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Nick Pearce
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Follow Nick on TwitterNick Pearce is the Director of IPPR, having rejoined the institute in 2010 after serving as Head of the Policy Unit at No 10. An author and regular commentator on public policy in broadcast and print media, Nick writes on a wide range of issues, from social justice, public service reform and identity politics to the future of social democracy.
Nick blogs on things that matter to our public life, from the heart of progressive thinking in Britain.
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Tag Archives: leadership
Today’s speech on social security and the reform of the welfare state was a big moment for the Labour leader, Ed Miliband. He has made some important arguments, on which at least a sizeable part of the battle for the … Continue reading
Dear Jo, Congratulations on being appointed head of the No10 Policy Unit by the prime minister. I’m sure you’ve received a lot of unsolicited advice in the last week or so, and doubtless much of it has been unhelpful. I … Continue reading
The term ‘Thatcherism’ was first coined by Stuart Hall in his seminal 1979 essay, ‘The Great Moving Right Show’. At that time, it was the Eurocommunist intellectuals grouped around the magazine Marxism Today – Hall, Eric Hobsbawm and kindred spirits … Continue reading
It is always sad when someone who has been doing a great job steps down – and the hope has to be that you can find someone who will be an able replacement. Fortunately that is the situation which we … Continue reading
Last week I attended a party to celebrate David Blunkett’s 65th birthday and 25 years as an MP. I worked for David for a number of years when he was education and employment secretary and then home secretary. Almost everyone … Continue reading
Over the bank holiday break I finished reading DR Thorpe’s magnificent biography of Harold Macmillan, Supermac. It is a classic of political biography. Although too charitable to Macmillan in parts, and wrongheaded on some key historical moments, like the Suez … Continue reading
Since the 1970s, Number 10 Downing Street and the adjacent Cabinet Office have, in different ways at different times, hosted units performing two core functions: the provision of political policy advice to the prime minister and strategic, cross-cutting policy development. … Continue reading
All over Europe, the post-war “catch-all” political parties of left and right are in decline, losing vote share to new parties and other rising forces across the political spectrum. Centre-Right parties are struggling to contain surges of anti-immigrant, Eurosceptic and … Continue reading
Here are some articles and essays that I’ve found interesting to read over the past week: Why do we continue to ignore China’s rise? Arrogance: Martin Jacques, Observer Washington’s loss of control over World Bank is a big historic change: Mark … Continue reading
Sometimes political images speak volumes. This piece from the China Digital Times is worth posting in full. The young man wheels Deng Pufang, son of the late Deng Xiaoping, past a nervous-looking Chongqing committee secretary Bo Xilai. It’s been a … Continue reading
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