Theme : governance
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Managing protest...
It's worth taking a look at the recent Governance of Britain Draft Bill and accompanying White Paper. It's worth keeping an eye also on how the Bill develops as it passes through Parliament. One of the headlines is a possible repeal of the requirement that protesters seek permission int the vicinity of Parliament.
In January we wrote a response for the Managing Protest Around Parliament consultation. If you'd like to have a read you can download a pdf copy here. from : petebradwell 14th May 2008 - Everyday Democracy Today During a conversation in the office the other day, we were discussing the place of Everyday Democracy in the current political climate. If there's any doubt as to it's present day relevance, here's Barack Obama a few months ago, explaining his decision to run for the Democratic nomination. He outlines his belief in the need for a new American politics, and that political renewal can only be achieved through the values of everyday democracy. It would be really interesting to hear what other... from : faizalfarook 16th October 2007
- BBC NEWS | London | Mayor unveils climate change plan BBC NEWS | London | Mayor unveils climate change plan from : mollywebb 1st March 2007
- How to fix Europe (and why we should) Professor Erik Jones from the SAIS Bologna Center, Johns Hopkins University, is coming to Demos to give a seminar on his remedies for the latest European crisis. from : mollywebb 1st February 2007
- The Atlas of Ideas Final Conference Join us for The Atlas of Ideas conference, where policymakers, business leaders, scientists and opinion formers from across Asia, Europe and the US will gather to debate the new geography of science. from : mollywebb 3rd January 2007
- The expert patience programme When you have a hammer of a pamphlet, every story looks like a nail. On Friday, we launched The Received Wisdom - Opening up expert advice. In the papers, Richard Doll's (expert par excellence) reputation was taking a battering, vCJD was back in contaminated blood and the expert report of the TeGenero inquiry was described as a whitewash. At the same time, the mobile phones health scare was sinking its nails into Wi-Fi as it slowly died. from : jackstilgoe 12th December 2006
- The Received Wisdom The modern world needs experts. They are everywhere. In government, we are told that they are a resource – ‘on tap, not on top.’ But experience over the last 20 years, from BSE to MMR and beyond, has punctured the old, ‘speaking truth to power,’ model of expertise. The policy response to BSE has been to open up. But are we making the most of openness? from : markfuller 8th December 2006
- The last post? The FT leader summed up the Queen’s speech perfectly, ‘the programme still includes some substantial and worthwhile initiatives, such as the pensions bill and the incapacity bill…the exception to this sense of being becalmed is the Home Office where a bit less activity would have been welcomed.’ Most of the newspapers in their digest of the Queen’s Speech noted that the Labour Government has introduced more than 50 Home Office Bills since 1997. Some of these are important (if not... from : charlieedwards 16th November 2006
- Closing the Gap The report focuses on the future of security sector reform and how British Government departments can collaborate more effectively when implementing policy. from : charlieedwards 14th November 2006
- We've got global challenges - can Europe deal? An impressive list of speakers joined the LSE event The Global Age: Europe, India, China last night where Tony Giddens was launching two books, both on the challenges to (and strengths of) the European social model. Europe's welfare states are in need of reform, but the European approach of 'social investment' is the only way forward. The major challenges facing the world today are global - climate change was often mentioned. And though the US, India and China are important powers, it is... from : mollywebb 10th October 2006
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