Russian oligarchs or subject to the whims and fancies of Donald Trump. But as with so many areas, it’s being held back by of eco-zealotry, Nimbyism and an inability to simply get things done, says Emma Revell That Britain needs to solve its energy [...]

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Being an MP is a miserable job – but why must they inflict it on the rest of us?

Opinion

With all the stress that comes with their own job, you'd think MPs would have more empathy for the rest of us, writes Emma Revell.
The Greens are no tree-hugging hippies, their policies would destroy Britain

Opinion

Zack Polanski’s Greens stand a realistic chance of winning dozens of seats, so it’s worth taking their policy platform seriously. From wealth taxes to yet more punitive building regulations to open borders, they would be a disaster for British prosperity, says Emma Revell For years now the Green Party has been a bit of a [...]

How to solve the energy crisis? Give power back to the markets

February 23, 2026

Solving the energy crisis needs the dynamism of the private sector, not more government subsidies and central planning, writes Emma Revell.
Labour ministers, please stop begging us to celebrate your tiny wins

January 27, 2026

The housing secretary has decried newspapers for burying good news, but Labour's tiny upticks in tiny numbers are hardly worth celebration.
Labour talked big, but London housing starts are worst since WW2

January 13, 2026

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

December 17, 2025

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

December 3, 2025

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 [...]

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