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Winter of discount tents
Is there anything that conventional politics can learn from the Occupy movement and their general assemblies?
An elected mayor for Cuba, Bosnia, or Bristol?
The debate on elected mayors in England as determined by May referendums is hotting up. A debate in Bristol last week, showed there is support.
Bite-sized IT
Concerns over NHS IT system costs throws into sharp relief the need to adopt a radically-different approach to public procurement and service delivery
An offer they can't refuse?
The government wants a new deal with cities requesting a 'genuine transaction... with both parties willing to offer up and demand things in return.
In it together or just for ourselves?
The BSA reveals three-quarters of people think the rich-poor gap is too large, but only a third think the government should redistribute more.
The 'S' Factors
This report looks at what we can learn from policy successes.
Absent resignations
At our event on great resignations Andrew Adonis said civil servants never resign because they don't believe in anything. Should they?
Opposing forces
Conservative MP Nick Boles told the Institute for Government about travelling to the US in 2008, in preparation for the 2010 General Election.
Mayor or Nightmayor?
Back in May we suggested that the rejection of AV made elected city mayors the most important constitutional debate of this parliament.
Why a year's a long time in social investment
The social investment industry is in the middle of a fascinating debate about the implications of social finance for the sector.