June 2010
Ethos and Leadership failed Paras on Bloody Sunday
The attributes that make for fine paratroopers do not make them best suited to complex situations, such as containing protestors.
Politics Summary: Wednesday, June 16th
Sign up to receive this daily email by 9am every morning. The Guardian reports that Dave Prentis, general secretary of […]
Changing Behaviour Change
If Knowledge is power, knowledge about how best to change your behaviour ought to be particularly empowering, yet public dissemination of relevant behavioural science currently plays a negligible part in the behaviour change agenda. The RSA Social Brain Project is working to change this fact...
David Miliband backs High Pay Commission
David Miliband has today backed calls for a High Pay Commission. He becomes the third leadership candidate to do so after his brother, Ed, and Diane Abbott.
New MPs unsure of their role in the ‘new political era’
The record number of new MPs are finding it difficult to adjust to their roles in the 'new politcs' and the traditions and processes of Parliament, three new MPs revealed today.
Misplaced outrage over ‘gold-plated’ public sector pensions
The focus of today's attacks are the "pay-as-you-go" (PAYG) public sector pensions run by central government (and not the Local Government scheme).