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What role might cities play in UK asylum policy?

By Jonathan Darling Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Featured, Urban Posted: March 30, 2015

Government policy towards asylum seekers is being challenged. Dr Jonathan Darling asks if this should become part of the debate on the devolution of powers. Disagreements between local authorities and the Home Office over asylum seeker dispersal numbers and arrangements have a long-standing history in Britain. Yet recently they have garnered greater media attention due […]

A Northern Science Powerhouse? Yes, but…

By Kieron Flanagan Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Featured Posted: March 27, 2015

The Sir Henry Royce Institute for Materials Research and Innovation is good news for Northern England, but reform of research funding is needed to create a sustainable scientific ‘powerhouse’ in the North, argues Dr Kieron Flanagan. Chancellor George Osborne has made much in recent months of his ambition to help the cities of Manchester, Leeds, […]

Unpicking the hierarchy of prejudice

By James Rhodes Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity, Featured Posted: March 26, 2015

Chelsea fans’ actions in Paris received media and political condemnation. James Rhodes considers why a report revealing racialised inequalities in UK universities did not. On 17 February, a group of Chelsea football fans travelling on the Paris Metro to a Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain were filmed chanting “we’re racist, we’re racist, and that’s […]

The truth behind ‘Pensions Freedom’

By John Read Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: March 25, 2015

If you intend to retire within the next year, then the best course of action may simply be not to, warns John Read. Chancellor George Osborne made a bold claim in last week’s Budget. “Last year I unlocked pensions with freedom for millions of savers,” he said. Yet the reality is very different. That so-called […]

Time to make a stand over Europe

By Gary Titley Filed Under: All posts, Europe, Featured Posted: March 24, 2015

As the General Election campaign hots up and UKIP maintain their strong showing in the polls, former MEP Gary Titley says that pro-Europeans need to snatch back control of the debate, in a battle for Britain’s future. The time has come to make a stand on Europe. For far too long the anti-Europeans have had […]

Democracy Delayed: Nigeria waits for its election

By Bala Yusuf Yunusa Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: March 23, 2015

General Elections in Nigeria were postponed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the 28th March and 11th April 2015. The reason for this postponement is a fractious topic. In my previous blog, I stated that some, especially officials of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) were calling for the postponement of the elections […]

Two Things We Need to Say About Race That Are True

By Laurence Brown Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity, Featured Posted: March 20, 2015

Social inequalities and racial discrimination powerfully impact on the lives of Britain’s ethnic minorities. These are the two issues that have to be central to any political conversation about race in today’s society. Described by The Times as “among the most important documentaries of the decade” Channel 4’s Things We Won’t Say About Race That […]

Academy Schools: Where Should Policy go Next?

By Steve Courtney Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: March 19, 2015

The academisation of the English state school system has arguably been the most significant structural reform since comprehensivisation hit its peak in the 1970s. The academies programme had its roots in the City Colleges programme, legislated in 1988 but with only 15 opening owing to considerable expectations of investment from the private sector. Its failure […]

DevoManc should be viewed with suspicion

By Michael Dawson Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Featured Posted: March 17, 2015

In her most recent article, Professor Francesca Gains contends that DevoManc is “an idea whose time has come” and that any opposition “underplays” the combined authority’s years of hard work. With the greatest respect to Prof Gains, her arguments overlook the reality of Manchester’s situation. The facts are as follows: In 2012, David Cameron stated […]

What health and social care can learn from UK devolution

By Joy Furnival Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Featured Posted: March 16, 2015

Greater Manchester has announced its plans for health and social care devolution and its oversight of providers. Joy Furnival examines health and social care oversight functions across the UK and asks what Greater Manchester can learn from these. Devolution and integration of health and social care in Greater Manchester (GM) is the first of its […]

What role might cities play in UK asylum policy?

A Northern Science Powerhouse? Yes, but…

Unpicking the hierarchy of prejudice

The truth behind ‘Pensions Freedom’

Time to make a stand over Europe

Democracy Delayed: Nigeria waits for its election

Two Things We Need to Say About Race That Are True

Academy Schools: Where Should Policy go Next?

DevoManc should be viewed with suspicion

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