Public Policy
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Improvement Districts: An Explainer
The presence of improvement districts across in cities across the world has been increasing since the 1970’s. But what are they, why are they created, and which policies make for success?
- Trade
- USA
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The Never-Ending Saga Over Antisemitism and the Labour Party
We need a deeper explanation of the intense emotions stirred on the left in particular by the issue of antisemitism. Various agendas do not explain the particular propensity of this issue to cloud judgments and inflame passions.
- Equality
- Racism & Antisemitism
- Labour Party
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Light and Shadows: The RHI Scandal and the Temptations of Secrecy
While openness can shed light on some areas, it can also create shadows and shade to hide in.
- Political Parties
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Ireland
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Could Public Attitudes Led Policy Making Fix our Democracy?
Traditional democracy is creaking. The process of politics itself needs to change – the stakes could not be higher.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Postgraduate National tests are the Only Solution to University Degree Hyper-Inflation
A relatively new addition to the British summer calendar, joining Royal Ascot and Wimbledon, is the public revelation of another year of hyper-inflation in university degree marking.
- Health, Education & Welfare
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NHS Public Inquiries are Like Groundhog Day
One of the key reasons for an inquiry is to prevent similar events from reoccurring, but for that to happen, recommendations must be implementable and implemented.
- Health, Education & Welfare
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A Second Brexit Referendum: The Generation Game
A once in a generation decision would benefit from the two-round scrutiny that accompanies normal legislation.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Brexit
- Voting systems
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There is More Political Space for a Liberal Immigration Policy Than Ever
One lesson of Powell is that alarmism about immigration always ends up redounding to the discredit of its exponents.
- Immigration
- Brexit
- Racism & Antisemitism
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Losing Perspective: Brexit and the EU’s Freedom of Movement
Ultimately it is the attractiveness of Britain’s labour market, rather than its current migration policy, that makes people move to Britain.
- Immigration
- Brexit
