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Monthly Archives: May 2010
May 30 2010
Britain and Greece: 40 years ago
4 CommentsTweet During the UK general election campaign, especially in the first week of May 2010, the fortunes of Greece figured prominently in British new bulletins. The huge street demonstrations against austerity measures in Athens seemed to figure as possible portents … Continue reading
Posted by: May 30, 2010
Tagged with: austerity, government, Greece, politics, UK, uk government
May 28 2010
Political Blog round for 28 May
Leave a commentTweet Chris Gilson takes a look at the week in political blogging. Weekend Kerry McCarthy MP, blogging at Shot from Both Sides is still boycotting the Guardian after they backed the Lib Dems in the election (or is she?). Blogoir … Continue reading
Posted by: May 28, 2010
Tagged with: blogs, government, politics, UK, uk government, weekly round up
May 27 2010
Capping immigration – the Tories win out. But will economic considerations soften the policy for business and universities?
1 CommentTweet Traditionally Conservatives have wanted to be tough on new migrants entering the UK, and have favoured single-country solutions, while the Liberal Democrats have been more welcoming and much keener to fulfil Britain’s international commitments and have stressed the need … Continue reading
Posted by: May 27, 2010
Tagged with: government, immigration, politics, UK, uk government, visas
May 26 2010
Understanding public sector productivity – the LSE’s simple guide
1 CommentTweet In the new era of austerity inaugurated since the election, one of the most central questions is how British government can do more with less, or at least do nearly the same with less. Leandro Carrera and Patrick Dunleavy … Continue reading
Posted by: May 26, 2010
Tagged with: government, politics, UK, uk government
May 25 2010
Converting the Queen’s Speech promises into legislation
Leave a commentTweet The coalition government’s Queen’s Speech outlines a highly ambitious programme of legislation, which on past form seems likely to be fully implemented and very little amended in the House of Commons or the Lords. But how is such a … Continue reading
Posted by: May 25, 2010
Tagged with: government, parliament, politics, Queen's speech, UK, uk government
May 25 2010
Freezing public sector IT – what is the government aiming to achieve?
6 CommentsTweet Public sector IT spending currently absorbs more than £17 billion of public spending annually in the UK. Under Labour, British expenditure in this area dwarfed that of any other European Union nation, with many contracts costing billions of £s … Continue reading
Posted by: May 25, 2010
Tagged with: government, politics, public sector IT, UK, uk government
May 21 2010
Goodbye Election Experts – hello British Politics and Policy at LSE
Leave a commentTweet Now that the election is over and we have a new government, Election Experts is changing. Over the weekend, our web address will redirect you to our new blog, British Politics and Policy at LSE. Hopefully there won’t be … Continue reading
Posted by: May 21, 2010
Tagged with: government, politics, UK, uk government
