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2. Testing a Green Paper.
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Wylie, Tom
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YOUTH policy ,SOCIAL work with youth ,YOUTH ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Comments on the 2005 Green Paper, titled "Youth Matters," in the United States. Policy development which have shaped youth work; Foundations of good youth work; View by the author that the Green Paper will only succeed if it provides a policy and resourcing framework which enables youth work to flourish.
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- 2005
3. Review of Government Green Paper — Youth Matters.
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Peake, Kim
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YOUTH policy ,SOCIAL work with youth ,YOUTH services ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Examines the 2005 Green Paper, titled "Youth Matters," in Great Britain. Parental involvement; Reward card outlined in the Green Paper; Criticism regarding the lack of cohesion in service delivery; Possible reactions of people involved in youth work.
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- 2005
4. Whose Green Paper is it anyway?
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Eyres, Tim
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YOUTH policy ,YOUTH services ,SOCIAL work with youth ,POLICY sciences ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Comments on the 2005 Green Paper, titled "Youth Matters," in Great Britain. Youth service legacy; Modern concept of a youth service; Reluctance to give youth work and the youth service a statutory footing.
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- 2005
5. Current policy and legislation in England regarding older people - what this means for older people with learning disabilities: a discussion paper.
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Turner, Sue and Cooper Ueki, Madeline
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OLDER people with intellectual disabilities , *OLDER people with disabilities , *PEOPLE with learning disabilities , *DEVELOPMENTALLY disabled older people , *PEOPLE with disabilities , *CARE of dementia patients , *SOCIAL isolation , *OLDER people , *GOVERNMENT policy , *SERVICES for people with disabilities , *DIAGNOSIS of dementia , *TREATMENT of dementia , *EMPLOYMENT , *DISABILITY laws , *HEALTH planning , *HOUSING , *INTEGRATED health care delivery , *LONELINESS , *PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities , *POLICY sciences , *SOCIAL support , *PATIENT-centered care , *OLD age , *PREVENTION - Abstract
People with learning disabilities are living longer. Older people with learning disabilities should be included in policies and plans that are for all older people. National plans and policies for older people often do not say anything about older people with learning disabilities, and it is hard to know whether older people with learning disabilities are benefiting. People who plan services locally often do not have good information on older people with learning disabilities. Using the Equalities Act 2010 could help people who plan services and write policy to think about older people with learning disabilities but this is not happening at the moment. People who work with older people with learning disabilities should be aware of policy for all older people, so that older people with learning disabilities do not miss out. This paper seeks to explore the opportunities and challenges generated by current policy, guidance and legislation in England relating to older people, in terms of the practical implications for older people with learning disabilities. Using the broad themes housing, employment, social inclusion and isolation, care and support, and promoting better health and well-being, this paper discusses potential practical opportunities and concerns for older people with learning disabilities arising from policy and legislation such as current initiatives regarding integration, personalisation and the dementia policy. Consideration is given to the implications of changing policy and practice for both current and future generations of people with a learning disability as they reach older age. This discussion paper concludes that whilst there is potential for older people with a learning disability to benefit from policy and practice aimed at improving the lives of older people generally, the tendency for policy to be targeted at specific groups without adequately considering the diversity of those groups often leaves those with a learning disability at the margins of being able to make the most of changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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6. Xmas -- all wrapped up.
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Reade, Lou
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RAW materials ,GIFT wrapping ,WRAPPING materials ,WASTE recycling ,EQUIPMENT & supplies ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The article focuses on the sustainable raw materials that are used for gift wrapping during the Christmas seasons in Great Britain. It mentions that Professor Chris Carr reveals more possibilities that turkey and duck feathers or even sheep droppings may be used to develop Christmas wrapping paper. It also notes the British government's statistics which encourages recycling in the country.
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- 2010
7. The White Paper on Opioids and Pain: A Pan-European Challenge: The European White Paper on the Use of Opioids in Chronic Pain Management.
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OPIOIDS , *PAIN , *GOVERNMENT policy , *PATIENTS - Abstract
This document was developed by a group of over two dozen pain clinicians and investigators from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany Ireland, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway. Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom and funded by an educational grant form Mundipharma International, Limited. The stated aim of the White Paper is to identify inequalities in government policies towards opioids that contribute to inadequate treatment of pain. It calls for their replacement with policies that will support doctors and patients in their efforts to relieve pain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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8. Review: A New Deal for Transport--Analysis of the Transport White Paper (Cm 3950).
