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New Statesman - 19 August 2010
If MigrationWatch want to be taken seriously, they need to go back to their statistics textbooks. Here, for the record, are three important methodological reasons why MigrationWatch's claims don't stand up.
Guardian - 19 August 2010
The legal aid budget for asylum seekers is bloated because poor and rushed decisions are made early on - only radical reform, not cuts, can trim the bill.
www.ippr.org - 18 August 2010
In the face of oncoming austerity, no public spending can simply continue without scrutiny. This must include spending on welfare benefits.
OpenDemocracy - 13 August 2010
Imposing a cap on immigration is not the way to reduce the number of migrants: it is neither sensible nor necessary, says Tim Finch.
eGov Monitor - 10 August 2010
Asking people to work for free for profit-making companies is illegal, and creates challenges to equality and social mobility.
Reuters AlertNet - 03 August 2010
Michael Sandel is currently hot property on the centre left in the UK, saying that politics should be built on moral arguments. What does this approach say about the politics of climate change?
Guardian - Comment is Free - 02 August 2010
Current immigration policy smacks of a quick fix. We need a much more comprehensive vision for the next 20 or 30 years, says Tim Finch.
Guardian - Comment is Free - 30 July 2010
IDS sets too much store by work incentives as a cure for unemployment, but this is still a bold and necessary initiative, says ippr's deputy director Kate Stanley
Open Democracy - 30 July 2010
Andy Hull suggests the future governance of intelligence is a matter of both public interest and national importance.
Left Foot Forward - 28 July 2010
The way to deal with public concerns about migration is to change the political narrative and tackle a wider set of issues including the labour market, housing, and changing communities – the immigration cap does neither.
Liberal Conspiracy - 28 July 2010
LocalGov.co.uk - 27 July 2010
There is something about the hopeful promise of collective action that every council should nurture, says Ed Cox.
China Dialogue - 22 July 2010
Politicians must put fairness at the heart of domestic – not just global – climate strategies, argues David Nash, or the poor will end up bearing a disproportionate burden.
ippr.org - 12 July 2010
Tess Lanning reports on the lessons learnt from an ippr training visit to Rwanda’s first think tank, the Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR), where she observed many concerns common to ippr – practical, political and ethical.
Labour List - 08 July 2010
In a new report called Global Brit: Making the Most of the British Diaspora, ippr shows that British emigrants are as confused as the rest of us seem to be about what it means to be British in the 21st century
Progress - 08 July 2010
Can there be real public involvement in deciding where the cuts will fall? Rick Muir looks at the chancellor's claims of bringing voters into making spending decisions and how he might go about it
Public Finance - 08 July 2010
Things really did get better under New Labour. But now we need a new settlement for progressive politics and public service reform, say Lisa Harker and Carey Oppenheim
Labour List - 08 July 2010
The English left needs to reclaim English identity – otherwise there is a dangerous vacuum in which all sorts of resentments over devolution and immigration get channelled through the prism of a reactionary and belligerent Englishness.
Guardian - Comment is Free - 04 July 2010
In order to recover, Labour needs to engage with national renewal in England, just as it tried to do in Scotland and Wales
www.ippr.org - 22 June 2010
In ippr’s view the Chancellor's budget statement needed to be much more progressive than it was to offset the impact of the deep cuts in public services that are round the corner.
Public Finance blog - 18 June 2010
The question of how to create employment and support services that respond to citizens’ needs has never been easy. In the current context of spending cuts and increasing levels of unemployment, it becomes even more critical.
Liberal Conspiracy - 18 June 2010
This government wants to be seen as progressive. A key test of how progressive it really is will be where the impact of deficit reduction falls.
openDemocracy - 14 June 2010
Migration is an unstoppable fact of life in the 21st century and should be based on a sound understanding of migrants’ motivations and real life experiences.
Guardian Society - 08 June 2010
The argument for placing social justice at the heart of government policy has been won, but now must be led by values rather than 'what works'.
leftfootforward.org - 03 June 2010
Migration Watch are plain wrong to suggest that the introduction of the Points-Based System for managing immigration has led to an increase in the number of economic migrants entering the UK.
China Dialogue - 02 June 2010
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Why MigrationWatch are wrong: a plea for a more robust debate on immigration
By Sarah MulleyNew Statesman - 19 August 2010
If MigrationWatch want to be taken seriously, they need to go back to their statistics textbooks. Here, for the record, are three important methodological reasons why MigrationWatch's claims don't stand up.
Legal aid is in tatters and only long-term thinking can mend it
By Alice SachrajdaGuardian - 19 August 2010
The legal aid budget for asylum seekers is bloated because poor and rushed decisions are made early on - only radical reform, not cuts, can trim the bill.
Welfare spending – time to reassess universal benefits?
By Kayte Lawton and Kate Stanleywww.ippr.org - 18 August 2010
In the face of oncoming austerity, no public spending can simply continue without scrutiny. This must include spending on welfare benefits.
Migration: wrong policy, right outcome
By Tim FinchOpenDemocracy - 13 August 2010
Imposing a cap on immigration is not the way to reduce the number of migrants: it is neither sensible nor necessary, says Tim Finch.
