Public Policy
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The Waste Commons
Rubbish belongs to the poor because they have maintained customary access to it over decades as a way of sustaining themselves. Is waste as a form of urban commons?
- Environment & Climate Change
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Why Motherhood is Intensely Political
Despite decades of further social progress, motherhood has become a politics-free zone. Yet the truth is that motherhood is intensely, yet covertly, politicised.
- Progressive Politics
- Feminism & Gender
- USA
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The Future of Northern Ireland: the Role of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement Institutions
Since the 2016 Brexit referendum a series of crises has gripped Northern Ireland's politics. This has had a destabilising effect across society, which has arguably been felt most acutely by political unionism.
- Brexit
- Ireland
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The Impact and Legacy of the PFI in UK Schools
As the attraction of public-private partnerships has waned, a combination of different investment models is now favoured.
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Review: Modern Epidemics from the Spanish Flu to Covid-19, by Salvador Macip
Salvador Macip has written an accessible survey of pandemics, charting warnings and lessons for future pandemics and the survival of the human species.
- Covid-19
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“There is a Deeply Entrenched Assumption That England Doesn’t Need its Own Institutions or Voice:" Interview with Michael Kenny
Anya Pearson interviews Michael Kenny, Inaugural Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, about winning the 2021 Bernard Crick Prize.
- Devolution
- Parliament
- Brexit
- Covid-19
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The Pork Barrel Politics of the Towns Fund
On 27 July 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced The Towns Fund, a £3.6 billion scheme designed to improve transport and communications infrastructure in English towns.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
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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
