• The Shakespeare Review

    Policy Exchange was delighted to host the launch of the Shakepeare Review of Public Sector Information, an independent review into how the public sector can open up and make better use of data. Stephan Shakespeare outlined the findings of his review, and presented a national data strategy to make the most of the amazing opportunities for economic growth we have through the use of open data.

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    Open Data

  • Progressive Capitalism

    Lord Sainsbury set out a new approach for policymakers across the political spectrum as he introduced his new book Progressive Capitalism: How to Achieve Economic Growth, Liberty and Social Justice.

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    Progressive Capitalism

  • Jobcentre Ltd

    Would reform of employment support boost employment?

    Policy Exchange asks whether it is time for fundamental reform of Jobcentre Plus and what models for reform might help more people get into and stay in work.

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    Jobcentre reform

  • Call for evidence

    Joined up welfare

    As part of its programme of work on the UK labour market and welfare reform, Policy Exchange is issuing a call for evidence on how welfare provision and employment support can be better coordinated and financed at a local level.

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    Call for Evidence

  • Rebooting the PC

    Using innovation to drive smart policing

    Rebooting the PC urges police chiefs not to put ‘buildings before bobbies’. The police could save money and offer a better service to the public by closing out of date police stations and opening more local police offices in shopping centres and other popular public locations. 

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    Smart Policing

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In the news

  • David Cameron raises prospect of 1980s-style RBS sell-off

    16 May 2013 | David Cameron raises prospect of 1980s-style RBS sell-off

    • The Guardian refers to an upcoming banking report by Policy Exchange, which will examine various possibilities for selling off RBS and Lloyds, including the option of a mass share distribution to the public.

  • Cameron backs plan to give RBS shares to public

    16 May 2013 | Cameron backs plan to give RBS shares to public

    • The Times refers to an upcoming report by Policy Exchange's James Barty which will consider various options the government could sell off RBS and Lloyds, including the possibility of a mass share distribution to the public.

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    29 April 2013 | Rebooting the PC: Using innovation to drive smart policing

    • Rebooting the PC urges police chiefs not to put ‘buildings before bobbies’. The police could save money and offer a better service to the public by closing out of date police stations and opening more local police offices in shopping centres and other popular public locations.

  • Better Public Services: A roadmap for revolution

    23 April 2013 | Better Public Services: A roadmap for revolution

    • Better Public Services: A Roadmap for Revolution, calls for a number of changes in the way services are delivered which puts power firmly in the hands of the public. It argues that the state’s right to monopoly provision of public services should be swept aside. Private companies and voluntary groups should be able to compete in an open and transparent process to provide services to the public. A new legal right would be established giving people the right to exercise choice in the public services they consumer.

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Blogs

  • Three ways for public leaders to seize Stephan Shakespeare's open data ideas

    16 May 2013 | Three ways for public leaders to seize Stephan Shakespeare's open data ideas

    • Chris Yiu, Head of Digital Government at Policy Exchange, urges policymakers to seize upon the recommendations in The Shakespeare Independent Review of Public Sector Information, stressing that the proposals could hugely benefit UK open data policy and promote economic growth.

  • Capture of independent sectoral regulators

    15 May 2013 | Capture of independent sectoral regulators

    • Simon Less, Policy Exchange's Senior Consultant on Regulatory Policy, in a joint piece with Regina Finn, Chief Executive of Ofwat, discusses the range of ways sectoral regulators suffer capture.  In particular, the article warns about a trend towards political ‘capture’ of, or undue influence over, independent sectoral regulators that appears to forget the reasons why the Thatcher government made sectoral regulators statutorily independent.

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Latest Events

  • Progressive Capitalism: How to Achieve Economic Growth, Liberty and Social Justice with Lord Sainsbury

    15 May 2013 | Progressive Capitalism: How to Achieve Economic Growth, Liberty and Social Justice with Lord Sainsbury

    • Policy Exchange is delighted to welcome Lord David Sainsbury to present the key themes from his book, Progressive Capitalism, which sets out a new approach for policymakers across the political spectrum based on the importance of institutions, the role of the state, and the measurement of economic success defined by social justice as well as economic growth.

  • The Shakespeare Review of Public Sector Information by Stephan Shakespeare

    15 May 2013 | The Shakespeare Review of Public Sector Information by Stephan Shakespeare

    • This event will launch The Shakepeare Review of Public Sector Information, an independent review into how the public sector can open up and make better use of data. Stephan Shakespeare will outline the findings of his review, and present a national data strategy to make the most of the amazing opportunities for economic growth we have through the use of open data.

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