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Polling Observatory #35 (March 2014): Politics, Fast and Slow

Rob FordMark PickupWill Jennings By Rob Ford, Mark Pickup and Will Jennings Filed Under: Polling Observatory Posted: April 8, 2014

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

Tagged With: conservatives, education policy, election, GE2015, Labour, Liberal Democrats, polling, UKIP, voting

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UKIP on the verge of a breakthrough

Rob FordMatthew Goodwin By Rob Ford and Matthew Goodwin Filed Under: Featured, Westminster Watch Posted: April 2, 2014

After tonight’s second Nick Clegg v Nigel Farage debate, 38% of viewers more likely to vote for UKIP according to a Guardian ICM poll. And there is a real prospect that the party could break through to become one of Britain’s two or three largest parties explain Dr Rob Ford and Dr Matthew Goodwin. UKIP is […]

Tagged With: elections, europe, Eurosceptic, immigration, Nigel Farage, Revolt on the Right, UKIP

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Hebden Bridge – Britain’s second city?

Iain DeasStephen Hincks By Iain Deas, Graham Haughton and Stephen Hincks Filed Under: Featured, Westminster Watch Posted: April 1, 2014

The BBC’s Evan Davis says Britain needs a second ‘super city’ – and this could be Hebden Bridge. Dr Iain Deas, Prof Graham Haughton and Dr Stephen Hincks are sceptical. In his BBC series Mind the Gap: London v the Rest, Evan Davis argued that the UK’s economy is held back because London is our […]

Tagged With: Evan Davis, Hebden Bridge, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, M62, Manchester, Mind the Gap, Newcastle, North European Trade Axis, Northern Way, Pennines, regional policy

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Same sex marriage: Celebrating recognition and equality?

Brian Heaphy By Brian Heaphy Filed Under: Featured Posted: April 1, 2014

While many lesbians and gay men welcome the option of a same sex marriage, Prof Brian Heaphy warns this should not mean marginalising other non-traditional relationships. Same sex marriage has been introduced while many are still celebrating the tenth anniversary of Civil Partnership. There had been surprise that a Conservative-led government oversaw the legalisation of […]

Tagged With: civil partnership, couples, gay, gay marriage, lesbian, marriage, non-traditional relationships, partners, relationships, same sex marriage

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Evan Davis has overlooked role of policy in London’s transformation

Iain DeasStephen Hincks By Iain Deas, Graham Haughton and Stephen Hincks Filed Under: Featured Posted: March 28, 2014

London’s dominant economic role is not an accident of history but rather the result of policy and subsidy, explain Dr Iain Deas, Prof Graham Haughton and Dr Stephen Hincks. BBC presenter Evan Davis argues that government should do more to help large and successful cities prosper. In his recent series, Mind the Gap: London v the Rest – and […]

Tagged With: Evan Davis, Local Enterprise Partnerships, London, Mind the Gap, RDAs, regional development agencies, regional policy

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Japanese government turns matchmaker to boost birth rate

Aya Homei By Aya Homei Filed Under: All posts Posted: March 27, 2014

Japan has announced it is spending millions of pounds on state-sponsored dating events to boost its slumping birth rate. But as Dr Aya Homei argues, this overly simplistic approach is a diversion from the consequences of a fiercely male work culture that makes little allowance for women and their childcare needs. The Telegraph recently reported on […]

Tagged With: birth rates, Japan, Japanese, machikon, policy, population

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Breaking the Rules and Paying the Price: the lessons of Tony Benn, Cabinet Minister

Dave RichardsMartin Smith By Dave Richards and Martin Smith Filed Under: Featured, Whitehall Watch Posted: March 27, 2014

Tony Benn found that without the help of officials, having radical ideas as a minister didn’t get him very far. On the day the veteran MP is laid to rest, Dave Richards and Martin Smith reflect on their interviews with Benn, his Cabinet colleagues and officials. Obituaries of Tony Benn considered his roles as campaigner, […]

Tagged With: Cabinet, Civil Service, Tony Benn, Whitehall

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Amid EU’s tough talk on Crimea, diplomacy is only way with resource-rich Russia

Eleanor Bindman By Eleanor Bindman Filed Under: Featured Posted: March 24, 2014

As the crisis following the Russian annexation of Crimea continues to develop rapidly and unpredictably, a series of economic sanctions against key Russian individuals have been put in place, with the possibility of more to come. But, writes Dr Eleanor Bindman, the annexation of Crimea now appears to be irreversible, and this must be accepted […]

Tagged With: annexation, crimea, diplomacy, EU, European Policy, foreign policy, putin, russia, sanctions, Ukraine

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Tackling the ‘childcare crunch’

Colette FaganHelen Norman By Colette Fagan and Helen Norman Filed Under: British Politics, Featured Posted: March 24, 2014

Many women leave the labour market or cut their working hours after having children because childcare facilities are either unavailable, too expensive or simply inadequate, say Professor Colette Fagan and Dr Helen Norman. Read Dr Norman’s full policy briefing ‘UK Childcare in the European Context’ Childcare is now at the forefront of the political debate. […]

Tagged With: childcare, employment, family policy, gender inequalities, IPPR, Labour, Lucy Powell

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Budget shows politicians’ unwillingness to address ‘inactivity time bomb’

Danny Fitzpatrick By Danny Fitzpatrick Filed Under: Westminster Watch Posted: March 21, 2014

This year’s Budget is further evidence of politicians’ unwillingness to address an ‘inactivity time bomb’ that in time will undermine our economy, explains Dr Daniel Fitzpatrick. Lower unemployment and improved growth forecasts made this year’s Budget a much happier one for George Osborne. He was helped by the surprising news that most people in the […]

Tagged With: Budget 2014, culture, health, inactivity, obesity, public health, sport policy

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