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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Jul 31 2011
Book Review: The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century
Leave a commentTweet Rachel Dearlove discovers an invaluable evidence-based book on the role of religion in modern conflict, essential reading for students and for policy makers The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century. Brian J. Grim and Roger Finke. Cambridge … Continue reading
Posted by: July 31, 2011
Tagged with: conflict, cultural theory, data, equality, freedom, political threats, religion, religious freedom, sociology, state
Jul 30 2011
Book Review: Equality and the British Left
Leave a commentTweet Jennifer Hugh looks to the vigorous debate amongst the Left on equality, of which this text provides a much needed nuanced view. Equality and the British Left. Ben Jackson. Manchester University Press. Find this book at: Google Books Amazon … Continue reading
Posted by: July 30, 2011
Tagged with: british politics, class, economic growth, Left, Liberalism, Marx, New Left, uk politics, welfare state
Jul 30 2011
Mensch apologises to Morgan, economic growth remains elusive, and Steve Hilton proposes some bizarre policy ideas – round up of political blogs for 23 – 29 July
Leave a commentTweet Chris Gilson, Paul Rainford and Amy Mollett take a look at the week in political blogging. Oslo attacks Though Cowards Flinch says that Tom Harris MP has brought the Labour Party into dispute with his comments in relation to … Continue reading
Posted by: July 30, 2011
Tagged with: blogging, blogs, Conservatives, David Cameron, economics, economy, GDP, government, Labour, phone hacking, politics, Polls, power, public spending, recession, social media, UK
Jul 29 2011
The News International scandal is just the tip of the iceberg of unelected oligarchies and corporate power in Britain’s democracy
4 CommentsTweet Much of the recent public outcry over the phone hacking scandal has been over the relative unaccountability of News International and its apparently close ties with politicians and the police. David Beetham argues that this influence extends to the … Continue reading
Posted by: July 29, 2011
Tagged with: corporations, corruption, Democratic Audit, power, private sector, Privatisation, public spending, UK, uk government
Jul 29 2011
New policy experiments using nudges have the potential to make a significant contribution to energy conservation
Leave a commentTweet Adam Oliver comments on the UK Government’s recently published report on ‘Behaviour Change and Energy Use’, and finds that while some of the proposed interventions are not strictly ‘behavioural economics’, they may provide people with some incentives to reduce … Continue reading
Posted by: July 29, 2011
Tagged with: behavioural economics, behavioural policy, Cabinet Office, energy use, environment, Green Deal, nudge
Jul 28 2011
New government agencies should be set up with caution: they are not a substitute for weak departments
Leave a commentTweet New executive agencies seem to be the government’s solution to too many quangos. Kate Jenkins argues that there are hard lessons from past experience with agencies which the government ignores at its peril. The government should move with caution … Continue reading
Posted by: July 28, 2011
Tagged with: central government, civil service, departments, executive agencies, Machinery of Government, Machinery of Government changes, Quangos, UK, uk government
Jul 28 2011
The government’s new draft national planning policy framework focuses the planning system on redevelopment too greatly rather than on new development
Leave a commentTweet Henry Overman reviews the the government’s new National Planning Policy Framework, published this week. He argues that while the Framework’s presumption in favour of sustainable development is laudable, it is not forward looking enough, and does not encourage new … Continue reading
Posted by: July 28, 2011
Tagged with: cities, development, environment, government, Greenbelt, localism, politics, power, sustainability
