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Tag Archives: uk politics
Sep 9 2012
Book Review: Doing Politics
Leave a commentTweet Throughout the expenses scandal, the lobbying scandal and other storms which have buffeted Parliament, many regard Tony Wright as one MP who provided a measured, sane and sensible reaction to events. His recent book considers the wider implications of the various political … Continue reading
Posted by: September 9, 2012
Tagged with: british political history, public management, Tony Blair, uk politics
Aug 28 2012
Civil servants advising opposition parties: can we afford not to do this?
3 CommentsTweet James Lloyd explains why it should be a no-brainer for civil servants to advise political parties in opposition if it helps to avoid potential policy disasters and the future waste of public money. A recent story in The Times reported that … Continue reading
Posted by: August 28, 2012
Tagged with: civil service, policy disasters, uk politics
Jun 20 2012
What drives change in the UK policy agenda? Systemic data collection has the answer
1 CommentTweet In the first of a two-part series, Peter John explains how a systemic approach to data collection has enabled an exploration of the UK’s policy agenda and how it has changed over time. With the help of many others, … Continue reading
Posted by: June 20, 2012
Tagged with: academic research, Open data, policy making, uk politics
Jun 19 2012
Career politicians are elected young, promoted quickly and dominate the highest offices of state
Leave a commentTweet Peter Allen argues that the activities of political parties is now focused heavily on the national political scene as opposed to being rooted in local communities. This may help explain why politicians are increasingly perceived as out of touch. Writing about Jeremy Hunt for The Guardian the … Continue reading
Posted by: June 19, 2012
Tagged with: career politicians, local government, MPs, uk politics
Jun 15 2012
Renting is the only game in town with an extra 1.5 million private renters under 30 by 2020
Leave a commentTweet Fierce competition and a lack of adequate supply is squeezing people out of the housing market. Kathleen Kelly argues for a more nuanced policy approach that balances the competing interests of landlords, tenants and lenders. A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns … Continue reading
Posted by: June 15, 2012
Tagged with: economics, housing prices, property wealth, uk politics
Jun 11 2012
Brown at Leveson: the politicisation of the press
Leave a commentTweet Charlie Beckett discusses former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s appearance at the Leveson inquiry and points out that politicians are no more objective that the journalists that report on them. This article first appeared on LSE’s Polis blog Reaction to … Continue reading
Posted by: June 11, 2012
Tagged with: Gordon Brown, Leveson, media, Media regulation, uk politics
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 23 2012
The more unpopular the government, the more time the British press will devote to exposing political scandals
Leave a commentTweet Oliver Latham investigates whether a government’s popularity has an effect on the level of scrutiny it will face in the media – finding that a scandal hitting a government eight points behind in the polls will receive sixty per cent more … Continue reading
Posted by: May 23, 2012
Tagged with: media, political scandal, uk politics
