Think Tanks

Priority Patients?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Patients who can show they live healthy lifestyles by proving how much they exercise and what they buy in their weekly shop should be prioritised for ...

The Rise of the Neo-Chickenhawks

Joe Glenton | Posted 25.04.2013 | UK Politics
Joe Glenton

Sorely under-used today, chickenhawk was a popular expression during Vietnam. It describes an individual, often a politician, who clamours for war while avoiding military service. George W. Bush is a prime example.

Save Us From... Pretentious Hacks Trying to Put an End to Creativity and Innovation

Olivia Haddow | Posted 11.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Olivia Haddow

The logical conclusion to reach when faced with students who are politicised is, of course, to accuse them of showing off. That's what Jack Rivlin did when he heard of the King's College London Think Tank and its enthusiasm for social reform.

Ideas for Christmas

Jeffrey Gedmin | Posted 22.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Jeffrey Gedmin

Mulling my breakfast with Peter Ackerman, and with New Year's resolutions just around the corner, here are three tips for anyone thinking about plotting a future in the ideas business.

Keep Thinking and Change Britain: One Think Tank's Response to the Cuts

Olivia Haddow | Posted 11.02.2013 | UK Politics
Olivia Haddow

Thinking back to the student riots a couple of years back, you'd be forgiven for feeling like you'd had enough of students. Think again: not all of us are swinging from the Cenotaph to try and get our voices heard (what was it you were trying to say exactly, Charlie Gilmore?).

Only Top Universities Should Give Degrees, Says CentreForum

PA | Posted 16.10.2011 | UK Universities & Education

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Only England's top universities should have the power to award degrees, a study has suggested. A report by the CentreForum thi...

Policies, Sound Bites and Slogans

School’s Out | Posted 24.09.2011 | UK Politics
School’s Out

I wonder if the relative failure of the "Big Society" is related to the inability of our Prime Minister to articulate its meaning in 20 words or less...