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The City That Doesn't Build
Despite the clear need for more houses in London, the capital is building at less than a quarter of the per capita rate of the rest of England, according to new analysis published by the Centre for Policy Studies.
The City That Doesn’t Build
A conservative disposition
It is said that conservatism in politics is the appropriate counterpart of a generally conservative disposition in respect of human conduct: to be reformist in business, in morals or in religion and to be conservative in politics is represented as being inconsistent.
A Cautionary Tale of the EMU: Some mistakes, Some Remedies
The Renewed interest in monetary union can be explained largely in terms of the politics of the Franco-German alliance.
A Better BBC: Public Service Broadcasting in the ‘90s
The 1990s will see faster and more dramatic changes in British broadcasting than any decade since the introduction of the ITV network in the 1950s. Already the Government’s broadcasting act has set up a new system of regulation for ITV, Channel 4, and a possible new Channel 5.
Uses of Centre
The counter-revolutions and recent cataclysms in Eastern Europe must not be thought to have banished, once and for all, the optimistic creed of socialism.
The Democratic Revolutions
The world is begin swept by simultaneous democratic revolutions. A movement which began hesitantly in the 1980s has barnstormed its way into the 1990s.
Rewards of Parenthood
Some Conservatives say that since, under God people procreate voluntarily then children are matters of consumer choice: and that the costs of rearing them should be the responsibility of their parents.
Returning to Work: New Directions for the Restart Scheme
Restart was introduced in 1986 by the Manpower Services Commission, during Lord Young’s term as Secretary of State for Employment. The Purpose of the scheme (which now comes under the employment service) is to reduce long-term unemployment: by providing information, individual counselling, and help with making new beginnings.
Raising Educational Standards
The 1988 Education Reform Act established an excellent framework to improve educational standards in Primary, Secondary and higher education.
Nimbyism
The phrase not in my back yard sprang to fame when it was used by Nicolas Ridley, then Secretary of State for the Environment, to describe the forceful local opposition to development that the building boom of the late 1980’s had stimulated.
Imperatives for Defence
End of the cold war, or variations of that theme, has been a popular refrain accompanying each turn in east-west relations since Mr Gorbachev got into his stride. Sceptics have doubted and urged prudence, especially over measures of disarmament, in so volatile a situation as that obtaining today, with the Soviet Union itself somewhere between disarray and terminal decline and its allies dissociating themselves from the alliance with every gust of popular wind.
Giving: How to encourage charities more
The annual turnover of the charitable sector has been estimated at some £13billion. Charities are being registered by the Charity Commission at the rate of one every 30 minutes for the working day.
‘Exploding’ Wealth for All
Britain’s tax regime favours the creators of wealth who can invest for tomorrow’s expansion out of today’s income before it is taxed. Employees without equity in their workplace enjoy no such benefit in creating wealth for themselves.
EMU now?
As with the pamphlet Monetarism Lost published last year by the Centre for Policy Studies, this paper was written in great haste in response to topical events. I have not had time to seek extensive comments on it, and mistakes and opinions are very much my own responsibility.
Conservatism & the Paradox of Europe
One of human nature’s most popular impulses is to eat your cake and still have it in front of you. This is especially true in politics, where persuading everybody that you are keeping them happy can mean the difference between office and obscurity.
City Technological Colleges
The Rt Hon Kenneth Baker, PC, MP, then Secretary of State for Education and Science, announced the City Technology College programme at the Cosnervative Party Annual Conference on 7 October, 1986.
