Research blog
Commentary on research techniques that impact on public affairs and corporate communications can be found below.
DECC Dismisses Dismal Policy Exchange Projections (20th Jan 2012)
Logical people favour in-depth arguments that are thoroughly researched, well thought-out and put forth by highly-qualified and authoritative voices. …Read more
Research agendas: shaping the NHS reform debate (9th Dec 2011)
The health system is never far from the top of the news agenda, even over the last couple of weeks while the controversial Health and Social Care bill has been……Read more
Evidently useful (31st Oct 2011)
Whilst attention has understandably focused on the potential financial implosion within the eurozone...…Read more
Nudging along (19th Sep 2011)
In amongst the release, last week, of the Vickers Report into banking reform and the column inches expended... …Read more
Care services, innovation & the squeeze (31st Aug 2011)
The government’s deficit cutting programme continues to have reverberations...…Read more
Successful behaviour (4th Aug 2011)
A recent Institute for Government debate, on the public policy applications of behavioural change theory, brought to light the sheer volume of innovative work…Read more
Is the Government doing its research? (10th Jun 2011)
The Government is increasingly finding that its evidence-based policies are stalling in the face of unconsidered public opposition. The Conservative Party embraced…Read more
Quality control (9th May 2011)
Recent research from the Institute for Government (Policymaking in the Real World) has found that central government often lacks robust mechanisms for…Read more