The politics of incentives
Why is the Right so obsessed with the notion that incentives are the answer to all our problems? It started with market-led interventions in education. Lower socio-economic groups both underperform educationally and are underrepresented in the best schools. A Conservative solution? Expand the academy and the free schools programs. Why? Because, as they [...]
The Coalition should be honest about the risk of health care reform… David Cameron and Andrew Lansley have faced fierce criticism from just about everyone over their Health Care Reforms. Some have even gone so far as to suggest Lansley should resign or be dismissed from Cabinet. Whilst health care professionals, academics and [...]
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Amidst rising tensions, Argentina has decided to take the Falklands dispute to the UN… This year the debate on the subject has escalated, with President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Prime Minister David Cameron exchanging ever more controversial statements on the subject, and it was the Argentinian government that first took drastic action, closing [...]
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Prime Minister’s Questions is more about the spectacle than the politics… I often tape Prime Minister’s Question time when it is on the telly, to watch at a convenient time. Is this strange? I don’t mean the actual practice of recording a bit of TV to watch later, after all, nowadays it is quite [...]
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Where is the international response to the coup in the Maldives? Sit back and let your mind wander. Where would you like to be if you could choose any destination? Are you picturing sandy beaches? Crystal clear waters? Maybe a palm tree or two? You’re probably thinking of the Maldives. Now picture violent [...]
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A call for a more representative House of Commons… The twentieth century marked a turning point for women’s rights. We gained the vote, more of us went out to work, and eventually we received (sometimes) the same wages as men. However, the fact remains that men still dominate in politics. Despite continuous reforms [...]
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The Coalition’s education policies will do nothing for those being ‘left behind’… Throughout the coalition government’s term so far there has been one topic that has consistently received media coverage and divided opinion; their education policies. Academies and free schools, Gove wanting bibles to be sent to every school and the revamping of [...]
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The character and purpose of the Lords must be retained in the event of reforms… In the past few days and weeks the House of Lords has suddenly found a habit of rebelling. First, planned restrictions to the Employment and Support Allowance were rejected. Then, an amendment to the bill, which would exclude [...]
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