Nick Pearce is professor of public policy & director of the Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath, and former director of the Institute for Public Policy Research.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy the British left must engage with EuropeLabour needs to re-think its position on Europe. Time to blow off the dust from Tom Nairn's unparalleled 1972 essay...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTwo cheers for the petite bourgeoisieIt's a class with few friends in Britain: dismissed by the left, and sidelined by liberals and conservatives chasing...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWelfare debate marks opportunity to renew Beveridge’s legacy
Why has Britain's welfare state lost the popularity it once enjoyed? How can it regain this role and where does...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Great Moving Right Show (reprise)
Despite the mutation of the 'New Right' from Thatcherism to its contemporary variants, the ideas within remain an...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBubbling up: is there strife ahead for UK homeowners?
Proclamations as to the stability of the UK housing market overlook worrying discrepencies between household debt...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCameron plays politics with Britain's welfare system, can Labour respond with policies?
Britain's Prime Minister has just launched a headline catching speech on welfare reform driven by the need for cuts,...