Tory members say deregulation should be top growth priority

By Tim Montgomerie
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In the latest ConservativeHome readers' survey we asked respondents to rate a list of measures in terms of their importance for the competitiveness of the British economy. A zero rating equalled of no importance and ten equalled top importance. The table below summarises the results.

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Here are the average scores:

• Radical pruning of red tape for small businesses: 9.07
• Getting out of expensive EU policies like the Common Agricultural Policy: 8.29
• New generation of nuclear power stations: 8.0
• Delay of policies that are increasing energy prices: 7.94
  End of national pay bargaining: 7.13
• A no strike deal in essential public services: 6.97
• Sacking of bad teachers: 6.95
• New airport capacity: 6.9
• Break up of the Eurozone: 6.87
• The abolition of the 50p tax rate: 6.46
• Linking the retirement age to life expectancy: 6.02
• Profit-making schools: 5.14
• A regional minimum wage: 4.98
• Lower tax on income and investment, paid for, if necessary, by higher taxes on pollution and expensive properties: 4.93
• High speed rail: 4.0
• Toll roads: 3.59

1,411 members completed the survey on 31st January and 1st February.