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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Jul 31 2012
It is essential that we understand government transactions and how people interact with them if we are to improve services
Leave a commentTweet Stefan Czerniawski looks at attempts to produce figures on the amount of government transactions and highlights the need to be careful in thinking about transaction volumes. GDS has produced another fascinating tool, this time providing a list and volumes of government … Continue reading
Posted by: July 31, 2012
Tagged with: government transactions, service design
Jul 31 2012
70 is the new 60: We need to stop characterising the growth of older people in the UK in alarmist ways
1 CommentTweet Pat Thane argues that there is a danger of stressing the costs of the ageing population too much and the positive inputs of older people to economy and society too little. In reality many older people are far from … Continue reading
Posted by: July 31, 2012
Tagged with: ageing population, public pensions, retirement age
Jul 30 2012
Police and Crime Commissioners are likely to be constrained by the need to swear allegiance to a political party
1 CommentTweet Stephen Brookes argues that the biggest change to police governance since the formation of the modern British police service is about to go ahead almost unnoticed by the vast majority of the British public. The reforms may well strike at the … Continue reading
Posted by: July 30, 2012
Tagged with: police and crime commissioners
Jul 30 2012
Transition to peace leaves children of the Northern Irish Troubles more vulnerable to suicide
Leave a commentTweet Northern Ireland’s suicide rate has doubled since the Good Friday Agreement. Michael Tomlinson explains that the toxic mix of greater political stability and increasing social isolation is putting those born into the Troubles at much greater risk of suicide … Continue reading
Posted by: July 30, 2012
Tagged with: mental health, Northern Ireland
Jul 29 2012
Olympic reading list: everything you need to know about the history, legacy and risk of the Games
Leave a commentTweet As London 2012 gets under way, we bring together a selection of books on Olympic history, risk and legacy, and there’s also something for the Olympic pessimists and optimists. Read up on some of the key sociological, architectural and … Continue reading
Posted by: July 29, 2012
Tagged with: London 2012 - Olympic Series
Jul 29 2012
Book Review: Socialism With A Northern Accent: Radical Traditions for Modern Times
Leave a commentTweet The socialist tradition in Britain is diverse and multi-layered. Its pattern of development differed markedly across the great industrial centres where it first put down roots. In this new book, Paul Salveson re-asserts the strength and distinctiveness of the … Continue reading
Posted by: July 29, 2012
Tagged with: england, Labour Party, regionalism, safe seats, socialism, the North, trade unions
Jul 28 2012
Listen to the latest LSE Review of Books podcast on the London 2012 Olympics: What happens when global meets local?
Leave a commentTweet London 2012 Olympics: What happens when global meets local? Download MP3 Listen + Subscribe via iTunes Webfeed Architectural Advisor to the 2012 Olympic Games and LSE Cities Professor Ricky Burdett talks about the primacy of Olympic legacy and the … Continue reading
Posted by: July 28, 2012
Tagged with: London 2012 - Olympic Series
Jul 28 2012
Welfare systems are increasingly returning to 19th century ideas in a bid to encourage individuals to participate in the labour market.
Leave a commentTweet Christina May places current debates on welfare reform within their historical context. Looking back to approaches from the 19th century, she concludes that we are now witnessing a return to the ideas of the past, where the key aim … Continue reading
Posted by: July 28, 2012
Tagged with: Europp, labour markets, social welfare
