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26/02/2010
Foreword Foreword Facing up to the NHS challenge...more
25/02/2010
Health and Social Care Patients will set the agenda The NHS is giving people more control over their own health and a greater say on how services are provided...more
25/02/2010
Local Government Policy Tracker Total Place: the testing ground for joined-up government...more
25/02/2010
Local Government Local blueprint ready to go The leaders of Kent and other Tory councils could offer David Cameron much-needed drive and experience in government...more
25/02/2010
Health and Social Care Unfinished business on health Bill Moyes says there should be more foundation hospitals but reforms should also cover primary care trusts and GPs ...more
24/02/2010
Health and Social Care Conservatives value equality as well as quality in the NHS Hospitals will have to match cost of cheapest operations...more
20/02/2010
Business Watch the funding gap Regional funding schemes can boost small businesses and deliver value when they are run on commercial principles...more
20/02/2010
Education and Skills Forward to the 19th century… The Conservatives’ determination to return to traditional subjects ignores the pupils who need a different diet ...more
20/02/2010
Environment Scotland’s badge of honour Alex Salmond 's party has set ambitious targets for reducing carbon emissions. But how will they be met?...more
20/02/2010
Health and Social Care United in mismanagement Plans to restrict private enterprise and charities from future bids for NHS services has left confusion in both sectors...more
25/01/2010
Higher Education Review can lead to stable funding Tories promise fairer deal for part-timers, better careers advice and more information to guide student choice...more
25/01/2010
Foreword Foreword Will universities be brought to their knees?...more
24/01/2010
Higher Education Hopes of the man in the middle Sir Alan Langlands will need all his authority to keep universities on track as the money dries up...more
23/01/2010
Higher Education Universities must rely less on the state as purse-strings tighten Minister says cuts are manageable with greater diversity...more
23/01/2010
Education and Skills Policy Tracker: information, advice and guidance ...more
19/01/2010
Local Government Rural areas deserve a new deal The countryside is not just a retreat for the rich and elderly, but a vital and neglected part of the economy...more
19/01/2010
Equality Within reach of the glass ceiling More women are in senior positions, but they need networks to reach the very top in public policy...more
19/01/2010
Home Affairs Cuts with criminal consequences The police say a Royal Commission is needed to determine the full extent of their responsibilities...more
19/01/2010
Social Policy Prevent: still a work in progress We must persevere with community approaches to tackling violent extremism, however long it takes...more
19/01/2010
Higher Education Private revolution on the way UK universities face growing competition from for-profit institutions, as they do already elsewhere in the world...more
19/01/2010
Higher Education Mixed messages for universities The tide of history may sweep away the short-termism that distorts today's higher education system...more
10/12/2009
Employment Give credit where it's due Benefits must be overhauled and simplified. Only then will work be seen as the most sustainable route out of poverty...more
10/12/2009
Schools Planning is key to schools reform Tories know that some of the most serious obstacles to their education proposals will have nothing to do with teaching...more
10/12/2009
Environment Carbon cuts will hit public sector New energy efficiency scheme may penalise the very organisations that have led the way in cutting emissions...more
10/12/2009
Social Policy This time we must guarantee to stave off worklessness Promise of jobs for young people does not go far enough...more
10/12/2009
Foreword Foreword ...more
09/12/2009
Education and Skills Russell to the rescue Scotland's new Education Secretary may revive discussions too long stymied by scraps over class sizes and teacher numbers ...more
09/12/2009
Employment The solution is already here Prepaid cards are the answer to Iain Duncan Smith’s plea for a simpler, more efficient and dynamic benefits system...more
08/12/2009
Health and Social Care An unhealthy set of ratings What’s the best way to measure a hospital’s performance? For starters, don’t rely on what it tells you…...more
08/12/2009
Local Government All roads eventually lead to staff Councils may be set on efficiency measures, but any savings will come from one main source: eliminating jobs...more
08/12/2009
Employment Partnerships pay dividends Minister urges local authorities to step up their efforts to prevent a 'lost generation' suffering long-term unemployment...more
11/11/2009
Foreword Foreword ...more
10/11/2009
Higher Education Policy Tracker Higher education framework and fees review...more
