The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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Paul Wilkinson, Professor of International Relations University of St Andrews, argues that war prevention not preventive war should be the West’s top priority.
Author: Paul Wilkinson
Published: 8th February 2007
Filed Under: Defence, Nuclear, Armed Forces, Iran
Michael Levi, Professor of Criminology in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, assesses the proposals to introduce ‘ASBOs for gangsters’
Local government analyst Chris Game argues that key parts of the government’s plans are ‘half-baked and overly directive’.
Simon Lawton-Smithon on why new Scottish legislation has struck the the right balance between patient rights and public risk.
Author: Simon Lawton-Smith
Published: 8th February 2007
Filed Under: Health, Legislation, Mental Health, Scotland
Sandra McDougall on why Westminster should heed the new Scottish law on mental health if it is ensure the right balance between patient rights and public risk.
Author: Sandra McDougall
Published: 8th February 2007
Filed Under: Health, Legislation, Mental Health, Scotland
Tim Gill, former Director of the Children’s Play Council, argues that it is time to accept that children need to learn to take risks if they are to grow up to become responsible adults.
Historian Thomas Nutt on the lessons the government could learn from the past rather than assuming that there never has been a ‘golden age of child maintenance’.
Author: Thomas Nutt
Published: 8th February 2007
Filed Under: Children, Child, CSA, Welfare, Child Support Bill
Sally Cairns, Senior Research Fellow, Transport Research Laboratory and University College London, on why the government cannot be complacent about aviation growth.
Author: Sally Cairns
Published: 8th February 2007
Filed Under: Environment, Energy, Aviation, Transport
Jonathan Stern, Director of Gas Research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, says that the task of securing energy supplies starts at home.
Eric Grove, Director, Centre for International Security and War Studies, University of Salford, sets out the proposed naval cuts and what they mean for Britain's defence.
Dr. Michael Hopkins, Research Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex, says that the NHS would not rank as one of the global top ten in terms of industrial health research
Dr. Paul Leonard, Director, IP Institute, London, on what needs to be done to boost intellectual property — and asks why no minister appears to have this responsibility.
As the government prepares to ditch SATS for eleven- and fourteen-year-olds, Sue Palmer argues that in many cases the damage is already done by this time as we send our children to school at far too young an age.
David Robertson takes a look at the government's new FE Bill and finds much reason for optimism in its radical proposals.