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Hibbs, John
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PAPER ,AUTOMOBILES ,TRANSPORTATION ,GOVERNMENT policy ,COMMERCIAL vehicles ,PUBLIC transit ,RAILROADS - Abstract
The article presents comments of the author on the transport White Paper. The British Deputy Prime Minister's proposals, as revealed in the July 1998 White Paper, fall far short of the rhetoric one recalls from the 1997 general election campaign, or even of the promises that followed it. The railways are not to be renationalized; the buses are not to be re-regulated and area-wide local authority franchising is not even mentioned. All the same, the politicians' urge to meddle runs throughout the document and the liberty of entrepreneurs to seek out and satisfy demand is still to be overseen by those whom scholar Deepak Lal calls the Platonic guardians. The search for a definitive meaning of the word integration is abandoned in favor of a list of four possible interpretations. There is to be a new Commission for Integrated Transport and there are to be local transport plans will be the key to the delivery of integrated transport locally. So the Commission and the local authorities will have to work out the meaning of the word for themselves. The White Paper is being followed by a collection of daughter papers which might, just possibly, throw more light on the question. A policy based upon an indeterminate concept such as this can hardly be expected to make things better for everyone.
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- 1999
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9. Gender and the Nuclear Weapons State: A Feminist Critique of the UK Government's White Paper on Trident.
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Duncanson, Claire and Eschle, Catherine
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NUCLEAR weapons , *GENDER role in communication , *FEMINIST criticism , *MILITARY policy , *TRIDENT (Weapons systems) , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
This article enquires into the connections between gender and discourses of the nuclear weapons state. Specifically, we develop an analysis of the ways in which gender operates in the White Paper published by the UK government in 2006 on its plans to renew Trident nuclear weapons (given the go-ahead by the Westminster Parliament in March 2007). We argue that the White Paper mobilizes masculine-coded language and symbols in several ways: firstly, in its mobilization of techno-strategic rationality and axioms; secondly, in its assumptions about security; and, thirdly, in its assumptions about the state as actor. Taken together, these function to construct a masculinized identity for the British nuclear state as a “responsible steward.” However, this identity is one that is not yet securely fixed and that, indeed, contains serious internal tensions that opponents of Trident (and of the nuclear state more generally) should be able to exploit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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10. Commentary: Public Parks after the Urban White Paper.
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Jenkins, Jennifer
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PARK policy , *PUBLIC spaces , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Comments on the political importance of public parts in light of the British government's White Paper program. Problems in achieving ideals for parks and open spaces; Impact of the neglect of public open spaces; Sources of funding for the development of public open spaces according to the White Paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2000
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11. rise of UK–China research collaboration: Trends, opportunities and challenges.
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Adams, Jonathan, Johnson, Jo, and Grant, Jonathan
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CHINA-Great Britain relations ,GOVERNMENT policy ,TELECOMMUNICATION ,DATA science - Abstract
China has become an impactful science superpower, but it is asserted that its influence provides it with disproportionate benefits that some national research policies have not thus far appreciated. To create context, Web of Science data are used to analyse research collaborations between the UK and China: trends in volume of output between 1981 and 2019; citation impact; and comparative performance across research fields. UK–China collaboration increased from fewer than 100 co-authored papers before 1990, to 750 per year in 2000, 3,324 in 2010, and 16,267 papers (10.9 per cent of UK output) in 2019. UK–China collaboration is concentrated in technology-based fields: in some (e.g. telecommunication), over 30 per cent of UK papers are in collaboration with Chinese-based researchers. The paper discusses the policy consequences to the UK of this indicative dependency, arguing that exiting from such collaborations is ill advised, provided the risks, perceived or real, are mapped, managed, and mitigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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12. Family Policy and Civil Registration in England and Wales: An Analysis of the White Paper Civil Registration: Vital Change.
