Public Policy
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Beveridge at 80: Learning the Right Lessons
Those calling for a ‘new Beveridge’ should take inspiration from his spirit of permanent endeavour, instead of treating his welfare reforms like a blueprint.
- Health, Education & Welfare
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The Social Mobility Commission's New Report Reads Like a Brochure for the Conservatives
How far does the Social Mobility Commission's new report reflect the growing inclination of Conservative administrations to influence public bodies?
- Conservative Party
- Equality
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Can Poverty Really be Abolished?
A strategy to tackle widespread impoverishment must recognise the critical effect of the process of wealth accumulation at the top on low incomes at the bottom.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and the Paradox of the Active Travel Agenda
The controversy of low traffic neighbourhoods and top-down policymaking.
- Conservative Party
- Political Parties
- Environment & Climate Change
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Were Local Governments Well-Equipped to Overcome Covid-19?
What were the responses of local government during the pandemic? And what do these responses reveal about their levels of resilience?
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
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- Health, Education & Welfare
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Review: The Care Crisis. What Caused It and How Can We End It?, by Emma Dowling
Alexandre Leskanich reviews 'The Care Crisis: What Caused It and How Can We End It?' by Emma Dowling.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Human Rights
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How Seriously Should We Take Universal Basic Income?
Has UBI’s time now come? If so, how does it compare to a long history of similar-sounding and once popular proposals?
- Work & Trade Unions
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Progressive Politics
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Review: The Quiet Before. On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas, by Gal Beckerman
Dick Pountain reviews 'The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas' by Gal Beckerman.
- Political Parties
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How Covid Changed Relations Between the UK Government and Private Providers
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the government used emergency legislation to change its relationship with private providers. This risks a permanent change in government-provider relations, to the detriment of the UK's contracting out framework.
- Trade
- Covid-19