The Commission on Inequality in Education
This week saw the launch of the Commission on Inequality in Education, with a speech given by its Chair Nick…
Posted by Events on January 15th, 2016The return of the social
In the public outpouring of (genuine) grief upon the loss of David Bowie yesterday, you could be excused for missing an While the commentariat has been focused on the strife wracking the Labour Party, the government have been quietly completing the second phase… It’s become a truism that digital revolution is changing politics: and it is, of course. But few research groups have tried to… On any measure it has been a big political year, from David Cameron’s surprise majority to Jeremy Corbyn’s remarkable insurgency. But what… As Europe comes to grips with the horror of the Paris attacks, one group, more than any other, is exposed the brunt… On the question of multiculturalism and integration – despite some superficial differences – I think both the Labour and Conservative parties have… I was fortunate recently to attend the International Workshop for Managers of Research Organisations in the Western Balkans and the EU… While public debate is focused on cuts to tax credits, and whether their staged introduction and move to National Living Wage will… A number of ideas have been mooted in the last few years to try to tackle rising concerns over immigration. The Conservatives… Last week, the Chief Inspector of schools delivered what he called a ‘shot across the bow’ of the Government over apprenticeships. There… In his speech yesterday, the Prime Minister suggested more people owning their own homes should be a measure of his Government’s… Lynda Blackwell of the Financial Conduct Authority, the UK’s financial markets regulator, came under fire last week for describing Britain as having… Welfare reform dominated the Chancellor’s Summer Budget, and one of the most significant areas pinpointed for an overhaul is Child Tax Credit… A single man, alone, against a column of Chinese tanks. The Stars N’ Stripes half-raised above Iwo Jima. Phan Thj Kim Phuc… The EU isn’t perfect, said Nick Clegg at a Demos fringe event last night, and pro-Europeans shouldn’t pretend that it is…. The House of Commons Health Committee’s 2014 report highlighted the need for mental health services to keep up with the… The key focus of Iain Duncan Smith’s speech yesterday addressed sickness benefits, and how Government judges if people are fit for work. There… With media attention so focused on the Labour leadership race, something interesting is happening to Conservative politics at the moment. I think… There is an idea that the presentation of a petition is an empty form – that it is ordered to lie upon…Public services, brought to you by…?
Unlocking Digital Democracy in the EU
The Year in Ideas: Pre-Distribution
Populism Won’t Solve the Migration Crisis
The Anti-Social Network
Postcard from Sarajevo: Reflections on the New Era for Think Tanks
A New Vision for Welfare-to-Work
Support for Immigration can’t be Bought
The Silent Third Partner on Apprenticeships
Five Questions on the new Right-to-Buy
The Upside to the Downsize
Family Matters
Viral Power
Clegg’s Eurovision
Web forums and the ‘core self’ of mental illness experience
Fit for Purpose
Contours of a new Conservatism
“The inherent right of every commoner” – changing how we petition Parliament