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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Nov 30 2012
Top 5 blogs you might have missed this week
Leave a commentTweet Paul Hodkinson is sceptical of the notion that an unregulated press is thereby ‘free’. Following up on his post earlier in the week, Charlie Beckett argues that the importance of Leveson must not be downplayed. While some might see virtue … Continue reading
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Nov 30 2012
The fallout from the McAlpine saga threatens the role of Twitter in public life
Leave a commentTweet The fallout from the McAlpine saga has led to increasing fears that legal action will have a ‘chilling effect’ on the microblogging platform. Paul Bernal argues that Twitter provides something quite special for the media and that it should be nurtured. … Continue reading
Posted by: November 30, 2012
Tagged with: Libel, libel law, mcalpine, Newsnight, Reynolds Defence, Twitter
Nov 29 2012
Innovation can be used to renew the foundations of public legitimacy and build new kinds of public services
1 CommentTweet Jesper Christiansen argues that innovation is capable of driving a much needed renewal in the delivery of public services. He suggests that innovation efforts are directed at the practice of public policy itself through a new set of principles, delineated in this … Continue reading
Posted by: November 29, 2012
Tagged with: Innovation, public legitimacy, public services
Nov 29 2012
The time is right to open up care services more widely, and user feedback has an important part to play
Leave a commentTweet Alison Hopkins explains the merits of a public online feedback system for social care. Through a feedback model that suits the care sector, one that responds to the characteristics of the service and its users, people will know what standards to … Continue reading
Posted by: November 29, 2012
Tagged with: care, feedback system
Nov 28 2012
The party that wins the next election and which gets the economy moving will be the one which can fashion certainty, peace of mind and fairness
Leave a commentTweet The pervasive uncertainty which has come to dominate social life has been compounded by a government seemingly intent on the systematic erosion of trust in the state. James Lloyd argues that action must be taken to restore trust in institutions and that the … Continue reading
Posted by: November 28, 2012
Tagged with: austerity, deficit reduction, Uncertainty, welfare
Nov 28 2012
The ‘war on terror’ on campus threatens important freedoms
Leave a commentTweet Against a background of increasing claims that universities in the United Kingdom provide environments conducive to the inculcation of Islamic radicalism, Ian Cram argues that we must seriously reconsider the assumptions on which such a view rests. Given the relatively large percentage of … Continue reading
Posted by: November 28, 2012
Tagged with: Extremis, extremism, freedom, Higher Education, Ian Cram, Prevent, Radicalism
Nov 27 2012
A new style public interest defence in libel law ensures that rights and interests of claimants, defendants and the wider public are properly protected
Leave a commentTweet Andrew Scott and Alastair Mullis discuss the Defamation Bill making its way through Parliament. They argue that the newly proposed amendment allows the bill to both protect the right to reputation while also promoting the right to free speech. This … Continue reading
Posted by: November 27, 2012
Tagged with: defamation bill, libel law
