Public Policy
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Symposium on the Interim report of the Pensions Commission
Two decades ago, the findings of the Turner Commission helped reshape pensions policy in the UK, including the move towards auto-enrolment of employees. However, amid concerns that future generations of pensioners are set to be poorer than those retiring today, a new Pensions Commission has been asked to look again at the system, and the policy options that might improve it. In May 2026 the Commission published its interim findings, in their report 'Pensions2050: evidence and future priorities'. In this collection, three expert commentators consider whether the interim report identifies the right issues, and what should happen next.
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Ageing is a Political Economy Problem
Only linking older voters’ standard of living to economic performance can make pro-growth policies politically viable.
- Health, Education & Welfare
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The Generations, Gamed: Intergenerational Injustices in the UK Pension System
Could transfers between elderly households help to create a fairer, more sustainable pensions system?
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Why was the Independent Football Regulator Established?
How did the establishment of the first statutory regulator of professional football (or indeed any sport) in the world come to pass?
- Sport
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From Our Archive: Freedom and Local Authority Housing
An article published in 1976 examines how council housing transformed from a pinnacle of working-class empowerment into a trap for the disadvantaged.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Trump Did Not Abolish the Merit System. He Changed Who Civil Servants Answer To
Why Trump's Schedule F is one of the most consequential changes of his second presidency.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Populism
- USA
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From Our Archive: A Policy for Old Age
An article published in 1960 considers how social services for older people should be improved.
- Health, Education & Welfare
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- Equality
- Environment & Climate Change
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Views From the Inside: Reflections on the Modern Hospital
There's a constant refrain in the UK that the NHS is dying on its feet. But how accurate is this picture?
- Health, Education & Welfare
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From Our Archive: Politics or Technocracy? The Regional Water Authorities
Before water companies in England were privatised in 1989, an article originally published in 1981 asks whether the management of water resources should be handled by elected democratic politicians or by technical experts.
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
