Commentary & Podcasts
Commentary
Politicians aren’t talking about… teacher recruitment and retention
England does not have enough teachers. Department for Education data published in late November 2019 shows that for the seventh year in a row, the government has failed to recruit...
| Published: | 09 December 2019 |
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| Author: | Linus Pardoe |
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Politicians aren’t talking about… the parlous state of productivity in the public sector
This has been an election campaign full of chunky spending promises from both of the main political parties. The Conservatives have talked about “50,000 more nurses” and “20,000 extra police...
| Published: | 09 December 2019 |
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Commentary
Politicians aren’t talking about…what should replace the hostile environment for immigrants
What should replace the hostile environment?
| Published: | 09 December 2019 |
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Politicians aren’t talking about… central banks
One of the first tasks awaiting Britain’s prime minister next year is the appointment of a new Governor of the Bank of England, since the current incumbent, Mark Carney, is...
| Published: | 09 December 2019 |
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Politicians are not talking about… local government debt
In the face of budget cuts of around 50% from central government since 2010, some of England's councils have been very enterprising.
| Published: | 09 December 2019 |
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Politicians are not talking about…the fraud epidemic
There is a crime epidemic underway in the UK. Yet, few are talking about it and little, relative to the scale of the problem, is being done to deal with...
| Published: | 09 December 2019 |
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| Author: | Richard Hyde |