Neither necessary nor desirable

There is an argument that very large remuneration packages are an essential means of recruiting, motivating and retaining company directors. A briefing from One Society highlights evidence that challenges this assertion. Click here to read the full briefing.

England as an emerging political community?

A new report published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) examines the emergence of an increasingly politicised ‘English Identity’. Based on a joint initiative by Cardiff University, the University of Edinburgh and the IPPR/ Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, the survey on which the report is based provides evidence that the more English people feel, the more likely they are to support an English dimension to governance in the UK. Read the full report here.

'Big society', happiness and 'big citizens'?

Two think tanks are today publishing pamphlets on 'Big Society' that suggest the concept needs to be revived and given more substance. Listen to a discussion by the authors here.