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Tag Archives: cuts
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 25 2012
A curious IMF report, lost lessons of history and Scotland’s vision for self-determination: Top 5 blogs you might have missed this week
Leave a commentTweet How would Britain vote in a referendum on the EU? Peter Kellner at YouGov unpacks the latest polling and notes the inconsistencies in the numbers. Stephanie Flanders mulls over this week’s ‘curious’ IMF report on the UK, suggesting that the message was … Continue reading
Posted by: May 25, 2012
Tagged with: cuts, economy, eu referendum, IMF, Scotland, student visas, weekly round up
Mar 5 2012
With the budget on the horizon, the government should take the opportunity to create a fairer and more equal tax system for pensioners
1 CommentTweet The British government is rightly committed to raising the tax allowance argues Tim Leunig. However, more could be done to ensure that affluent pensioners are not unfairly benefitting from the tax free lump sum and the national insurance exemption … Continue reading
Posted by: March 5, 2012
Tagged with: cuts, Economic Policy, pension policy, uk government, uk politics
Feb 19 2012
Book Review: Collaborative Governance: Private Roles for Public Goals in Turbulent Times, by John D. Donahue and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Leave a commentTweet Collaborative partnerships between the public and private sectors are essential if the global economy is to stay afloat, argue John Donahue and Richard Zeckhauser in this new book on how to achieve public goals more effectively. Bringing their important lessons … Continue reading
Posted by: February 19, 2012
Tagged with: Citizens, collaborative working, cuts, economic crisis, environment, environmental crisis, government, private sector, protests, public sector, U.S.
Feb 4 2012
Hester gives up his bonus, Goodwin loses his knighthood, and Huhne loses his job: political blog round up 28 January – 3 February
Leave a commentTweet Danielle Moran, Joel Suss, Cheryl Brumley and Julian Kircherr round up the week in political blogging. The parties The Tory Diary charts the Prime Minister’s remarkable string of good luck but The Green Benches list Cameron’s seven years of broken … Continue reading
Posted by: February 4, 2012
Tagged with: bankers, benefits, bonuses, Chris Huhne, cuts, David Cameron, Education, eu, Europe, Fred Goodwin, George Osborne, living wage, Nick Clegg, RBS, unemployment
Jan 29 2012
Book Review: In Defence of Politicians (In Spite of Themselves) by Peter Riddell
Leave a commentTweet How can voters trust politicians that consistently say one thing yet do another? Rory Creedon reviews Peter Riddell’s lastest work, which considers exactly how our levels of respect and trust have changed following the expenses scandal, cash for questions, and … Continue reading
Posted by: January 29, 2012
Tagged with: backbenchers, british politics, commons rebellion, cuts, expenses, House of Commons, House of Lords reform, Iraq, manifesto, Murdoch, party politics, political science, select committees, Tony Blair, tuition fees
Jan 23 2012
The proposed benefit cap for those out of work means that government expects people to live on 62p per day
3 CommentsTweet The Welfare Reform Bill is to be debated by the House of Lords later today. One of its most controversial features is a benefit cap of £26,000 for those out of work. Tim Leunig takes a close look at … Continue reading
Posted by: January 23, 2012
Tagged with: benefit cuts, benefits, Council Tax, cuts, fairness, families
Jan 7 2012
Questions of racism, dire economic predictions and a call for elder statesmen: Round up of political blogs for 31 December to 6 January
Leave a commentTweet Chris Gilson, Amy Mollett and Paul Rainford take a look at the week in political blogging. The economy Eoin Clarke at The Green Benches has 9 simple ways to reform profit taxes to reward good businesses, while John Redwood … Continue reading
Posted by: January 7, 2012
Tagged with: coalition, Conservatives, cuts, economy, Ed Miliband, government, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Nick Clegg, politics, uk government, weekly round up