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Finch, Janet
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FAMILY policy , *RECORDING & registration , *CHILDBIRTH , *MARRIAGE , *POPULATION , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The article considers the implications for family policy of the proposed new changes to the registration of births, marriages and deaths, contained in the British government White Paper Civil Registration: Vital Change (2002). It ask whether, and to what extent, the changes proposed are 'facilitative; or 'persuasive'. It is argued that, whilst the changes are in part designed to facilitate more diverse patterns of partnering and parenting now evident in the population there are limitations, for example in respect of same sex partnerships. There are also clearly 'persuasive' elements. These are consistent with changes in family policy which focus more on the individuals than on the nuclear family as the focus of policy, which are tolerant of different forms of partnering, but which place supporting parenthood as the highest priority. Changes in civil registration are seen as an essential condition for implementing other types of changes in the family policy arena. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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13. Addressing health inequalities in the United Kingdom: a case study*A previous draft of this paper was presented at a workshop entitled ‘Health Equity Research: Beyond the Sound of One Hand Clapping’, held at the Rockefeller Conference Center, ...
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Oliver, Adam and Nutbeam, Don
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HEALTH , *HEALTH equity , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Health inequalities research has a long history in the United Kingdom, and the development of government policies that are intended to explicitly address the existing health inequalities has been gathering pace since the Labour Party returned to power in 1997. In this paper, using the influential Acheson Report as a reference point, one of us (D.N.) describes how health inequalities policies have been developed, and the other (A.O.) assesses how, ideally, such policies ought to be developed. Although progress in the development of health inequalities policies has been made, the policies, and the evidence that has informed them, have been less than ideal. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2003
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14. The planning reform agenda: the 2007 White Paper.
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MacDonald, Kelvin
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URBAN planning ,GOVERNMENT policy ,INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics) ,LAND use planning ,SUSTAINABLE living ,CITIES & towns ,PUBLIC service commissions ,PARTICIPATION - Abstract
The article presents an analysis on the planning reform agenda in the 2007 White Paper "Planning for a Sustainable Future" in Great Britain. The author stated that the paper marked a conclusion to another period of uncertainty for city planning. He said White Paper contained proposals for an independent commission to deal with major infrastructure projects. He said that the statements of national policy in the White Paper was subject to consultation, parliamentary scrutiny and ministerial sign off. He emphasized that the full public participation was significant in the statements of national policy.
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- 2007
15. A tale of two White Papers.
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Race, David G.
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MENTAL efficiency , *LEARNING disabilities , *GOVERNMENT policy , *CROSS-cultural differences - Abstract
Cross-cultural differences in governance and policies for learning disability services are of interest. This article focuses on two UK government policy documents issued in 1971 and 2001. Their context, creation, principles, proposals and proposed implementation are examined, and lessons are drawn for an international audience as to the changing nature of services in the UK. The analysis reveals a move from a detailed and prescriptive policy in 1971, largely defined by professionals and bureaucrats, and aimed primarily at families with a disabled member, to statements of broad principles in 2001, devised in consultation with and aimed at a range of groups, including disabled people themselves. The article acknowledges progress in individual rights and choices for people with learning disabilities, but raises doubts about how significant this is in achieving a qualitative improvement in their lives. Some of these doubts relate to the governance process itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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16. Safeguarding carers: literature review on what is known about carers who are abused by the people they provide care for.
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Anka, Ann and Penhale, Bridget
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RISK of violence ,SAFETY regulations ,GOVERNMENT policy ,PATIENT-family relations ,FAMILY roles ,FAMILY relations ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,THEMATIC analysis ,SOCIAL support ,CAREGIVER attitudes - Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a literature review on what is known about unpaid family carers who are at risk of or have experienced abuse from the people they provide care for and relevant policy/legal and practice responses for affected family carers. Design/methodology/approach: A literature search was carried out to locate literature relating to unpaid family carers who are at risk of or have experienced abuse from the people they provide care for. This also incorporated grey literature, including policy guidance and law, to determine the existing knowledge base, gaps in practice and areas that might require further research. Findings: The findings suggest that although carer harm is serious, it is under-researched. In addition, the unique needs of unpaid family carers who are at risk of or have experienced abuse, violence and harm from the people they provide care for are subsumed in safeguarding policy/law processes and practice under the auspices of the protection of "adults at risk" rather than the protection of "carers at risk". Research limitations/implications: It is important that those who support unpaid family carers who are at risk of abuse and harm know about their unique safeguarding needs and concerns to offer appropriate support. It is also apparent that policy and law need to address the gap in provision relating to the unique safeguarding concerns involving the abuse of unpaid family carers by the people they provide care for. This paper is based on this literature review and not on other types of research. Originality/value: The paper provides insights into what is known about the abuse of unpaid family carers by the people they provide care for, and the policy/legal and practice responses to affected unpaid family carers. It contributes to the body of knowledge on carer abuse and safeguarding carers from abuse and harm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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17. Pregnant racialised migrants and the ubiquitous border: The hostile environment as a technology of stratified reproduction.
