CapX
{{short description|British online newspaper and news aggregator}}{{Primary sources|date=May 2025}}
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{{Infobox website
| name = CapX
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| parent = Centre for Policy Studies
| type = Online newspaper
News aggregator
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2014|06|21|df=y}}
| location_city = Westminster, London
| location_country = United Kingdom
| key_people = Robert Colvile (editor-in-chief)
Marc Sidwell (editor)
| url = {{URL|https://capx.co/}}
| language = English
| current_status = Active
}}
CapX is a liberal {{Cite web |title=About |url=https://capx.co/about |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=CapX |language=en-GB}} British online newspaper and news aggregator. It was founded by the Centre for Policy Studies,{{cite web |url=http://www.cps.org.uk/about/news/q/date/2014/06/21/iain-martin-welcome-to-capx |first=Iain |last=Martin |title=Welcome to CapX |publisher=Centre for Policy Studies |date=June 21, 2014 |accessdate=June 23, 2015}} and features columnists and contributors such as Tim Montgomerie, Daniel Hannan, and V. S. Naipaul.{{cite news | url=http://www.capx.co/columnists/ | title=Columnists & Contributors |publisher=CapX |accessdate=June 23, 2015}} The site offers original content and aggregated news and blogs, and features opinion on politics, economics, and business issues.{{cite web |url=https://capx.co/about/ |title=About |publisher=CapX |date=21 June 2014 |accessdate=23 June 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626103044/https://capx.co/about/ |archivedate=June 26, 2015 }}
CapX was launched on 21 June 2014 as a commentary outlet to promote "democratic capitalism" and support innovation, competition, free trade, good governance and liberty.{{cite web|url=http://www.cps.org.uk/liberty/capx/ |title=CapX |publisher=Centre for Policy Studies |date=|accessdate=June 23, 2015}} It aggregates and selects news from 3.5 million blogs, academic journals and mainstream media.{{cite web|url=http://www.cps.org.uk/about/news/q/date/2015/01/28/capx-new-site-now-live/ |title=CapX - New site now live |publisher=Centre for Policy Studies |date=|accessdate=June 24, 2015}} It publishes a spectrum of pro-market authors.{{cite web| url=http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2015/01/free-markets-need-defending-meet-capx/ |title=Free markets need defending. Meet CapX |publisher=The Spectator |date=January 28, 2015 |accessdate=June 23, 2015}}
History
CapX was founded by the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) on 21 June 2014 in collaboration with Signal Media.{{cite news |title=In the online battle of ideas, capitalism must go on the attack |first=Johnnie |last=Goodwin |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/10806284/In-the-online-battle-of-ideas-capitalism-must-go-on-the-attack.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location= London |date=May 3, 2014 |accessdate=June 23, 2015 |url-access=subscription}} On 28 January 2015, a new site was launched for CapX. CPS chairman Lord Saatchi commented on its launch, "CapX, the first global digital think tank, has been designed to show how popular capitalism can work to the benefit of all. We hope it will make a difference."
Contributors
In addition to columns by Iain Martin and a group of contributors such as Tim Montgomerie, Daniel Hannan, Philippe Legrain, and Paul Collier, CapX has many authors—from politicians and campaigners to academics and policy experts—who contribute on a wide range of topics. Specialist contributors include Indian economist Deepak Lal,{{cite news|url=http://www.capx.co/author/deepaklal/ |title=Deepak Lal |publisher=CapX |accessdate=June 23, 2015}} and Islamic economics specialist Benedikt Koehler.{{cite news|url=http://www.capx.co/author/benediktkoehler/ |title=Benedikt Koehler|publisher=CapX |accessdate=June 23, 2015}}
Political views
CapX is broadly on the centre-right of the political spectrum.{{cite news |url= http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2015/01/greece-lightening-what-you-need-to-know-about-syrizas-victory/ |title=Greece lightning: six things you need to know about Syriza's victory |work=The Spectator (blog) |location= London |date=January 26, 2015 |accessdate=June 24, 2015}} In 2015, then-editor Iain Martin stated that CapX is "for competition because it drives innovation, creates wealth and increases prosperity." CapX supports innovation, competition, free trade, facilitative government and liberty, and is opposed to cronyism, corporatism and restrictive markets. Conservative Party politician Paul Goodman wrote on the political website ConservativeHome in October 2014, recommending that readers should add CapX to their reading list.{{cite web|url=http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2014/10/why-you-should-add-popcapx-to-your-reading-list.html |title=Why you should add CapX to your reading list |last=Goodman |first=Paul |website=ConservativeHome |date=October 24, 2014 |accessdate=June 24, 2015}}
Funding
The Centre for Policy Studies has received funding for the project from the Templeton Religion Trust and the Rising Tide Foundation.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.capx.co/}}
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Category:British political websites
Category:Liberalism in the United Kingdom
Category:British news websites