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Polling Observatory 39: Big two recover as UKIP fall back

By Rob Ford, Mark Pickup, Will Jennings and Christopher Wlezien Filed Under: Featured, Polling Observatory Posted: August 20, 2014

This is the thirty-nineth in a series of posts by Dr Robert Ford, Dr Will Jennings, Dr Mark Pickup and Prof Christopher Wlezien that report on the state of the parties in the UK as measured by opinion polls. By pooling together all the available polling evidence, the impact of the random variation that each individual survey inevitably produces can […]

To save lives we must rethink our assumptions about good healthcare

By Stephanie Snow Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: August 7, 2014

A new report in the British Medical Journal on centralising acute stroke services in Greater Manchester and London reveals the revolution in stroke care and treatment over the last twenty years – and it contains vital lessons for patients and policymakers, explains Dr Stephanie Snow. Around 152,000 of us will suffer from stroke in the […]

Politicians need to grasp that there are many ways of being British

By Bridget Byrne Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted: August 7, 2014

There are many ways of being British. This is a reality that politicians and others need to understand, explains Dr Bridget Byrne. In response to the ‘Trojan horse’ controversy in Birmingham, David Cameron, Conservative Party leader has again stressed his belief in the need to emphasise ‘British values’. This is not a new approach. In […]

The burning issue of health inequality in our cities

By Arpana Verma Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: August 4, 2014

For the first time in human history more people now live in cities than don’t. Yet urban areas continue to be characterised by what are often extreme and stark variations in economic and social health, says Dr Arpana Verma. It is no surprise that the juxtaposition of the urban rich living right next to the […]

The hidden crisis of mothers who repeatedly lose children to care

By Karen Broadhurst Filed Under: Featured Posted: July 31, 2014

A new study has revealed how many mothers lose successive infants to public care, explains Dr Karen Broadhurst. Speak to any judge around the country and he or she will readily recount a case of a vulnerable mother who has appeared in the family court on successive occasions, losing infant after infant to public care […]

Shipping industry on course for uncertainty in low carbon future

By Sarah Mander Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: July 30, 2014

Shipping contributes about 3 per cent of global carbon emissions. The lack of a single regulatory environment makes it difficult to bring this down, explains Dr Sarah Mander. Shipping sits at the heart of international trade and has been the primary means by which globalisation has been facilitated. So it is not surprising that carbon […]

Young Dragons should be given the chance to thrive from an early age

By James Hickie Filed Under: Featured Posted: July 28, 2014

As Lord Young publishes his latest report on the relevance of enterprise in education, Dr James Hickie says it’s important that children get the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial skills from a young age. The latest report on entrepreneurship from Lord David Young, the Prime Minister’s enterprise adviser, is his third piece of work advising […]

Why the British National Party didn’t get more votes

By Stephen Ashe Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted: July 24, 2014

A lot has been written about who votes for the extreme right-wing British National Party – but little about why more people don’t vote for it. Stephen Ashe examines what the lack of support for the BNP means for anti-racism and anti-fascism. Between 2001 and 2009, more than 50 BNP councillors were elected and the […]

Divisions over Russian gas highlight tensions in EU energy policy

By Tomas Maltby Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: July 23, 2014

There are few issues more important to EU governments than energy security. Promises of EU solidarity may mean less than they seem, explains Tomas Maltby. The crisis in Ukraine has caused the European Union to urgently revise its policy on energy and energy security. In February the European Council agreed that existing efforts to reduce […]

Let’s take the opportunity to move young men away from violence against women

By David Gadd and Rosemary Broad Filed Under: Featured Posted: July 22, 2014

It is not easy to get young men who have been violent to women to talk about it. But when they do opportunities arise to change their behaviour, explain Professor David Gadd and Dr Rose Broad. There is no inevitability that young men who use violence will continue to do so. But for them to […]

Polling Observatory 39: Big two recover as UKIP fall back

To save lives we must rethink our assumptions about good healthcare

Politicians need to grasp that there are many ways of being British

The burning issue of health inequality in our cities

The hidden crisis of mothers who repeatedly lose children to care

Shipping industry on course for uncertainty in low carbon future

Young Dragons should be given the chance to thrive from an early age

Why the British National Party didn’t get more votes

Divisions over Russian gas highlight tensions in EU energy policy

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