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Category Archives: Central government and core executive functions
Jun 11 2013
The absence of an appropriate degree of regulation and accountability may compromise the appointment of advisers to ministers
Leave a commentTweet James Caan, the social mobility policy tsar noted for urging parents to let their children stand on their own two feet, caused embarrassment for Nick Clegg when it emerged he employs his own daughters. This raised a wider concern about the … Continue reading
Posted by: June 11, 2013
Tagged with: appointment procedures, expert advisers, James Caan, Nick Clegg, policy tsars
Jun 7 2013
The Profumo affair 50 years on: The collapse of the old establishment has not brought enhanced democratic participation
1 CommentTweet Wyn Grant looks back at the Profumo affair and suggests that it represented the beginning of the end for the old ‘establishment’. In the place of ‘club government’, a more rule bound regulatory state was created. However this transformation has … Continue reading
Posted by: June 7, 2013
Tagged with: elites, Political Class, Profumo affair
Jun 4 2013
Welsh devolution: Bringing decision-making closer to the people in a way that recognises the realities of the modern world
1 CommentTweet Wayne David MP argues for extending Welsh devolution. This would strengthen the UK rather than weakening it by bringing decision-making closer to the people and ensuring that there are flexible structures of government in place which reflect people’s sense of … Continue reading
Posted by: June 4, 2013
Tagged with: devolution, Wales
May 28 2013
Politicians often claim commitment to decentralising the state, but once in government they are unwilling to relinquish their own power
3 CommentsTweet The nature of the British political system is such that Westminster is a bastion of concentrated power. Martin Smith, Dave Richards and Patrick Diamond argue that whilst politicians may actually call for more localism, they are loath to give up their own … Continue reading
Posted by: May 28, 2013
Tagged with: central government, localism
May 27 2013
Creating a monetary union between an independent Scotland and the rest of the UK requires preventing capital flight
1 CommentTweet Angus Armstrong explores the practical difficulties of creating a monetary union between an independent Scotland and the rest of the UK. Importantly, a common financial infrastructure is required to convince savers and investors that their money will always be … Continue reading
Posted by: May 27, 2013
Tagged with: monetary union, optimal currency area, scottish independence
May 17 2013
There should be greater public involvement in deciding what is a legitimate ‘nudge’
1 CommentTweet The coalition government has been at the forefront of using insights from behavioural research to craft more effective policies, ‘nudging’ citizens in other words. Rikki Dean argues that ‘nudges’, especially those that rely on deception or concealment, should be … Continue reading
Posted by: May 17, 2013
Tagged with: behavioural economics, libertarian paternalism, nudge
May 13 2013
Nudges and information are means to assist conventional forms of policy implementation
Leave a commentTweet It has long been understood that human beings approach problems with a set of pre-set biases, which influence them toward certain kinds of ‘unexpected’ behaviours from a classical economics standpoint. Peter John argues that policymakers need to realise the … Continue reading
Posted by: May 13, 2013
Tagged with: behavioural policy, information, nudge
Apr 8 2013
The central government continues to believe that it, and not elected local authorities, knows best
1 CommentTweet George Jones and John Stewart describe the considerable freedom for action and initiatives by local authorities up to the Second World War. Central controls then began to escalate, culminating in the 1980s when their right to determine their own levels of expenditure … Continue reading
Posted by: April 8, 2013
Tagged with: 2011 Localism Act, localism
