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Letters- July 2007
A climate watchdog - For the sake of the ill... - Ending child poverty - Junking junk food - Joined-up government - I'm a Scot, Mr Salmond, so I want a vote too - The skill to succeed
Author: Chris Huhne MP; Peter Ainsworth MP; Moira Fraser; Kate Green OBE; Beverly Hughes MP; Baroness Buscombe; Professor Mark Evans; Rosemary McLellan; Peter Luff MP
Published: 25th June 2007
Filed Under: Mental Health, Skills, Scotland, Climate Change, Child Welfare, Child Poverty
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So what now has 'Big Bang' Brown in store for Britain?
As he moves from the Kremlin to the Palace just what does he mean when he says he will govern in a different way?
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The man who needs to Scotch his own broth
Arthur Aughey on a new prime minister who now has to put the Scottish genie back in the British bottle.
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Britain in his debt
Peter Spencer, Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of York, on the challenges the Chancellor now inherits from himself.
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All bark and no bite
Why David Miliband's Climate Change Bill is a 'purely political gesture' masquerading as law.
Author: Rodney Austin
Published: 25th June 2007
Filed Under: , Legislation, Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, Climate Change Bill
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With the lights at green we must step on the gas now
If Britain is to meet its long-term targets, it is 'action this day'.
Author: Mike Parker
Published: 25th June 2007
Filed Under: , Policy, Climate Change, Carbon Emissions
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CSA: Realism must take the place of idealism
There is hard work still to do if child support is to work third time around.
Author: Janet Allbeson
Published: 25th June 2007
Filed Under: , Legislation, CSA, Welfare, Child Support
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Staying married, staying poor
Making lone parents central to a tax and benefit system which is unresponsive to two-parent families has helped to sabotage the campaign to end child poverty.
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Saving the losers
Pensions expert Ian Naismith of Scottish Widows on what can be done for those who will not find themselves better off by paying into a pension plan.
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A pensions Bill that does not do what it says on the tin
If Mr Blair thinks that pension reform will become part of his much-vaunted legacy he is going to be badly disappointed.
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Hate him or love him, a tough act to follow
Matt Beech reflects on the premiership that has changed the political landscape.
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Ten Years' Hard Labour
Overall, the judgement must be that the politics got in the way of 'Education, Education, Education' with the prospect that it will take another ten years to put right what has gone wrong.
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The hand of history but on whose shoulder?
Northern Ireland editor Paul Bew on the relay race to peace for which others, including Major and Thatcher, carried the baton.
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Winning a war is not the same as winning a country
The global environment in which counter-insurgency must be conducted makes a focus on 'military victory' politically difficult.
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Can the new Home Office beat al-Qaeda? Yes, but...
Any reorganisation at the top must recognise that the aim should be to enhance the operations of those agencies tackling terrorism on the ground.
Author: Jon Moran
Published: 25th June 2007
Filed Under: , Al-qaeda, Iraq, Home Office, Counter-terrorism
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A human floodtide
Rising sea levels caused by climate change will threaten the lives and livelihoods of many, and could force a billion people to flee their homes by 2080.
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Serious crime — who is taking liberties?
Kirsty Brimelow examines the impact the Serious Crime Bill could have on our lives and our liberties.
Author: Kirsty Brimelow
Published: 13th June 2007
Filed Under: Justice, Legislation, Crime, Serious Crime Bill
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Probation and the Bill: reforming or wrecking?
Peter Raynor considers the Offender Management Bill and how the aim and role of the Probation Service have changed over the years.
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Reinventing the wheel
Government has commissioned review after review of policing and security, producing obvious conclusions and no real action.
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Putting children first?
Christine Skinner looks at the function of C-Mec and how it differs from the CSA, whilst indicating the concepts and approaches that both measures failed to grasp.
Author: Christine Skinner
Published: 12th June 2007
Filed Under: Policy, Legislation, CSA, Welfare, Child Welfare, Child Poverty, C-Mec
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A Greek Tragedy
Cypriot president Papadopoulos never learned that 'enough is abundance to the wise' and in consequence Cyprus now seems to be heading for permanent division.
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Water war: scarce resources will lead to mass migration and conflict
Martin Beniston looks at environmental refugees in the past and projects future trends, highlighting the severity of the problem.
Author: Martin Beniston
Published: 4th June 2007
Filed Under: , , Climate Change, Migration, Refugees