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Ryan Shorthouse is a British writer, thinker and entrepreneur. He is the founder and Executive Chair of Bright Blue, an independent think tank for promoting Liberal Conservatism.

Life and career

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Ryan Shorthouse was chief executive of Bright Blue from 2014 to 2023 and is now executive chair.[1] He was previously a Research Fellow for the Social Market Foundation and a part of the team that won Prospect magazine's Think Tank of the Year in 2012.[2][3] Before 2010, he was a researcher for the Rt Hon David Willetts MP during his tenure as Shadow Education Secretary, where he authored the Conservative Party's Childhood Review.

He is also a writer and political commentator, appearing regularly on television, radio, and in print.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Shorthouse has written widely on social mobility,[10] education,[11] Childcare,[12] universities,[13] immigration,[14] housing,[15] economics,[16] welfare,[17] and political philosophy.[18]

Under Shorthouse's leadership, Bright Blue has grown significantly in size and impact. Bright Blue has raised over £5 million for its work, employed around 60 people and seen the adoption of over 50 original Bright Blue policies by the UK Government.[19] Broadly, under David Cameron, Bright Blue's work helped improve education policy, especially on childcare and universities. Under Theresa May, it secured significant changes to environmental policy, including being the first centre-right organisation to call for the UK to adopt a legal net zero emissions target. Under Boris Johnson, Bright Blue helped change the post-Brexit immigration system for workers and students.[20] Under Rishi Sunak, many of Bright Blue's ideas on reforming childcare support were adopted.[21]

Shorthouse is a trustee of Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education, and a senior visiting fellow of King's College London. He is also a commissioner of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. He is also a mentor of the Social Mobility Foundation and governor of a state secondary school in East London.

In November 2022, Shorthouse announced that he would stand down as director and step up to chair the think tank[22] Bright Blue is appointing a new CEO in 2024.[23]

Publications

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Social Market Foundation

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  • Open Access: An independent evaluation[24]
  • Family Fortunes: the bank of mum and dad in low income families[25]
  • Risky Business: Social Impact Bonds and public services [26]
  • A Future State of Mind: Facing up to the dementia challenge [27]
  • Sink or Swim? The impact of the Universal Credit [28]
  • A Better Beginning: Easing the cost of childcare[29]
  • The Parent Trap: Illustrating the growing costs of childcare[30]
  • The Class of 2010[31]
  • Disconnected: Social Mobility and the Creative Industries [32]
  • Funding Undergraduates[33]

Bright Blue

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  • Home advantage: A new centre-right vision for housing[34]
  • An agenda for action: Reducing racial inequality in modern Britain[35]
  • A carbonless crucible? Forging a UK steel industry[36]
  • A vision for tax reform in the 2020s[37]
  • Greening UK Export Finance[38]
  • Fast track? European climate diplomacy after COP26[39]
  • Rightfully rewarded: reforming taxes on work and wealth[40]
  • No place like home: The benefits and challenges of home working[41]
  • Driving uptake: Maturing the market for electric vechiles[42]
  • Delivering net zero: Building Britain’s resilient recovery[43]
  • Framing the future: A new pensions commission[44]
  • Emission impossible? Air pollution, national governance and the transport sector[45]
  • Distant neighbours? Understanding and measuring social integration in England[46]
  • Helping Hand? Improving Universal Credit[47]
  • Clearing the air: Reducing air pollution in the West Midlands[48]
  • Individual identity[49]
  • Britain breaking barriers[50]
  • The future of London[51]
  • Conservatism and human rights[52]
  • Going part-time[53]
  • Reducing poverty[54]
  • The generation game[55]
  • How ethnic minorities think about immigration[56]
  • A manifesto for immigration[57]
  • A future without poverty[58]
  • A centre-right plan on immigration[59]
  • Understanding how Conservative voters think about immigration[60]
  • Give and take[61]
  • Emission Impossible? Air pollution, national governance and the transport sector[62]

Books

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  • Tory Modernisation 2.0: The Future of the Conservative Party[63]
  • The Moderniser's Manifesto[64]

