Hardly a week goes by without frenzied news and comment devoted to the NHS. During August, a raging debate has...
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Month: August 2009 Articles
What we’re reading: 21 August 2009
Afghanistan presidential election ‘The two leading contenders for Afghanistan's presidential election have both...
On-screen ageism
Few will have failed to miss the headlines over past weeks as Arlene Phillips, a judge on Strictly Come Dancing,...
Brown must win the south, or lose the election
Like most people engaged full-time in politics, I was ensnared as a teenager. I grew up in the three-car capital of...
Progress summer reading
The Game CookNorman TebbitJR Books Ltd176pp£14.99Imagine the glee in the Progress office. A cookery book by...
What we’re reading: 6 August 2009
Green shoots? ‘Britain appears to be on the verge of economic recovery amid signs that the worst downturn in...
What we’re reading: 5 August 2009
High-speed rail ‘The government has made the demise of domestic air travel an explicit policy target for the...
Progress summer reading
Wiki Government: How Technology Can Make Government Better, Democracy Stronger, and Citizens More PowerfulBeth Simone...
What we’re reading: 4 August 2009
Economic matters ‘The pound has continued to gain against the dollar, rising above $1.70 for the first time...
We need a new political infrastructure
To win a general election in the UK you must win support of the centre-ground or median voters. These mythical median...
What we’re reading: 3 August 2009
Tory policies under pressure ‘Hospitals will receive less money for operations and treatments under Conservative...
Progress summer reading
After the CarKingsley Dennis and John UrryPolity Press180pp£14.99 The aeroplane has become, for many...