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LONERGAN, GWYNETH
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IMMIGRATION law ,CHILDBIRTH & psychology ,ATTITUDES toward pregnancy ,ECOLOGY ,GOVERNMENT policy ,MATERNAL health services ,FOCUS groups ,RESEARCH funding ,SEX distribution ,INTERVIEWING ,PREGNANT women ,CITIZENSHIP ,RACISM ,EXPERIENCE ,THEMATIC analysis ,MIGRANT labor ,HUMAN reproduction ,RESEARCH methodology ,HOUSING ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,SOCIAL classes ,HEALTH care rationing - Abstract
This article explores the impact of the 'hostile environment' on racialised migrant women's experiences of pregnancy and childbirth in England, arguing that the 'hostile environment' functions as a technology of 'stratified reproduction.' First coined by Shellee Colen, the concept of stratified reproduction describes the dynamic by which some individuals and groups may be supported in their reproductive activities, while others are disempowered and discouraged. This paper locates the stratified reproduction produced by the 'hostile environment' as intertwined with wider gendered and racialised discourses around British citizenship which have been 'designed to fail' racialised residents of the UK. Drawing on interviews with racialised migrant mothers in the north of England, this paper analyses how the proliferation and intensification of immigration controls interacts with gender, race, class, and other social regimes to differentially allocate the resources necessary for a safe and healthy pregnancy and childbirth, and how this is experienced materially by pregnant migrants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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18. Healthy people, healthy lives. The English public health white paper: risks and challenges for a new public health system.
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Middleton, John
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PUBLIC health , *HEALTH policy , *GOVERNMENT agencies , *HEALTH services accessibility , *ORGANIZATIONAL change , *ORGANIZATIONAL structure , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The article explores the challenges and risk for the potential development of a new public health system in England in 2011. It says that the decision to implement a radical change in the system is due to several indicators and facts such as the dependency of 1.6 million people on alcohol. It also mentions that the change is in line with the aim of government to address the problems regarding long-term poor mental health in the country. According to the author, the improved health system is expected to enhanced the lifestyle of families in the poorest areas.
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- 2011
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19. Innovation in UK independent homecare services: A thematic narrative review.
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Burns, Diane, Goodlad, Cate, Hamblin, Kate, and Zimpel‐Leal, Karla
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EVALUATION of medical care ,HOME care services ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,MATHEMATICAL models ,PROFESSIONAL employee training ,LABOR supply ,THEORY ,ASSISTIVE technology ,GOVERNMENT policy ,MEDLINE ,THEMATIC analysis ,GOVERNMENT aid ,SOCIAL services ,DIFFUSION of innovations - Abstract
This paper reports the findings of a thematic narrative review of peer‐reviewed articles exploring innovation in UK independent homecare services published between January 2009–August 2021. Our analysis of 15 papers reveals four broad innovation types: personalised funding, operational models, workforce development and assistive technology. We conclude that research focused on innovation in independent homecare offers important insights into the positive and negative outcomes of different types of innovation for providers, care workers and people receiving care. There are, however, also areas which are neglected and need further elaboration, including more robust evidence of outcomes and clearer articulation of innovation processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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20. "You have to work...but you can't!": Contradictions of the Active Labour Market Policies for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK.
