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National policies are fuelling segregation in primary schools

By Mel Ainscow Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 13, 2016

Responding to pupil diversity is a key policy challenge for schools, nationally and locally.  But is our education system working in a way that supports this aim?  No, say professors Mel Ainscow CBE and Alan Dyson, who have found that national polices are actually preventing primary schools from responding effectively to increased diversity in the […]

Tagged With: diversity, education policy, ethnic diversity, MIE

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Could smart cities be smarter about inequality?

By Joe Blakey Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted: May 9, 2016

Our cities are unequal – in wealth, quality of life and our carbon footprints, amongst other factors.  In the race to use technology to build so-called ‘smart cities’, Joe Blakey says we run the risk of locking-in, rather than tackling, those inequalities. Definitions and data When it comes to smart cities , Manchester is setting […]

Tagged With: cities, data, inequalities, Smart Cities, technology, technology policy

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The NHS has rushed to fix a weekend problem that doesn’t exist

By Matt Sutton and Rachel Meacock Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 6, 2016

Extended weekend working is being introduced by the National Health Service in a bid to save lives. But, as Matt Sutton and Rachel Meacock explain, new research casts serious doubt on the premise that more hospital staff on Saturday and Sunday will mean fewer patient deaths. As the raft of recent media coverage has highlighted, […]

Tagged With: care, death rate, health, hospitals, mortality, NHS, patients, reform

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Regional crime tsars face their first real test – but where are the women?

Francesca Gains By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 4, 2016

Thursday 5 May is a ‘Super Thursday’ for all kinds of non-Westminster elections, with candidates running for office for London Assembly and Mayor, many local authorities, the Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies. Polling also takes place for 40 of the 41 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales – but as […]

Tagged With: crime, elections, gender, law and order, PCCs, police and crime commissioners, policing

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Hillsbrough verdict should be trigger to push outdated laws to the history books

By Geoff Pearson Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 3, 2016

The Hillsborough Inquest concluded that 96 football fans were unlawfully killed as a result of a series of catastrophic failures by the police and ambulance services. Geoff Pearson says now it’s time for a shake-up of the laws and regulations governing football matches to prevent dangerous crowd management strategies. The finding from last week’s inquest was […]

Tagged With: alcohol, crowd management, Football, Hillsborough, sports safety, Taylor Report

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TTIP trade deal: will new measures weaken Governments’ power to act in the public interest?

Picture of Dr Nicolette Butler By Nicolette Butler Filed Under: All posts, Europe Posted: April 28, 2016

One of the biggest bones of contention in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks centres on the proposed Investment Court System. Critics are concerned that the ‘investor-state dispute settlement’ mechanism could weaken the power of governments to act in the best interests of their people. Whilst the EU Commission has sought to allay critics […]

Tagged With: EU-US trade, European Commission, TTIP

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How the danger from the EU-US trade agreement TTIP still lurks in the fine print

Gabriel Siles-Brügge By Gabriel Siles-Brügge Filed Under: All posts, Europe Posted: April 26, 2016

Controversy surrounding the UK’s trading relationship with the US continues, following President Barack Obama’s visit here. Whilst investment protection remains the key issue in the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks, Gabriel Siles-Brügge argues that a key danger is being ignored: the agreement’s cross-cutting regulatory provisions. This week sees the 13th round of […]

Tagged With: EU-US trade, European Commission, TTIP

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Chernobyl anniversary: dealing with the fallout

Francis Livens By Francis Livens Filed Under: All posts, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: April 26, 2016

Today marks the 30-year anniversary of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. There are important lessons for governments to learn from the nuclear incidents of the past. The implications of their actions have significant and far-reaching consequences, says Francis Livens, as he reflects on his own experiences of the events during spring 1986. I find it […]

Tagged With: Chernobyl, Dalton Nuclear Institute, energy, nuclear, nuclear power

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Are land-use policies jeopardising the UK’s resilience to climate change and population growth?

Claire HoolohanMaria Sharmina By Claire Hoolohan and Maria Sharmina Filed Under: All posts Posted: April 22, 2016

Land provides a wide range of goods and services to society. But with multiple demands placed on our land, both now and into the future, Claire Hoolohan and Maria Sharmina ask why are land-use policies failing to make the most of UK land? Land is an invaluable resource that sustains much of the UK economy […]

Tagged With: climate change, energy, food, Land, planning, sustainability, water

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The Panama Papers and the stumbling blocks to exposing secret activity

Black and white headshot of Prof Nick Lord By Nick Lord Filed Under: All posts Posted: April 14, 2016

The unprecedented leak of 11.5 million files at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal has caused headlines around the world and a headache for many rich and powerful people, including our own Prime Minister.  But what was surprising, argues Dr Nicholas Lord, was not just the sheer size of the leak, but that the […]

Tagged With: Off shore companies, Panama Papers, tax evasion

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