References

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  1. ^ "Ryan Shorthouse - Bright Blue".
  2. ^ "Ryan Shorthouse - Social Market Foundation".
  3. ^ "Prospect think-tank awards 2012".
  4. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (22 December 2016). "Don't blame the elite – that's the politics of nihilism and envy". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (17 July 2017). "Brexit is Britain's chance to become a human rights superpower". The Telegraph.
  6. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (28 March 2014). "Liberals are well served by the Conservative Party". The New Statesman.
  7. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (25 July 2016). "Brexit provides the perfect opportunity to crack the immigration question". The Spectator.
  8. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (31 March 2017). "The right-wing case against populism". Prospect.
  9. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (16 March 2020). "Offer government loans to change economics of childcare". The Times.
  10. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (18 February 2020). "The professions are still very much a playground for the rich". The Times.
  11. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (12 March 2014). "'Exaggerated value of private education'". The Telegraph.
  12. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (30 June 2015). "The quality, not quantity, of childcare needs improving". The Spectator.
  13. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (20 February 2018). "Ryan Shorthouse: Slashing fees would be an unjust tax cut for wealthy graduates". The Times.
  14. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (25 July 2015). "Brexit provides the perfect opportunity to crack the immigration question". The Spectator.
  15. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (20 March 2018). "Ryan Shorthouse: A helping hand on the property ladder". The Yorkshire Post.
  16. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (21 November 2017). "This is Philip Hammond's chance to show he is a champion of a fair society". The Evening Standard.
  17. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (29 October 2017). "Universal credit can work, but it needs tweaks". The Times.
  18. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (1 July 2020). "What right and left alike fail to see: life is filled with randomness". Prospect.
  19. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (22 November 2022). "Ryan Shorthouse: Looking back after eight years at Bright Blue". Bright Blue.
  20. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan (4 January 2020). "Ryan Shorthouse: A new chapter for Bright Blue in 2023". Bright Blue.
  21. ^ Blue, Bright (March 15, 2023). "Bright Blue: There is some brightness in this Budget". Bright Blue.
  22. ^ "Ryan Shorthouse: I'm losing faith that our current politics can deliver for my generation. Here's a Conservative agenda for change". tConservativeHome. 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  23. ^ Lampier, Sam (2022-11-22). "Bright Blue: Ryan Shorthouse to step down as CEO of Bright Blue". Bright Blue. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  24. ^ "Open Access: An independent evaluation". Social Market Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  25. ^ "Family Fortunes: the bank of mum and dad in low income families". Social Market Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  26. ^ "Risky Business: Social Impact Bonds and public services". Social Market Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  27. ^ "A Future State of Mind: Facing up to the dementia challenge". Social Market Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  28. ^ "Sink or Swim? The impact of the Universal Credit". Social Market Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  29. ^ "A Better Beginning: Easing the cost of childcare". Social Market Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  30. ^ "The Parent Trap: Illustrating the growing costs of childcare". Social Market Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  31. ^ "The Class of 2010". Social Market Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  32. ^ "Disconnected: Social Mobility and the Creative Industries". Social Market Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  33. ^ "Funding Undergraduates". Social Market Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  34. ^ "Home advantage: A new centre-right vision for housing" (PDF).
  35. ^ "An agenda for action: Reducing racial inequality in modern Britain".
  36. ^ "A carbonless crucible? Forging a UK steel industry".
  37. ^ "A vision for tax reform in the 2020s".
  38. ^ "Greening UK Export Finance".
  39. ^ "Fast track? European climate diplomacy after COP26".
  40. ^ "Rightfully rewarded: reforming taxes on work and wealth" (PDF).
  41. ^ "No place like home: The benefits and challenges of home working".
  42. ^ "Driving uptake: Maturing the market for electric vechiles".
  43. ^ "Delivering net zero: Building Britain's resilient recovery" (PDF).
  44. ^ "Framing the future: a new pensions commission" (PDF).
  45. ^ "Emission impossible?" (PDF).
  46. ^ "Distant neighbours?" (PDF).
  47. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "Helping Hand? Improving Universal Credit" (PDF).
  48. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "CLEARING THE AIR Reducing air pollution in the West Midlands" (PDF).
  49. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "Individual Identity" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  50. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "Britain breaking barriers" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  51. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "The future of London" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  52. ^ "Conservatism and Human Rights" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  53. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "Going part-time" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  54. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "Reducing poverty by promoting more diverse social networks for disadvantaged people from ethnic minority groups" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  55. ^ "Generation Game" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  56. ^ "How Ethnic Minorities Think About Immigration" (PDF). Barrow Cadbury.
  57. ^ Shorhouse, Ryan. "A Manifesto For Immigration" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  58. ^ Shorhouse, Ryan. "A Future Without Poverty" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  59. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "A Centre-Right Plan for Immigration" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  60. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "Understanding How Conservative Voters Think About Immigration" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  61. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "Give and Take" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  62. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "Emission Impossible" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  63. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "Tory Modernisation 2.0: The Future of the Conservative Party" (PDF). Bright Blue.
  64. ^ Shorthouse, Ryan. "The Moderniser's Manifesto" (PDF). Bright Blue.
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