Could this radical idea rescue the trade union movement?
Until a few years ago, only geeks had heard of ‘auto-enrollment’. Now millions more people are in pension schemes. Could a similar plan revive trade unionism in the UK?
nudge
What works in encouraging saving?
Giselle Cory examines the state of ‘nudge’-based programs that encourage saving gently; they may help, but they can’t overcome poverty alone.
Is AV the “nudge” we need?
David Holly presents an engaging, sensible and informed call for an engaging, sensible and informed political culture, and how AV can make it happen.
Public health aspirations undermined by wider coalition policies
Should a stark example of the impact of inequality be needed, look at health status and life expectancy. If everyone over 30 without a degree had their death rate reduced to that of people with degrees, there would be over 200,000 fewer premature deaths each year. This finding, in last year’s Marmot review of health inequalities, illustrated the report’s core message: “Inequalities are a matter of life and death, of health and sickness, of well-being and misery.”