Whitehall's Black Box argues that in spite of its many qualities, the senior civil service is still too often amateur and insular, poor at strategic thinking, leadership and performance management....
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This essay is a contribution to the debate about the Left's future. It argues that the circumstances that have sustained Labour for so long are evaporating and that the Government requires radical...
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This report argues that the Government's objective for childcare should be a system that promotes child development, supports complex family lives, and enables parental employment as the best route...
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This collection of essays identifies the key challenges facing rural public policy today. Read a sample chapter entitled "Rural politics and governance" by Michael Woods.
Social justice has...
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"Coleman points us to the right starting point for the long journey of democratic renewal" Matthew Taylor, Chief Advisor on Political Strategy to the Prime Minister In this important pamphlet Stephen...
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This report make practical and positive suggestions on how public services can be reoriented to promote active fatherhood. Fatherhood matters. Fathers can improve the life chances of their children....
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This paper aims to inform and analyse the process and implications of recent developments on European Union asylum policy. This paper aims to inform and analyse the process and implications of...
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IPPR Director Nick Pearce looks at the quiet rise of democratic and centre-left politics in South America and finds reasons for optimism about the region's future. IPPR Director Nick Pearce looks at...
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IPPR is pleased to publish a paper by colleagues at the Dutch think tank, the Wiardi Beckman Institute. This paper contrasts the two stories that are frequently told about political parties, that...
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This paper explores some of the issues arising from the debate surrounding youth action, and how youth action might best be promoted. The aim of this paper is to present arguments for how effective...
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