Postcard from Sarajevo: Reflections on the New Era for Think Tanks
I was fortunate recently to attend the International Workshop for Managers of Research Organisations in the Western Balkans and the EU…
Posted by Events on November 16th, 2015A New Vision for Welfare-to-Work
While public debate is focused on cuts to tax credits, and whether their staged introduction and move to National Living Wage will…
Posted by Events on November 2nd, 2015Support for Immigration can’t be Bought
A number of ideas have been mooted in the last few years to try to tackle rising concerns over immigration. The Conservatives…
Posted by Events on November 13th, 2015The Silent Third Partner on Apprenticeships
Last week, the Chief Inspector of schools delivered what he called a ‘shot across the bow’ of the Government over apprenticeships. There…
Posted by Events on October 29th, 2015Five Questions on the new Right-to-Buy
In his speech yesterday, the Prime Minister suggested more people owning their own homes should be a measure of his Government’s…
Posted by Events on October 8th, 2015The Upside to the Downsize
Lynda Blackwell of the Financial Conduct Authority, the UK’s financial markets regulator, came under fire last week for describing Britain as having…
Posted by Events on October 1st, 2015Family Matters
Welfare reform dominated the Chancellor’s Summer Budget, and one of the most significant areas pinpointed for an overhaul is Child Tax Credit…
Posted by Events on September 30th, 2015Viral Power
A single man, alone, against a column of Chinese tanks. The Stars N’ Stripes half-raised above Iwo Jima. Phan Thj Kim Phuc…
Posted by Events on September 22nd, 2015Clegg’s Eurovision
The EU isn’t perfect, said Nick Clegg at a Demos fringe event last night, and pro-Europeans shouldn’t pretend that it is….
Posted by Events on September 22nd, 2015Web forums and the ‘core self’ of mental illness experience
The House of Commons Health Committee’s 2014 report highlighted the need for mental health services to keep up with the…
Posted by Events on September 3rd, 2015Fit for Purpose
The key focus of Iain Duncan Smith’s speech yesterday addressed sickness benefits, and how Government judges if people are fit for work. There…
Posted by Events on August 25th, 2015Contours of a new Conservatism
With media attention so focused on the Labour leadership race, something interesting is happening to Conservative politics at the moment. I think…
Posted by Events on August 11th, 2015“The inherent right of every commoner” – changing how we petition Parliament
There is an idea that the presentation of a petition is an empty form – that it is ordered to lie upon…
Posted by Events on August 3rd, 2015Making the Most of Online Health Data
The internet is changing people’s approach to healthcare. The last 10 years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of people…
Posted by Events on July 31st, 2015Stealing Votes or Re-Engaging Voters? UKIP and the Fragmentation of the Far Right
Pundits frequently discuss the rise of radical politics in the UK but one underexplored question is what accounts for the recent demise…
Posted by Events on July 28th, 2015Why the Green Deal Failed
The Government’s decision to end funding for the Green Deal early should not come as a surprise. Primarily offering loans to customers…
Posted by Events on July 27th, 2015A Bold Step onto Rocky Ground
David Cameron’s speech yesterday was his boldest on the subject of extremism yet, and will undoubtedly move the debate on the causes…
Posted by Events on July 21st, 2015A Glass Half Full?
We are used to media panics about alcohol and the social problems it causes. And indeed, very real problems remain for the…
Posted by Events on July 15th, 2015Government shifts gear on planning reform
Before coming to power, and in the early years of the last Parliament, the Government made much of its commitment to localism….
Posted by Events on July 10th, 2015Designing an Apprenticeships Levy that Works
One surprise announcement of the Summer Budget is the new apprenticeships levy. This is intended to help meet the government’s target of…
Posted by Events on July 10th, 2015