Wilby's World
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UK Politics
Nanny knows best
- 16 April 2007
- 2 comments
By chasing the efficiency of the private sector, Whitehall has lost sight of how to tackle big problems in a long-term, focused way. But statist Finland could have found the solution to joined-up government
Society
Two jobs versus no jobs
- 09 April 2007
- 1 comment
The effect of lone-parent families on child poverty figures is well understood. But another factor is underplayed: the polarisation between two-wage and no-wage households
Society
How politics became the preserve of the wealthy
- 02 April 2007
- 1 comment
Two decades on, we can see the poll tax protests as the last great popular uprising - the last occasion when Britain's dispossessed spoke with political force
Environment
Carbon rationing: a modern morality tale
- 26 March 2007
- 3 comments
Controlling climate change will require personal sacrifice, fairness and trust. Yet successive governments have insisted on the individual's right to choose. This large bird is coming home to roost
Education
What you call a school is academic
- 05 March 2007
- 3 comments
City academies are remarkably similar to the city technology colleges the Tories launched in the 1980s. I have never understood their point
UK Politics
Persuasion is a science
- 26 February 2007
There's a proven formula for getting people to do what you want them to do - and politicians would be well advised to learn it
Society
A corrupt system that affects us all
- 19 February 2007
- 12 comments
I am not suggesting your council will accept a bribe to nod through your rear extension...
UK Politics
Capitalism's dirty business
- 12 February 2007
We need to know about private equity: it sacks staff, cuts wages, sells off assets, outsources, screws suppliers and, more often than not, reduces services to customers
Society
Why skills don't matter any more
- 05 February 2007
- 1 comment
British companies look not for people who are proficient at specific jobs but for those who have "potential" to cope with change. Is it any wonder nothing works properly?
