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Planning for productivity? - The Debate
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Friday 10th July 2015 11:16am. Today George Osborne is due to release his productivity plan – Fixing the Foundations – in effect the second half of this week’s Budget. The measures set to be included in today’s plan are:. Establishing a zonal system that would in effect grant automatic planning permission on brownfield sites. Allowing ministers to impose a housing plan on councils that fail to develop one themselves. Permitting property owners in London to add an additional two storeys to their homes (or...
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Social media has been great for politics. But a disaster for the Labour Party. - The Debate
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Social media has been great for politics. But a disaster for the Labour Party. Social media has been great for politics. But a disaster for the Labour Party. What’s more important in politics? Winning votes or starting a Twitterstorm? Monday 27th July 2015 12:01pm. If you listened to some of the left’s Twitter warriors, you would think that ‘winning on Twitter’ was more important than winning at the ballot box. Contrast that to the stark reality to the left of their worst election result for decades.
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SNP priorities in Westminster Parliament
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The SNP – the new “third party” of Westminster. The SNP – the new “third party” of Westminster. George Kerevan MP speaks to an audience at Weber Shandwick on the SNP's priorities in this parliament. Tuesday 14th July 2015 2:46pm. The SNP is undisputedly. The SNP is now the true third party in UK politics. As the third party in Westminster the SNP has:. A seat on special cross chamber committees, such as the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy and on the Intelligence and Security Committee.
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What is Jeremy Corbyn actually wins
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What if Corbyn actually wins? What if Corbyn actually wins? It couldn’t happen, could it? Friday 17th July 2015 2:31pm. Could Jeremy Corbyn the perpetual backbencher and thorn in the side of Labour leaders from Neil Kinnock onwards really be in with a shot of being elected Labour leader? Given that he only squeaked on to the ballot paper by virtue of non fellow travellers deciding they wanted to broaden the debate , it would be extraordinary if this perennial outsider became an absolute insider. His firs...
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Lessons from Labour - The Debate
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What can we learn from the Labour leadership race so far? Friday 7th August 2015 12:42pm. Approximately two-thirds of the way in to the race, it is worth reflecting on some key campaigning principles and whether our would-be leaders are running a text-book campaign or are they making some rookie errors. Build an inclusive coalition. Preferences which will likely prove decisive. In an AV system, a solid understanding of the maths is vital. Read the essay question. Hearts and heads both matter. If you enjo...
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Brand archetypes: The Liberal Democrats - The Debate
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Brand archetypes: The Liberal Democrats. Brand archetypes: The Liberal Democrats. McCann Enterprise takes a look at the Liberal Democrat brand - Must centrists be middling? By Richard Clark, Planning Director, McCann Enterprise. Sunday 3rd May 2015 9:30am. Since the last Liberal government of David Lloyd-George in 1918 the party has struggled with two identities: the Creator and the Pragmatist. Creator brands are hotbeds of innovation and new thinking brands like GE. Pixar and Lady Gaga. Democratic, tran...
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Better teaching in HE - at what price and who pays?
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Better teaching in HE – at what price and who pays? Better teaching in HE – at what price and who pays? Friday 17th July 2015 2:55pm. This month Universities Minister, Jo Johnson, announced a new Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) for Higher Education. This was initially indicated in the Chancellor’s productivity plan –. Fixing the foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation. It is hoped that the planned introduction of a TEF would improve incentives for HE institutions to provide better teaching, mi...
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The Greenest Government Never? - The Debate
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The Greenest Government Never? The Greenest Government Never? Will green subsidies survive the spending review? Tuesday 28th July 2015 11:04am. Looking specifically at energy policy, in the Budget and during the last week alone we have seen some hefty announcements. Delivering the Red Book on 8. After the measure was announced. Both of these examples, whilst not front page news in themselves (the Green Deal arguably being a failed policy), do serve to underline a broader point that this Government, unres...
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Who are the members of the Labour Party? - The Debate
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Who are the members of the Labour Party? Who are the members of the Labour Party? As the Labour leadership election heats up, we look at the divisions between Labour members and voters. Monday 27th July 2015 12:51pm. Remember Labour’s posters in the 2010 campaign the ones with David Cameron as Gene Hunt from Ashes to Ashes? Remember the strapline ‘don’t let him take Britain back to the 1980s’? Last week, presaged by an article. Where is the Party? Tim Bale and Paul Webb have produced an excellent summary.
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How droll... The best comments on the Summer Budget - The Debate
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How droll… The best comments on the Summer Budget. How droll… The best comments on the Summer Budget. Here's our round up of our top ten favourite reponses to the budget. Wednesday 8th July 2015 3:26pm. The big event of today was George Osborne delivering his Summer Budget statement in the House of Commons today. Here’s our ten favourite and funniest responses from the media sphere below! Mdash; Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) July 8, 2015. Mdash; Kevin Maguire (@Kevin Maguire) July 8, 2015. Mdash; Philip...
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