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Nick Pearce
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Follow Nick on TwitterNick Pearce is the Director of IPPR, having rejoined the institute in 2010 after serving as Head of the Policy Unit at No 10. An author and regular commentator on public policy in broadcast and print media, Nick writes on a wide range of issues, from social justice, public service reform and identity politics to the future of social democracy.
Nick blogs on things that matter to our public life, from the heart of progressive thinking in Britain.
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Local media in China reported yesterday that the powerful National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the agency responsible for planning China’s social and economic development, has proposed the country adopt an absolute cap on carbon emissions from 2016 (also here … Continue reading
When it can be bothered to look, the London media tends to peer down its nose at the policies of the devolved administrations of the United Kingdom, attributing any success to the largesse of the Barnett formula rather than any … Continue reading
As the government gives way to Ed Miliband’s call for a public commission of inquiry into the English riots, I thought it would inform the debate to collate some useful pieces of research and writing on riots, social disorder and … Continue reading
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I’ve just come back from a weekend in Delhi, where I was participating in the 13th India-UK Roundtable, a body established by the governments of both countries, of which I am a member. The UK co-chair is Chris Patten, which made … Continue reading
The writer Peter Ackroyd – whose own name means ‘dweller in the oak forest’ – located the origin of the English imagination in the forest glades: ‘The mark or symbol of the hawthorn tree is to be found in the … Continue reading
As the people of the UK dig themselves out of snowdrifts, they could be excused for seeing some absurdity in the urgent need to tackle climate change. But (assuming they can defrost the airport runways in time) Chris Huhne and … Continue reading
Ken Worpole has this nice post at Our Kingdom about a new book to which he has contributed, Towards Re-Enchantment: Place and Its Meanings.
On Saturday, I will attend the Stirling Prize awards dinner in London. I am privileged to sit on the board of the RIBA Trust, the body responsible for this most prestigious UK architectural award. This year’s shortlist includes some fabulous buildings. … Continue reading
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