Public affairs blog
Commentary on public affairs and related political events can be found below.
Turbulent Priests (30th Jan 2012)
Politics and Religion have never made easy bedfellows. As far back as the 1980s Margaret Thatcher fought running battles with the then Archbishop of Canterbury…Read more
Goodwill to all men? (20th Dec 2011)
That it is the season of goodwill is a fact which appears to have bypassed many of those within Parliament. On the Government benches, the issue of deficit……Read more
Era of Change for Local Government (8th Dec 2011)
The Localism Act was finally given Royal Assent on the 15th November 2011 after a year of debate. The Act is set to deliver a huge shift in power from cen……Read more
Show some initiative (15th Nov 2011)
Following the recent scrutiny the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) has faced, both in Parliament and beyond...…Read more
Watching the climate for change (4th Nov 2011)
This week, climate minister Greg Barker announced a 50pc cut in solar incentives for domestic and small scale business installations. …Read more
Reading between the lines: Nick Clegg's Speech (16th Sep 2011)
In this week’s infrastructure speech, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg made what amounted to an announcement about an announcement: Government will look t……Read more
End of summer blues (and yellows) (9th Sep 2011)
Parliament has returned after an extraordinary summer recess, which saw rioting in London, a revolution in Libya and the launch...…Read more
Planning a fight (30th Aug 2011)
The traditional August ‘silly season’ failed to materialise this year. Instead of non-stories filling up the pages of newspapers whilst everyone takes a break…Read more