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Matthew Taylor discusses policymaking after the crash with George Osborne
As part of the RSA's public events programme, RSA Chief Exec and 2020 Commissioner Matthew Taylor spoke to Shadow Chancellor George Osborne .
Ben Lucas discusses public services with Philip Hammond
As part of our seminar series this morning the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Philip Hammond MP, talked about public services in a cold climate.
He recorded a brief video discussing the seminar with 2020 PST Director Ben Lucas.
Ben Lucas discusses public health with Alan Johnson
As part of our seminar series this morning, Rt Hon Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Health, talked to Ben Lucas about how to influence behaviour with regards to public health.
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2020 PST Video Newsletter March 2009
Welcome to the first 2020 PST e-newsletter, keeping you up to date on all the developments of the Trust and our Commission on 2020 Public Services. I have recorded a brief welcome message for you, please watch and share it.
The Blog
White Paper, Healthy Debate
The Commission’s health working group published Improving Health Outcomes earlier this month – written by myself and Dr Greg Parston, the group chair. The Monday following the report, Secretary of State Andrew Lansley announced his white paper, and the debate has shifted again. So how do the two match up? Well first of all , we ... more »
Equality and Cohesion in an Age of Austerity
Was the Budget fair? The Chancellor characterised his measures as ‘progressive’ in that the rich stand to lose more than the poor. But not everyone agrees. The IFS calls the claim ‘debateable’ http://www.ifs.org.uk/budgets/budgetjune2010/chote.pdf , largely because it leaves public services out of the equation. It is poorer households that tend to be the biggest public ... more »
A budget for cuts but is it a budget for reform?
This is a tough budget. It adds another £40bn to the already stringent consolidation planned by Labour. We won’t know its full impact for some time to come. The real test will be what happens to the economy and to jobs. If growth continues and gathers pace next year, then the Government will feel vindicated, ... more »
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