The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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Corporate Responsibility Special Report. Mark Goyder argues that in tomorrow's world what Britain needs is not less regulation but a clear framework of rules which free companies to play the game they know best - winning business for the good of us all.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. David Grayson says that the Tory leader's critical comments could serve to crystallise discussion on the role of business in society.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. Edward Bickham questions what the Tories really mean when they say they will 'stand up' to 'big business'.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. Mallon Baker with some advice to marketeers who think CR is a hindrance not a help to their sales.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. Britain's lottery giant balances its promotion of games with its responsibility to the vulnerable.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. Roger Cowe on how supermarkets are responding to the growing demands of their customers for responsible policies.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. Anita Pati looks at Boots and finds that in 1919 founder's son Jesse came up with the right prescrpition for one of Britain's most trusted companies.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. Steve Howard reports that many companies are implementing measures to cut their green house gas emissions, and that progress in some cases is dramatic.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. Libby Sandbrook on the ways in which companies are showing that 'going green' makes good commercial sense.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. Success in combating climate change will mean the deployment of a number of different technology and policy paths.
Author: Mervyn Davies
Published: 4th August 2006
Filed Under: Climate Change, Emissions Trading Scheme
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. It is the disability of the system which prevents so many disabled from going back to work.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. Norwich Union highlights a programme which by opening sport to the disabled can transform their lives.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. The Minister for Disabled People says that the government has listened to disabled people and got the message: they want to work.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. Peter Knight says that Britain's leading companies are setting new standards in reporting on corporate responsibility - and not just ticking boxes.
Corporate Responsibility Special Report. The campaign to give workers in London a pay deal that would allow them to live there.
Families living in poverty do no want pity, nor do they want to be labelled as lazy scroungers.
Ian Paisley biographer Clifford Smyth profile 'The Doc' and wonders which way he will jump next.
Author: Clifford Smyth
Published: 1st August 2006
Filed Under: Paisley, Northern Ireland, Ulster, DUP
Paul Bew on the irony that Tony Bliar is now one of the main obstacles to a political settlement in Northern Ireland.
Author: Paul Bew
Published: 1st August 2006
Filed Under: Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland, Ulster, Ahern, Blair, DUP, Good Friday Agreement
Why the government continues to drive forward its proposals for second chamber reform.
Beirut-based Julie Flint fears that the Lebanon tragedy will end in a new Middle East order which is even more of a problem than the present one.
Sudan expert Douglas Johnson compares his notes on previous peace treaties in Sudan.
The one rebel leader who signed the Darfur peace agreement is now its greatest threat.
Author: Julie Flint
Published: 1st August 2006
Filed Under: Darfur, Sudan, African Union, Janjaweed, Minawi
The problem of in-work poverty could be tackled by starting with the quarter of low-paid workers employed in the public sector,
Author: Peter Kenway
Published: 1st August 2006
Filed Under: , Welfare, Poverty, Benefits, Employment, Public Sector
Guy Palmer gives an overall picture of trends in poverty and the relationship between poverty, work and education.
Author: Guy Palmer
Published: 1st August 2006
Filed Under: Education, Welfare, Child Poverty, Poverty, Unemployment
Is the fall in poverty from the early 1990s the beginning of a steady downward slope?
Author: Kitty Stewart
Published: 1st August 2006
Filed Under: Pensions, Child Poverty, Poverty, Unemployment
Specialist Mike Kellard questions whether the new white paper on pensions is the answer to the problem - or will it actually make things worse?
Contrary to the rhetoric of the West, the stability of the oil market is increasingly going to depend on the key Middle East members of OPEC.
The governments are now committed to setting the world on a different energy path and the future is not yet set in stone.
Frances Hudson foresees water as an important global issue over the coming years.
Britain hs been putting its pipes and cables underground for centuries, which is why replacing them is such a headache.
Donald Hirsch, a special advisor to The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, sets out his concerns.
Author: Donald Hirsch
Published: 1st August 2006
Filed Under: Welfare, Child Poverty, Poverty, Tax Credits