Interns Should Be Given A Fair Wage
By Kayte LawtoneGov Monitor - 10 August 2010
Asking people to work for free for profit-making companies is illegal, and creates challenges to equality and social mobility.
Do the right thing?
By Matthew LockwoodReuters AlertNet - 03 August 2010
Michael Sandel is currently hot property on the centre left in the UK, saying that politics should be built on moral arguments. What does this approach say about the politics of climate change?
Immigration must be a bigger part of the reform agenda
By Tim FinchGuardian - Comment is Free - 02 August 2010
Current immigration policy smacks of a quick fix. We need a much more comprehensive vision for the next 20 or 30 years, says Tim Finch.
Iain Duncan Smith's welfare reform deserves support
By Kate StanleyGuardian - Comment is Free - 30 July 2010
IDS sets too much store by work incentives as a cure for unemployment, but this is still a bold and necessary initiative, says ippr's deputy director Kate Stanley
Lawfair
By Andy HullOpen Democracy - 30 July 2010
Andy Hull suggests the future governance of intelligence is a matter of both public interest and national importance.
Immigration cap differences of Cameron and Cable laid bare on trip to India
By Sarah MulleyLeft Foot Forward - 28 July 2010
The way to deal with public concerns about migration is to change the political narrative and tackle a wider set of issues including the labour market, housing, and changing communities – the immigration cap does neither.
Having a better immigration system also means returning immigrants
By Tim FinchLiberal Conspiracy - 28 July 2010
You know government policy is in trouble when on the same day it is attacked by both a High Court judge and its own independent inspector. That is what happened yesterday [27 July] to the Home Office over important aspects of their returns policy...
What's the Big Idea?
By Ed CoxLocalGov.co.uk - 27 July 2010
There is something about the hopeful promise of collective action that every council should nurture, says Ed Cox.
Equity begins at home
By David NashChina Dialogue - 22 July 2010
Politicians must put fairness at the heart of domestic – not just global – climate strategies, argues David Nash, or the poor will end up bearing a disproportionate burden.
ippr visits Rwanda
By Tess Lanningippr.org - 12 July 2010
Tess Lanning reports on the lessons learnt from an ippr training visit to Rwanda’s first think tank, the Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR), where she observed many concerns common to ippr – practical, political and ethical.
Brits abroad: How national pride can help us achieve progressive international goals
By Tim FinchLabour List - 08 July 2010
In a new report called Global Brit: Making the Most of the British Diaspora, ippr shows that British emigrants are as confused as the rest of us seem to be about what it means to be British in the 21st century
The axe factor
By Rick MuirProgress - 08 July 2010
Can there be real public involvement in deciding where the cuts will fall? Rick Muir looks at the chancellor's claims of bringing voters into making spending decisions and how he might go about it
The balance sheet
By Lisa Harker and Carey OppenheimPublic Finance - 08 July 2010
Things really did get better under New Labour. But now we need a new settlement for progressive politics and public service reform, say Lisa Harker and Carey Oppenheim
The English left needs to reclaim English identity
By Rick MuirLabour List - 08 July 2010
The English left needs to reclaim English identity – otherwise there is a dangerous vacuum in which all sorts of resentments over devolution and immigration get channelled through the prism of a reactionary and belligerent Englishness.
Labour's battle for middle England
By Michael Kenny, associate fellowGuardian - Comment is Free - 04 July 2010
In order to recover, Labour needs to engage with national renewal in England, just as it tried to do in Scotland and Wales
ippr statement on George Osborne’s Emergency Budget
By Carey Oppenheim, Co-Director and Tony Dolphin, Senior Economistwww.ippr.org - 22 June 2010
In ippr’s view the Chancellor's budget statement needed to be much more progressive than it was to offset the impact of the deep cuts in public services that are round the corner.
New York welfare lesson
By Dalia Ben-GalimPublic Finance blog - 18 June 2010
The question of how to create employment and support services that respond to citizens’ needs has never been easy. In the current context of spending cuts and increasing levels of unemployment, it becomes even more critical.
Why raising taxes is the only progressive way to tackle the deficit
By Tony DolphinLiberal Conspiracy - 18 June 2010
This government wants to be seen as progressive. A key test of how progressive it really is will be where the impact of deficit reduction falls.
Migration: development on the move
By Alex GlennieopenDemocracy - 14 June 2010
Migration is an unstoppable fact of life in the 21st century and should be based on a sound understanding of migrants’ motivations and real life experiences.
Social justice must remain central to state policy
By Lisa Harker and Carey OppenheimGuardian Society - 08 June 2010
The argument for placing social justice at the heart of government policy has been won, but now must be led by values rather than 'what works'.
More misleading claims about migration
By Sarah Mulleyleftfootforward.org - 03 June 2010
Migration Watch are plain wrong to suggest that the introduction of the Points-Based System for managing immigration has led to an increase in the number of economic migrants entering the UK.
Mixed Feelings
ByChina Dialogue - 02 June 2010
Yesterday, Thomas Hale and Scott Moore called for a “coalition of the willing” to drive emissions cuts as an alternative to the UN process. As climate talks continue in Bonn, a roundtable of experts including ippr's Andrew Pendleton responds.
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