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CALO, FRANCESCA, MONTGOMERY, TOM, and BAGLIONI, SIMONE
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POLICY sciences ,GOVERNMENT policy ,QUALITATIVE research ,FOCUS groups ,RESEARCH funding ,PSYCHOLOGY of refugees ,INTERVIEWING ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,LABOR market ,DISCOURSE analysis ,EXPERIENCE ,THEORY of knowledge ,PRACTICAL politics ,STAKEHOLDER analysis ,SOCIAL support ,DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) ,SOCIAL problems - Abstract
The discourse of deservingness has been mobilised against certain groups in the UK society navigating UK labour markets, among them refugees and asylum seekers. These discourses, leading to the stigmatisation of the unemployed are coupled with an emphasis on the importance of individuals taking responsibility to develop their 'employability'. Little attention has been paid to scrutinise the contrast between the deservingness rhetoric and policy making with the actual conditions newcomers, and in particular refugees and asylum seekers, are confronted with when seeking employment. Our paper fills such a gap by indicating key contradictions at the heart of labour market integration in the UK. On the one hand, the emphasis on deservingness is coupled with policy discourses that construct an environment shaped by welfare and labour market chauvinism. On the other hand, the policy architecture is fundamentally flawed in a number of ways in terms of the support mechanisms necessary to ensure that newcomers can successfully integrate into the labour market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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21. The Editors welcome topical correspondence from readers relating to articles published in the Journal. Letters should be no more than 250 words in length and should be typed on A4-sized paper in double spacing.
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Lee, J.
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ORGAN donors , *KIDNEY transplantation , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Focuses on the number of centers involved in kidney donor programs in Great Britain. Basis of donor assessment guidelines; Consequences of associated physiological, ethical and clinical implications; Number of renal transplants performed annually.
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- 1999
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22. A campaigning group's perspective on the 1997 White Paper on International Development.
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Group on British Aid, Independent
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ECONOMIC development ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,GOVERNMENT policy ,INTERNATIONAL economic assistance - Abstract
Presents the perspective of the Independent Group on British Aid (IGBA) 1997 White Paper on International Development. Measures for which the IGBA has been campaigning since the publication of "Real Aid: A Strategy for Britain," in 1982; Significance of the White Paper; Advice from the group regarding the White Paper on International Development.
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- 1998
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23. Lost in Categorisation? Employment Subsidies – Bringing the Beneficiaries Back In.
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ROBERTSHAW, DAVID KEITH
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UNEMPLOYMENT ,MOTIVATION (Psychology) ,PRACTICAL politics ,EMPLOYEE recruitment ,EMPLOYEES ,JOB involvement ,ABILITY ,TRAINING ,GOVERNMENT policy ,BUSINESS ,EMPLOYMENT ,WAGES ,TERMS & phrases ,DECISION making ,COST analysis ,GOVERNMENT aid ,COALITIONS ,PUBLIC welfare ,JOB performance ,PEOPLE with disabilities ,PERSONNEL management ,EMPLOYEE retention ,INDUSTRIAL relations - Abstract
Employment subsidies are important active labour market policy (ALMP) tools, suited to a variety of labour market challenges. This paper engages with recent ALMP categorisation debates by appraising Cronert's (2019) recent typology of employment subsidies. It uses empirical material to assess the typology's explanatory power and produce insights to inform further typological development. The illustrative case of the British ' Wage Incentive' (2012-2014) is used to assess the typology's analytical purchase. Cronert's typology helpfully identifies key distinctions in the distributional profiles of employment subsidies, but further understanding of the category is impeded by the practice of defining them as demand-side interventions. The paper argues for a reappraisal of their supply-side characteristics, maintaining that the (potential) worker should be included in the analysis, and that employment subsidies' relationship with training and job creation should be acknowledged. It proposes a redefinition of employment subsidies reflecting their real-world use, and suggests a framework for further exploring varieties of employment subsidy design from the perspective of beneficiaries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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24. Centenary paper: Planning and good design: indivisible or invisible?: A century of design regulation in English town and country planning.
