Diplomatic overtures
A new report by the think-tank Demos urges the importance of cultural diplomacy among nations.
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Could TV show be model for job recruitment?
It may, for now, be just a television hit, but a system modelled on BBC One's The Apprentice could be used as a recruitment tool by UK companies.
Nanny knows best
By chasing the efficiency of the private sector, Whitehall has lost sight of how to tackle big problems in a long-term, focused way. But statist Finland could have found the solution to joined-up government
Last word
‘English grows into strange shapes when transplanted into foreign soil’
Links in the chain
In this light, the debate over Home Office reform highlights a much broader set of questions about the future of the civil service. The government wants to raise the performance of its departments to increase their ability to deliver ministerial agendas.
Reid's double-talk will hit security
No wonder the Reid plan has been roundly lambasted from all sides. The heads of the civil service and the Home Office have serious reservations. The Lord Chief Justice is concerned about judicial independence and funding. The Home Affairs Committee's expe
The Next Science Superpower?
The Next Science Superpower?
Will the sun ever set on the English language?
Any essay on the globalization of the English language that includes references to Otto von Bismarck, open-source advocate Eric Raymond, U.K. reality TV star Shilpa Shetty, Clifford Geertz, "Sex and the City" and Chinua Achebe is an essay that one should
Fragmented Whitehall must look at the big picture
Simon Parker and Catherine Fieschi on the need for a new model of public service reform
Whitehall in need of radical reform
Whitehall The government must place people at the heart of public service reform if it is to revive trust in institutions, according to an influential think tank.
Planners called on to bridge gap between public and economic value of place
London Deputy Mayor welcomes debate over future of planning profession
Skills deficit risks polarizing Britain, warns Demos
New research programme launched to look at solving ‘skills paradox’
BRITAIN WILL BE SIDELINED IN GLOBAL SCIENCE REVOLUTION, WARNS DEMOS
Innovation hotspots set to leave Britain out in the cold
Demos Annual Security Lecture 2006
Wednesday 20 December 2006, 6pm Demos, Magdalen House
Dr Catherine Fieschi appointed Director of Demos
Dr Catherine Fieschi has this week been appointed Director of the think tank Demos, warning that British politics faces a growing crisis of democratic legitimacy. Under Dr Fieschi’s leadership Demos will explore the shifting sands of political engagement,
Experts don’t have all the answers, we need to put the politics back into policy
Politicians should stop relying just on scientists and start trusting the public