LOCALISM: to what extent can policing, health and regeneration be devolved to neighbourhoods and families? Full paper. This is a bit of a silly section. Admirer as I am of David Boyle, it is clear that he wrote this chapter and appears to be having a conversation with himself. Happily however, this is one area… Continue reading Meeting the Challenge 4/3: Localism
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Meeting the Challenge 4/2: Fairness
FAIRNESS: what should we do to reduce inequalities in health, education and prosperity? Full paper. This is in many ways one of the weakest sections of the paper, taking a very narrow view of fairness with none of the deliberation of different definitions that was found in the Tax Commission and I have already made… Continue reading Meeting the Challenge 4/2: Fairness
Mission accomplished
David Davis: So ladies and gentlemen, when I ask you to welcome the new leader of the Tory party, I am also asking you to welcome the next Conservative prime minister – David Cameron. Sorry, what was that? “Go back to your constituencies and prepare for government,” did you say?