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Punter, John
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DESIGN ,URBAN planning ,CONSERVATIVES ,POLITICAL parties ,GOVERNMENT policy ,URBAN policy ,SUSTAINABILITY ,CITY councils - Abstract
Taking its cue from recent government advice on design, and referring back to previously published work on the history of design control, this paper reviews the state of urban design in contemporary planning practice in England. It focuses primarily upon more recent development since 1985 through the Conservatives' Quality Initiatives, New Labour's Urban Renaissance, and an unprecedented flow of design advice (from CABE). It asks a rhetorical question: is 'good design indivisible from good planning' as government policy now proclaims, or does it remain largely invisible by virtue of a potent mix of political short-termism, economic imperatives and low skill levels. The paper reflects on the evolution of design control practices from obsession with elevations through to broader notions of urban design and the public realm, place making and now the pursuit of sustainable urban forms. It reflects on the relatively new consensus about appropriate urban design principles and practices, and the widening scope of government advice. However, it questions whether the majority of local councils are adequately committed to positive planning and proactive development management, and whether local planning authorities have the resources, skills and policy/guidance frameworks to deliver the high-quality, sustainable urban design and place making to which central government now aspires. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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25. New development: Managing and accounting for sustainable development across generations in public services—and call for papers.
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Grubnic, Suzana, Thomson, Ian, and Georgakopoulos, Georgios
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SUSTAINABLE development ,SUSTAINABILITY ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,PUBLIC administration ,TRANSPARENCY in government ,BRITISH politics & government ,TWENTY-first century ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Social and environmental justice across generations is a fundamental attribute of sustainable development. In this article, which is also a call for papers for a future theme in Public Money & Management (PMM), we develop our case for further research on how governments and public service organizations seek to address sustainable development in their decision-making processes. We believe that accounting for social and environmental aspects is an underdeveloped area of research and practice that is worthy of further critical enquiry. We therefore call on researchers and practitioners to submit their research to a themed issue of PMM on managing and accounting for sustainable development in public services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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26. Chapter 1. Introduction to policy paper.
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SPECIAL education ,STUDENTS with disabilities ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
An introduction is provided for a policy paper included in the issue on the topic of the British government's policy for special educational needs and disability (SEND), which is based on a seminar held on June 21, 2012 at Birkbeck College in London, England.
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- 2014
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27. Invited Paper: The Stem Advisory Forum: A means of allowing people to influence the Government's STEM initiatives.
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Onion, Alice and Follett, Brian
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EDUCATION policy ,GOVERNMENT programs ,SCIENCE education (Elementary) ,TECHNOLOGY education ,ENGINEERING education ,FORUMS ,MATHEMATICS education ,BRITISH politics & government ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
This paper gives a short overview of the UK government’s STEM agenda and then considers one aspect in depth – the STEM Advisory Forum. It explains how the Forum operates to draw together views from across the STEM community through online discussions and face-to-face events. Four examples are given of topics that have been dealt with by the Forum. Firstly the topic of engineering, enrichment and engagement is covered through samples of various events and discussions. A major issue covered is the number of young people taking A Level mathematics. The background to the issue is explained and how views expressed on the Forum might have had some influence upon the Government’s advanced level target and may yet impact on admissions behaviour in universities. A third short example of impact on the number of university places for STEM subjects is given and the piece finishes with an example of impact at local level in schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
28. Centenary Paper: V. Gordon Childe and the Urban Revolution: a historical perspective on a revolution in urban studies.
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Smith, Michael E.
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URBANIZATION ,URBAN revolution ,URBAN growth ,GOVERNMENT policy ,URBAN policy ,URBAN renewal ,CIVIC improvement - Abstract
'The Urban Revolution' by V. Gordon Childe (Town Planning Review, 1950) is one of the most heavily cited papers ever published by an archaeologist. The intellectual context and influence of Childe's paper are examined here. Childe was the first to synthesise archaeological data with respect to the concept of urbanism, and the first to recognise the radical social transformation that came with the earliest cities and states. This paper traces the influence of his ideas and shows their relevance to studies of ancient urbanism today. Although Childe's treatment of urban planning was brief, his ideas presaged current research into ancient urban planning. The paper ends with a call for renewed interaction between scholars of ancient and modern urbanism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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29. Making it real or sustaining a fantasy? Personal budgets for older people.
