Remaking Britain
22 Jul 2010
One imperative that has survived the change in political control has been the need to rebalance the economy. Over the past decade too much growth has come from private borrowing, … » more
Aug 2010: Trading our way out of recession
The export battle Britain can and must win
22 Jul 2010
Exports are central to the government's vision of rebalancing the economy and boosting wealth creation. Coherent government action is needed to support growth, argues Derek Marshall, Policy Director at A|D|S, the trade body for the Aerospace, Defence and Security sector.
Don't lose power
22 Jul 2010
Take note Mr Huhne: 'if the current policy mess is not quickly addressed, the most likely outcome is that the UK will have destroyed one of its most brilliant public policy successes of the past 25 years — the creation of competitive energy markets, envied across Europe and copied the world over'
The NHS
Re-disorganising the NHS yet again
22 Jul 2010
The NHS consumes over £100bn, and nearly twenty per cent of public expenditure. Despite being ‘soaked’ in money during the last decade, the service continues to exhibit failures common to all health-care systems, public and private — as example, large un-evidenced variations in clinical practice, failure to deliver to patients ‘what works’, medical errors and an absence of measurement of whether health care improves patients’ health.
Conservatives
A good leader never lets the tail wag the dog
22 Jul 2010
According to the redoubtable Peter Oborne, writing in the Daily Mail (9 July 2010), the current government looks like being one of the best we’ve had for a very long … » more
You’re a good man IDS, but the odds are against you in this Cabinet
22 Jul 2010
In 2002, Iain Duncan Smith, then leader of the Conservative Party, visited the community project with which I am associated in Easterhouse, Glasgow. In the project’s building — six tenement flats … » more
Africa
An SOS from the hungry millions in West Africa
22 Jul 2010
The acute food crisis currently hitting the Sahel belt of West Africa is set to worsen still further in the next three months. Across several countries including Niger, Mali, Chad, … » more
Cyprus
A Two State Cyprus
22 Jul 2010
Exactly fifty years after Cyprus became independent, the chances of reuniting that island look slim. Failure cannot mean a return to the status quo, says Professor Clement Dodd, in which case ...
Afghanistan
Sangin is no loss
22 Jul 2010
On 19 June 2006, British troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade’s 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, deployed into Sangin. It was and remains a defining moment of the Helmand campaign. The … » more
Escaping the circle in Afghanistan
22 Jul 2010
In July’s Kabul conference, a repackaged Afghan National Development Strategy (ANDS) was presented to the donor community as part of the ‘Kabul Process’.
It is not yet too late to win the day
22 Jul 2010
Even with the situation in Afghanistan deteriorating rapidly, causing a swelling in the ranks of the war’s opponents in NATO member states and beyond, there remains little doubt over what … » more
An Army Let Down By Its Government
22 Jul 2010
Counter-insurgency is about the population. In fact, it might be more accurate to say, it is all about the regime. Counter-insurgency campaigns are successful insofar as a coherent polity is … » more
Prisons
Bringing prisoners back home
22 Jul 2010
It is an exciting time to be in the offender rehabilitation business. That is not a sentence one hears very often. Even the phrase ‘offender rehabilitation’ has become an anachronism … » more
The man who must get justice out of jail
22 Jul 2010
The indeterminate sentence of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) enables the courts to imprison for an indefinite period those convicted of violent and sexual offences who are deemed to be … » more
Business and finance
To pre-tick or not to pre-tick ...
31 Jul 2010
It has been over eight months since Parliamentary Brief first began its investigation into the proposed abolition of the edited electoral register. Following the 2007 Data Sharing Review and the … » more
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Also in this edition ... Energy: losing the plot; international: the S.O.S. from the hungry of West Africa. Also online only articles on prisons, and continuing coverage of Afghanistan.
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