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Recent Blogs
A revolution on the wards that could heal our public services
Writing in the Telegraph, Sean Worth, Head of Policy Exchange’s Better Public Services Project, highlights the work that Circle has done to turn around Hinchingbrooke Hospital in an article on how outsourcing can improve public services. Sean argues that OFT-style regulators charged with overseeing competition in public services should be set up to break government monopolies and allow more innovative providers to run public services.
Is London sucking the life out of Yorkshire?
Policy Exchange Director Neil O’Brien looks at the problems facing Yorkshire and gives examples on how it could improve itself to counteract the gravitational pull of London on graduates and industry. Suggestions include growing Leeds using lessons from Manchester, luring the best academy school chains, reforming the planning system and changing national pay bargaining to a more local level.
Can we make the economy grow faster?
Policy Exchange Director Neil O’Brien calls for reform of the planning system to boost the economy. He argues that reforms suggested in report Cities for Growth and More Homes: Fewer Empty Buildings would create a more flexible planning system, reduce the cost of housing, and provide a huge boost to the economy.
The big data opportunity
Chris Yiu, Policy Exchange’s Head of Digital Government, sets out the opportunities big data presents for transforming the provision of public services. Chris highlights the importance in ensuring that public sector leaders and staff are literate in the scientific method and confident in using big data in order to unlock its full potential.
Where next for open data?
Policy Exchange Head of Digital Government Chris Yiu argues for making non-personal public data open by default. He identifies three main obstacles to open data in the UK: embedding the presumption to publish data, unlocking core reference data in its entirety and staying strategic.
Foot patrol: the most secure foundation
Rory Geoghegan, Crime and Justice Research Fellow at Policy Exchange, blogs for the National Policing Improvement Agency on his experience of foot patrol as a Special Constable, stressing the importance of community foot patrol in building trust with the public and deterring crime.
Too much government meddling undermines the energy market
Guy Newey, Head of Environment & Energy at Policy Exchange, sets out why the government should not be backing winners and losers in the energy market.
Equal marriage would be good for gay people, good for the institution of marriage and good for society
David Skelton, Policy Exchange’s Deputy Director and author of report What’s In A Name?, sets out the advantages to allowing homosexual couples the opportunity for equal marriage, including helping to reduce mental health problems and HIV/AIDs levels.
Why Ed is right to speak at “The Big Meeting”
Policy Exchange Deputy Director David Skelton argues that Ed Miliband was right to speak at the Durham Miner’s Gala. PX report Northern Lights highlights the fact that many working class people feel no politician truly represents them and their families and that it is important for leaders to engage with communities as much as possible.
It was the best of recessions, it was the worst of recessions
Policy Exchange Director Neil O’Brien’s latest blog for The Telegraph compares the recent recession to those in previous decades and argues that despite the relatively good labour market performance our public finances remain in a bad state.
