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March 2010 edition now available

The March 2010 edition is now online. In the magazine: freeing the professionals from the public services machine; why courage isn't enough in Afghanistan; and election 2010 — hanging in the balance.

Online-only content includes Michael Stephen on Cyprus reunification and Paul Cornish and Andrew Dorman on defence.

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  • Trust the people on Commons reform

    Stuart Wilks-Heeg – Monday Feb 8 2010

    “Few members of the British political commenterati think the House of Commons works well. The specific complaints, familiar to any keen observer of the House, are manifold. The government has too much control over the parliamentary timetable and, with more than 140 MPs also serving as members of the executive, it dominates the Commons through its own ‘pay roll’ vote.” » more

    A new SDR must not repeat the mistakes of 1998

    Andrew Dorman – Tuesday Mar 2 2010

    “In July 1998 George Robertson, Tony Blair’s first Secretary of State for Defence, published The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) some 14 months after the start of the review and 8 months late. Labour’s 1997 election manifesto had committed the party to holding a defence review which would re-establish a direct link between foreign policy and defence policy. Furthermore, Robertson argued that the United Kingdom should adopt the US Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) model: a defence review every parliament to ensure that defence continued to link policy to strategy.” » more