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Celebrating The New - Not Seeing Off The Old

nstead, we should take this opportunity to consider improvements where the provision or practice isn't good enough. Macmillan nurses, hospices and palliative care give the overwhelming majority in Britain a dignified death which does not involve commissioning doctors and nurses as patient killers. When the physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient are met, requests for euthanasia are actually extremely rare. Less than 1,000 people persistently ask for it. 95% of Palliative Medicine Specialists are opposed to a change in the law.

Lord David Alton
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Conservatism, the Big Society, and Patriotism

The concept of patriotism and its role in fostering shared identity and values, has permeated the British political scene of late. From the rise of Nationalism in Scotland, to euro scepticism in England, to even the Labour Party’

Tom Hunt British Civic Life
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ResPonses to the ICB

On the 19th December, George Osborne Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the government will adopt the main proposals of the Independent Commission on Banking, chaired by Sir John Vickers. The ResPublica team have highlighted a few of what we believe to be the most interesting responses to the Chancellors Announcement so far

Sheetal Kapadia New Economies, Innovative Markets
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Mutualising the Post Office

...The key issues under discussion are whether a Post Office Mutual should operate with a mixed membership, reflecting its need to operate in the public interest, or purely on a model of the producer interests, of sub-postmasters, franchises and staff. And whether the Government should retain a long-term stake in the new organisation

Ed Mayo Models and Partnerships for Social Prosperity
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Is the urban-rural divide about to get worse?

There are, however, genuine concerns that this blend of new thinking, and re-badged initiatives may impact unevenly and even unfairly across the country. Much has been made, and will continue to be made, about the north-south divide. But this may not be the only divide which is affected by this new suite of policies

Sally Thomas Pete Duncan Models and Partnerships for Social Prosperity
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ResPonses to the Chancellor

Last week the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, delivered his Autumn Statement on the economy in front of a packed House of Commons, announcing a raft of measures, such as a 1 per cent cap on public sector pay-rises, and downgrading his growth forecasts. With borrowing and unemployment all set to rise, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls was quick to denounce the Coalition’s economic and fiscal plans as being “in tatters”. But what have others had to say about the Chancellor’s announcements?

Andrew Schrader New Economies, Innovative Markets
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Changing the storyline

As the Welfare Reform Bill passes through the House of Lords, the current storyline concerning disabled people is almost wholly negative. Daily headlines speak of the work shy and benefit scroungers. But the reality is quite different and the time has come to ask whether the negativity is actually harmful to the Government's aspirations for more disabled people returning to work or the overall contribution of disabled people to the economic performance of UK Plc

Philip Connolly Models and Partnerships for Social Prosperity
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