October 2010
What could be done with £7.5bn?
Alan Johnson yesterday set out plans for taxes on banks & banking which he says will raise £7.5bn by the end of the Parliament, but what should he spend it on?
Strategic Defence Review: Cameron bats away Trident alternatives
David Cameron today launched a Strategic Defence Review he described as “more thoughtful, more strategic and more co-ordinated” than it’s 1998 predecessor.
Benn: “Unacceptable” there is so little debate and no vote on spending review
It is "simply unacceptable" for the government to devote such little time to the Comprehensive Spending Review, and for there to be no vote, writes Hilary Benn.
Lifting the lid on Islamist radicalisation at British universities
When former UCL student Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to detonate a bomb on Christmas Day 2009, the spotlight was on radicalisation of university students.
Security Strategy fails to address failed states and nuclear proliferation
Britain’s new National Security Strategy clearly lays out the paradigms within which the Army must conceptualise future conflicts, writes Capt. Patrick Bury.
National security: time to get online and upstream
The Nat. Sec. Strategy places welcome emphasis on the need for enhanced cyber-security & greater focus on overseas conflict prevention, writes ippr's Andy Hull.