• Alex Morton on Channel 5 News

    Alex Morton appeared on Channel 5 News responding to calls by Michael Gove to build more attractive housing in the countryside. Alex argued that it is crucial to improve the aesthetic quality of new homes being built in order to increase support for greater levels of house building.

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    Alex Morton on Channel 5

  • 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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  • 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

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    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

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    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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  • One of the terrorists said:

    23 May 2013 | One of the terrorists said: "We want to start a war". They mustn't succeed. Attacks on mosques play their game.

    • In a piece looking at the implications of the recent Woolwich attack, ConservativeHome references Policy Exchange's 2011 report Ties that Bind, which explored the long and distinguished service Muslims have had in the British armed forces, to contrast the fact that today many young Muslims are unaware that they have the opportunity to join the armed forces at all.

  • Our MPs pay a high price for getting elected

    22 May 2013 | Our MPs pay a high price for getting elected

    • Writing in The Times on the lack of respect for MPs among voters, columnist Alice Thomson refers to findings from Policy Exchange report Northern Lights which found that becoming a politician is increasingly becoming a job for the well off as others can’t afford to stand as a candidate. The report showed that more than 90% of MPs are now graduates coming from business professions, and most risk their own money to become politicians.

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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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  • Party that grabs 'Greener, Cheaper' energy story at election will thrive

    20 May 2013 | Party that grabs 'Greener, Cheaper' energy story at election will thrive

    • Guy Newey, Head of Environment & Energy at Policy Exchange, argues that public concern with energy bills means energy and climate policy will be a crucial battleground in the 2015 general election. The party that can come up with a convincing answer on gas and electricity bills, as well as wider cost of living concerns, will be in a strong position to win the next election.

  • 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.

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  • When the Money Runs Out with Stephen King

    22 May 2013 | When the Money Runs Out with Stephen King

    • Stephen King, Chief Economist at HSBC, will deliver a keynote speech at Policy Exchange on what economic stagnation will mean for living standards. Continued economic expansion has brought expectations of pensions, health care and social security which may prove to be greater than our resources. If we reach that point, which promises will be broken and who will lose out? King will give an assessment of where the West stands today and the necessary steps needed for a stable and just future.

  • 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.

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