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Chilcot: Impeachment unlikely but other legal action may follow

By Martin Browne Filed Under: All posts Posted: July 6, 2016

After 7 years, the Chilcot Inquiry to identify lessons to be learned from the Iraq conflict has reported. Martin Browne gives his reaction and expert legal analysis.   Wilful deceit? The decision to go to war before peaceful options exhausted, the exaggeration of WMD evidence, and the inadequate conditions in which the legality of the war was concluded, are […]

Tagged With: Blair, Chilcot, Iraq war, WMD

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The UK after the Referendum: all that is solid melts into air…..

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted: July 5, 2016

The UK’s political, social and economic landscape has changed beyond recognition since June 23rd.  But did the Leave result mean this was inevitable? Colin Talbot argues that we appear to have overturned our Parliamentary democracy in favour of a public vote – a ‘plebiscitary democracy’ – and the enormous impact of this has only just […]

Tagged With: Brexit, EU refendum, European Economic Area, Scottish Parliament, UK Parliament

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Racial inequality in mental health services: we can’t fix the problem if we don’t have the data

By Dharmi Kapadia Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity Posted: July 1, 2016

An extra £1 billion a year by 2020-21 and a pledge from NHS England to help a million more people facing mental health problems was announced earlier this year.  Recommendations included the appointment of an “equalities champion”. But, argues Dr Dharmi Kapadia, while racial inequalities in mental health treatment are apparent,  how can they be tackled […]

Tagged With: data, ethnicity, mental health, racial inequality

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Post-Brexit ideas to tackle the disillusioned Leave voters’ concerns

Diane Coyle By Diane Coyle Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted: June 30, 2016

While immigration has been cited as a key issue for those who voted Leave, economists say the evidence suggests its effects on jobs and wages of UK-born citizens are small. Diane Coyle offers some policy measures for a future chancellor that could more effectively help those left feeling angry and disillusioned by years of stagnation […]

Tagged With: Brexit, EU refendum, immigration, inequality, UK economy

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Why should rich nations help the poor? Because, morally, it is the right thing to do

David Hulme By David Hulme Filed Under: All posts Posted: June 30, 2016

800 million people went to bed hungry last night and 19,000 children will die today of easily preventable causes. Foreign aid alone isn’t the answer says David Hulme and the fixation with it means we miss more effective ways to promote development. Over the last few years, UK aid has acted as a lightning rod […]

Tagged With: poverty, sustainable development goals, The Department for International Development, UK Aid

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School attendance law in the High Court: term-time holidays despite the legal fog?

By Neville Harris Filed Under: All posts Posted: June 27, 2016

Parents of school-age children know all too well that family holiday prices have a tendency to sky rocket during school holiday periods. Most also know, or thought they did, that they could be fined if they took their children out of school without good reason.  So there was huge public interest in the recent case […]

Tagged With: department for education, education, Education Act 1996, law, school attendance policy

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Out of Africa: Asylum seekers, Europe and the ‘capacity to aspire’

By Tanja Müller Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, Ethnicity Posted: June 23, 2016

Recent debates about Europe in light of the EU Referendum have centred heavily on two main issues – immigration and the economy.  To mark Refugee Week, which seeks to celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, Tanja Müller argues that EU asylum and refugee law is making unfair distinctions between countries, and that the […]

Tagged With: asylum, europe, immigration, refugees

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Why Brexit means less resilience to recession

By Marianne Sensier Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted: June 22, 2016

Some, including Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, have predicted a possible recession for the UK if the vote is for leave tomorrow. In the final countdown to polling day, Marianne Sensier argues a Brexit could lead to less resilience to recession, particularly in our regions. A few years ago, Mike Artis and I […]

Tagged With: economic policy, employment, EU referendum, europe, recession, UK regions

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The North West: what has the EU ever done for us?

By Paul Richardson Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted: June 16, 2016

Most of the hype and headlines on the UK’s membership of the EU centres around national impact, generated largely by those based in our traditional power centre of London and the South East. But the EU has come through for the regions where the Government has not, says Paul Richardson. What has the EU ever […]

Tagged With: Electoral Commission, equality, EU, EU referendum, europe, North West, single market

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Definitely, Maybe? 5 Million ‘Don’t Knows’ and the EU Referendum

Kingsley Purdam By Kingsley Purdam, Mollie Bourne, Joseph Sakshaug and David Bayliss Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, Europe Posted: June 15, 2016

The heat is on, as both sides urge voters to choose ‘leave’ or ‘remain’ in the run-up to the UK’s historic EU Referendum on June 23rd.  New polls are coming in thick and fast, but while the outcome is uncertain, what is certain is that many voters have yet to decide.  The ‘Don’t Know’ voters […]

Tagged With: Electoral Commission, EU referendum, europe, European Referendum, Social Statistics, UK polling

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