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Monthly Archives: May 2012
May 31 2012
Urban schools: funding matters and cuts will have consequences for academic achievement
Leave a commentTweet It might seem self-evident that a school’s resources influence its pupils’ educational outcomes, yet so many studies have found little association between greater funding and improved academic achievement. Steve Gibbons and colleagues examine whether money makes a difference in … Continue reading
Posted by: May 31, 2012
Tagged with: cuts, Education, schools
May 31 2012
Show – don’t tell: Political rhetoric is increasingly anecdotal but not particularly artful
3 CommentsTweet Anecdotes have become one of the most common rhetorical devices in political speeches and debates to prove the success of policies or to illustrate that a leader is ‘down to earth’. Judi Atkins and Alan Finlayson explain why our … Continue reading
Posted by: May 31, 2012
Tagged with: Conservatives, David Cameron, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, Tony Blair
May 30 2012
Pressure is mounting on single parents to find work and move off benefits – but the government’s reforms will do very little to help
2 CommentsTweet Rigid adherence to the conditions of jobseeker’s allowance inhibits, rather than enables, a single parent’s ability to find better paid employment, writes Phillippa Newis. Government would do better to be patient with single parents who wish to complete further … Continue reading
Posted by: May 30, 2012
Tagged with: austerity, jobs, public spending
May 30 2012
Freedom of information being difficult, inconvenient or expensive is not a reason to seek to limit its role
4 CommentsTweet Ed Hammond argues that changes to the existing Freedom of Information regime could fatally flaw the openness and transparency of public authorities in the UK. The House of Commons Justice Select Committee’s post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act … Continue reading
Posted by: May 30, 2012
Tagged with: accountability, democracy, Freedom of Information, transparency
May 29 2012
By unleashing the low-carbon economy we can create jobs and reduce deficits and debts
2 CommentsTweet Voters in Greece, France and the United Kingdom have sent a clear signal in the past month that they want governments to give priority to jobs and opportunities as well as reducing deficits and debt. Lord Nicholas Stern argues that unleashing … Continue reading
Posted by: May 29, 2012
Tagged with: BPP climate change series, economic growth, energy policy, Europe, jobs, low carbon economy
May 29 2012
Labour has a problem that is rooted in the blatant weaknesses of Britain’s democratic system
1 CommentTweet Olaf Cramme explains how the UK’s democratic system is cracking up. The deeper the rot goes, the emptier Labour’s noble promises will become. The party must urgently start giving more serious thought to how Britain’s representative democracy can be strengthened and confidence in … Continue reading
Posted by: May 29, 2012
Tagged with: democracy, Labour, uk politics
May 28 2012
It is time to move away from policy witchcraft and into an era where evidence is taken seriously
7 CommentsTweet Adrian Beecroft’s report on employment law has angered many who feel his recommendations are partisan and seek to erode a number of worker’s rights. John Van Reenen argues that although the report is both timely and addresses key issues in regulation, Beecroft … Continue reading
Posted by: May 28, 2012
Tagged with: economics, employment law, evidence based policy making
May 28 2012
Innovations in decommissioning public services could play a key role in building a more strategic and productive welfare state
Leave a commentTweet Laura Bunt presents findings from a new report on the art of decommissioning existing public services and creating new improved ones in their place. Exit, closure and decommissioning are all challenging issues to discuss in the context of public services. The prospect … Continue reading
Posted by: May 28, 2012
Tagged with: decommissioning services, public services, welfare state