09/11/2009
Home Affairs Intrusive, expensive, ineffective: that's Labour's surveillance state Tories promise to step back from the Big Brother society ...more
09/11/2009
Home Affairs Blunkett says SOCA must get real Former Home Secretary joins the critics of the agency he established to fight serious and organised crime...more
09/11/2009
Home Affairs Rocky start for the policing pledge Are chief constables fighting a losing battle in their attempts to regain the confidence of the public?...more
09/11/2009
Home Affairs Alcohol price hike may miss target Policy-makers should not rely on rational decision-making to curb excess drinking among vulnerable young people...more
09/11/2009
Education and Skills Invest in the wisdom of customers Individuals and employers should be given more opportunity to shape a simplified skills agenda...more
09/11/2009
Schools Politics may stifle primary reform Rival reports champion breadth and creativity - but will anything change in the classroom?...more
09/11/2009
Social Policy Should services be conditional? Spending cuts will bring pressure to link responsible behaviour with entitlement to public services...more
08/11/2009
Local Government Fears of a lost decade of growth The extended impact of recession will force local authorities to find new ways to deliver their services...more
06/10/2009
Higher Education McClaran steps into minefield New QAA chief executive must deliver on openness as well as safeguarding quality in universities and colleges...more
06/10/2009
Foreword Foreword Are the Tories being too timid?...more
05/10/2009
The Economy Middle-class welfare must go Spending pledges have been scaled down, but the Conservatives will have to find bigger savings...more
05/10/2009
Central Government Can Cameron restore trust in institutions - and in each other? Blair's biographer calls for an end to our culture of suspicion...more
05/10/2009
Education and Skills Skills future is sectoral As recession bites, employers in the UK are crying out for a clearer, more customer-focused system of training...more
05/10/2009
Central Government Policy tracker What next on Westminster reforms?...more
04/10/2009
Local Government Total Place can win over sceptics Council tax payers will be shocked to learn how many different agencies may be delivering the same service...more
04/10/2009
Health and Social Care Is the NHS really untouchble? New providers must be allowed to bring in fresh, disruptive ideas to improve health provision...more
04/10/2009
General Spin or the bedrock of policy? A new pressure group is trying to stem the abuse of statistics that has become a feature of modern government...more
03/10/2009
General Benefits reform is key to success Individual accounts could help the Treasury balance the books and get more people into employment...more
03/10/2009
Schools Gove's plans need spur of profit The Tories know what they want to do about state schools, but will they have the nerve to make it work?...more
11/09/2009
Feature Articles Are you a 3rd Generation Quango? ...more
09/09/2009
Feature Articles Reaching decision makers ...more
09/09/2009
General Who are Policy Review Intelligence? ...more
08/09/2009
General In this month's Policy Tracker... ...more
08/09/2009
Local Government Savings start with the individual Billions of pounds are wasted each year because public servants do not fully understand their roles...more
08/09/2009
Home Affairs Immigration and citizenship ...more
08/09/2009
Criminal Justice Crime and Policing ...more
08/09/2009
Local Government Affordable Housing ...more
08/09/2009
Local Government Investing in Young People ...more
08/09/2009
Education and Skills More power for parents ...more
08/09/2009
Education and Skills Jobs and Skills ...more
08/09/2009
Health and Social Care Patients ...more
08/09/2009
Children Early Years ...more
07/09/2009
Foreword Policy Review Magazine... ONLINE How will we manage when the cuts come? ...more
06/09/2009
Home Affairs Jury still out for victims of crime Confidence in the justice system remains patchy, as cash to implement government plans begins to dry up...more
06/09/2009
Education and Skills Bumpy ride for a political animal Steve Smith faces multiple challenges as he takes on the presidency of Universities UK...more
05/09/2009
General 'Big ticket' projects must go if we mean what we say about spending Labour should drop Trident and airport expansion to limit tax increases and cuts in public services...more
05/09/2009
The Economy The right cuts can boost services A step-by step guide to minimising the damage that will be caused by the coming decline in public expenditure...more
05/09/2009
Local Government Would the Tories trust councils? David Cameron's commitments to localism are ambiguous - and likely to remain so until after the general election...more
03/09/2009
Health and Social Care Time for action on the superbug Media obsession with swine flu must not blind ministers to the renewed threat of MRSA in hospitals and communities...more