In the wake of the result of the Barnsley by-election last week where the UK Independence Party (UKIP) took second place with 12.1% of the vote, one commentator said that UKIP now represented the force which could allow people to regain control over their own destiny. How far is such ...
Moves have been underway this week to appoint a new Director of Strategy in Downing Street. This follows the decision taken by the Prime Minister last November to close down the Downing Street strategy unit. Part of the role of this new Director of Strategy will be to shape a ...
Over the last few days I was in the US, meeting with leading US policy-makers and getting an insight into the current political mood across the Atlantic. I visited both Washington and San Francisco for meetings in my role as Chairman of the Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN) and a Member ...
In recent days, discussion of the UK's potential role in an increasingly multi-polar world has appeared in a number of national papers, with commentators beginning to look beyond our current financial and economic predicament towards an uncertain future ahead.
My attention has been drawn in particular to an article by Philip ...
I am happy to begin entries on my new blog. This is intended to contribute ideas into policy-making across a wide range of policy and political issues, not just to enter into current political controversies.
A principal feature of the blog will be its regular reference, where evidence exists, to long-term ...
