Posts Tagged ‘Policy’

Newt Leading Romney in South Carolina

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Public Policy Polling tracks Gingrich ahead of the frontrunner.

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Newt Leading Romney in South Carolina

Bits Blog: Wikipedia to Go Dark on Wednesday to Protest Bills on Web Piracy

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Wikipedia is the latest Web site to plan a blackout for Wednesday to protest two Congressional bills intended to curtail copyright violations on the Internet.

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Bits Blog: Wikipedia to Go Dark on Wednesday to Protest Bills on Web Piracy

An economics lesson from George Shultz

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Trying to make sense of the global economic malaise and the policy decisions that might impact it? This speech by George P. Shultz, a former treasury secretary and head of the Office of Management and Budget, is a good place to start: Shultz, who was speaking at a dinner in his honor as the non-partisan Economic Club of New York gave him its first Award of Leadership Excellence, gives a big-picture analysis on why our economic troubles have unfolded and what changes policymakers could implement to fix them. Read full article > >

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Universities ‘may drop high fees’

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Many universities in England and Wales will have to reduce their tuition fees within two years of charging higher fees in 2012, the Higher Education Policy Institute predicts.

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Universities ‘may drop high fees’

Public sector pay gap ‘increases’

Monday, May 9th, 2011

Pay in the public sector in the UK has risen faster than in the private sector, a report for think tank Policy Exchange says.

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Private university scrutiny call

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Private universities in England should be subject to the same regulations as public universities, the Higher Education Policy Institute says.

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SCOTT HORTON—Capital Offense –Six Questions for Michael Hirsh

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

Michael Hirsh, the longtime economics correspondent for Newsweek , now serves as chief correspondent for National Journal. In his new book, Capital Offense: How Washington’s Wise Men Turned America’s Future Over to Wall Street, and a current feature he traces the economic crisis of 2008 back to its roots in Washington economic policy from the era after Reagan, arguing that the policy process in Washington was captured by the financial industry. I put six questions to Michael about his book: . . .

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VIDEO: Tackling fish discards ‘a priority’

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

European ministers have agreed that tackling fish discards “must be a priority” for Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform and that “action must be taken now”, the Commons has been told.

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VIDEO: Tackling fish discards ‘a priority’

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

European ministers have agreed that tackling fish discards “must be a priority” for Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform and that “action must be taken now”, the Commons has been told.

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Obama’s new Gitmo policy is a lot like Bush’s old policy

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

So much for closing Guantanamo and ending indefinite detentions.

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VIDEO: Time to move away from GMT?

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

Dr Mayer Hillman, a public policy specialist at the Policy Studies Institute, explains the advantages and disadvantages of the UK moving to European time.

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VIDEO: Time to move away from GMT?

Teachers ‘should give up leave’

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Teachers should surrender one week’s holiday a year, the Centre for Scottish Public Policy suggests.

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UK ‘should cut Europe court link’

Monday, February 7th, 2011

The government should consider cutting its ties with the European Court of Human Rights, says a report by the right-leaning think-tank Policy Exchange.

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UK ‘should cut Europe court link’

In Book, Rumsfeld Recalls Bush’s Early Iraq Focus

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

“Known and Unknown,” former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld’s memoir of his political career, mixes the policy and the personal.

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In Book, Rumsfeld Recalls Bush’s Early Iraq Focus

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

“Known and Unknown,” former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld’s memoir of his political career, mixes the policy and the personal.

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In Book, Rumsfeld Recalls Bush’s Early Iraq Focus