As we try to define the big public policy issues we face, there is a real danger that everyone will get so carried away with what has to be done that we will fall into the same old trap of...
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When it comes to service provision I'm an unregenerate advocate of public service provision. None of the gimmicks, from PFI to outsourcing used by Labour or invented by a Tory government determined to roll back the state, work as well....
Education plays a crucial role in providing the building blocks for success in life. But the days when individuals left school, started at a company and worked there until retirement are long gone and it is now recognised that learning...
As part of the Fabian Society's Next State programme, we asked a number of politicians, policy makers and Labour thinkers to suggest one idea for reforming the state that would be emblematic of Labour's new statecraft.
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In the past there were those on the left who argued that there was little necessity for a substantial increase in public sector housing. By now they have probably by now changed their views on this issue.
The banking crisis, austerity...
Disillusionment with politics in our communities is born out of a disconnection with what really matters – the decision making affecting people’s daily lives.
For years we’ve worn out the cliché ‘empowerment to communities’, and apart from setting up a plethora...