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| type = [[Online newspaper]]<BRbr/>[[News aggregator]]

| foundation launch_date = {{start date and age|2014|06|21|df=y}}

| location_country = [[United Kingdom]]

| key_people = Robert Colvile (Editor editor-in Chief-chief)<br />JohnMarc AshmoreSidwell (Editoreditor)

'''''CapX''''' is a right wing British [[online newspaper]] and [[news aggregator]]. It was founded by the [[Centre for Policy Studies]],<ref name=launch>{{cite web |url=http://www.cps.org.uk/about/news/q/date/2014/06/21/iain-martin-welcome-to-capx |titlefirst=Iain |last=Martin: |title=Welcome to CapX |publisher=[[Centre for Policy Studies]] |date=June 21, 2014 |accessdate=June 23, 2015}}</ref> and features [[columnists]] and contributors such as [[Tim Montgomerie]], [[Daniel Hannan]], and [[V. S. Naipaul]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.capx.co/columnists/ | title=Columnists & Contributors |publisher=CapX |accessdate=June 23, 2015}}</ref> The site offers original content and aggregated news and blogs, and features opinion on [[politics]], [[economics]], and [[business|business issues]].<ref name=about>{{cite web |url=https://capx.co/about/ |title=About |publisher=CapX |date=21 June 21, 2014 |accessdate=23 June 23, 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626103044/https://capx.co/about/ |archivedate=June 26, 2015 }}</ref>

''CapX'' was launched on 21 June 21, 2014 as a commentary outlet to promote "[[capitalism|"democratic capitalism"]]" and support [[innovation]], [[competition]], [[free trade]], good [[governance]] and [[liberty]].<ref name="launch"/><ref name=liberty>{{cite web|url=http://www.cps.org.uk/liberty/capx/ |title=CapX |publisher=[[Centre for Policy Studies]] |date=|accessdate=June 23, 2015}}</ref> It aggregates and selects news from 3.5 million [[blogs]], [[academic journals]] and [[mainstream media]].<ref name=newsite>{{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}}</ref> It publishes a spectrum of [[pro-market]] authors.<ref name=meetcapx>{{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}}</ref>

''CapX'' was founded by the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] (CPS) on June 21, June 2014 in collaboration with Signal Media.<ref>{{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}}</ref> On January 28, January 2015, a new site was launched for ''CapX''. [[Lord Saatchi]],CPS chairman of the [[CentreLord for Policy StudiesSaatchi]], 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."<ref name="newsite"/>

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|policy experts]]—who contribute on a wide range of topics. Specialist contributors include [[India]]n economist [[Deepak Lal]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.capx.co/author/deepaklal/ |title=Deepak Lal |publisher=CapX |accessdate=June 23, 2015}}</ref> and [[Islamic economics]] specialist JeffBenedikt HalevyKoehler.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.capx.co/author/benediktkoehler/ |title=Benedikt Koehler|publisher=CapX |accessdate=June 23, 2015}}</ref>

''CapX'' is broadly on the [[centre-right]] of the [[political spectrum]].<ref name=greecelightning>{{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}}</ref> In 2015, the then -editor [[Iain Martin]] stated that ''CapX'' is "for [[competition]] because it drives [[innovation]], creates wealth and increases prosperity."<ref name="newsite"/> ''CapX'' supports innovation, competition, [[free trade]], facilitative [[government]] and [[liberty]], and is opposed to [[cronyism]], [[corporatism]] and restrictive [[market (economics)|market]]s.<ref name="liberty"/> [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician [[Paul Goodman (politician)|Paul Goodman]] wrote on the political website [[ConservativeHome]] in October 2014, recommending that readers should add ''CapX'' to their reading list.<ref name=conservativehome>{{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 |websitelast=Goodman |first=Paul |website=[[ConservativeHome]] |date=October 24, 2014 |accessdate=June 24, 2015}}</ref>