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West, Karen and Needham, Catherine
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HOUSEHOLD budgets ,OLDER people ,SOCIAL impact ,SOCIAL gerontology ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the current policy of extending personal budgets to older people.Design/methodology/approach In developing this explanation, the paper draws upon a species of de-centred, post-foundationalist theory which draws attention to the way in which certain narratives can sustain a longing for the implementation of policies that are ultimately unachievable. The paper also draws upon original data from an evaluation of a national ageing charity’s project to increase take-up of personal budgets.Findings The paper draws attention to, and seeks to explain, the paradoxical discursive positioning of older adults as “the unexceptional exception” within the general narrative of universal personalisation.Research limitations/implications This analytical approach can secure a different vantage point in this debate by paying closer attention to the ideological and ethical dimensions of personalisation than has been the case until now.Practical implications The paper contributes to the critical interrogation of the personalisation agenda, in which debate (both in academic and practitioner circles) has become highly polarised.Social implications The paper contributes to discussions in critical social gerontology which point to a bifurcation of later life into, on the one hand, an ageless third age and a frailed fourth age, on the other.Originality/value The paper makes clear that the discursive positioning of older people as “the unexceptional exception” risks an inadvertent ageism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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30. What are the Barriers to Taxing Wealth? The Case of a Wealth Tax Proposal in the UK.
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PRABHAKAR, RAJIV
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TAXATION ,DEBT ,PRACTICAL politics ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,INCOME ,GOVERNMENT policy ,POLICY sciences ,THEMATIC analysis ,COVID-19 pandemic - Abstract
Over the past decade there have been repeated calls for the greater taxation of wealth. These calls have had little impact on policy. There has been a global trend to reduce or abolish taxes on wealth. The contrast suggests that it may be better now to explore how taxes on wealth may be made a reality rather than designing new tax proposals. What are the barriers to tax wealth? This paper addresses this by conducting a case study of a high profile plan for introducing a one-off wealth tax in the UK. It identifies a tyranny of the status quo, framing and the policy process as key barriers to tax reform. It uses thematic analysis to study how the plans for a one-off wealth tax were discussed in the media and the UK Parliament. This paper argues that there were important shortfalls in both the way the case for a wealth tax was framed as well as the engagement with the policy process. It claims that a stronger framing would have discussed wealth inequality in greater depth and there was a need for a less equivocal case to Parliamentarians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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31. Levelling Up the UK: If not the Conservatives, will Labour Learn the Lessons from Past Policy Failings?
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Diamond, Patrick, Richards, David, Sanders, Anna, and Westwood, Andy
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GOVERNMENT policy ,FEDERAL government ,REGIONAL disparities ,PRIME ministers ,REGIONAL differences ,CONSERVATIVES - Abstract
This article considers the levelling‐up agenda in the UK, examining the Johnson government's original proposals to tackle regional and local inequality and its continuation under new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak following the short‐lived premiership of Liz Truss. The 2022 Levelling Up in the United Kingdom White Paper is notable for the frank and wholesale critique it provides of previous governments'—both Tory and Labour—efforts to address the pressing issue of geographic inequality. The assessment was that a pattern of ad hoc and incoherent reforms needed to be replaced by a stable, long term and system‐wide approach to change. Yet, under Johnson, Truss and now Sunak, policy churn is continuing, with an approach that falls short in following the lessons set out in the White Paper. We provide a detailed analysis of the government's critique of past reforms, the lessons it has set out and why its reform programme is likely to repeat past failings. Crucially, the approach leaves the structure of central government almost untouched, with substantive reforms instead focussed at the local governance level. We argue the government's programme perpetuates the 'power‐hoarding' tendencies of the Westminster model, a key bulwark against meaningfully addressing the UK's spatial inequality problem. We conclude that the levelling‐up agenda, missions and targets are unlikely to be met under Rishi Sunak, reflecting the endemic nature of short‐termism and centralisation of power in the UK's public policy approach. We then consider the approach of Starmer's Labour Party to levelling up and the issues it needs to confront if it forms the next government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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32. Building an island of state capacity: How the UK state implemented the Thames Tideway Tunnel with market-based finance.
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Findeisen, Francesco
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CLIMATE change ,INVESTMENT risk ,GOVERNMENT policy ,INDUSTRIAL capacity ,ISLANDS - Abstract
This article contributes to the literature on state capacity in financialized political economies by studying the market-based investment setting for the Thames Tideway Tunnel, a £4.2 billion sewer, built underneath central London to prevent raw sewage from spilling into the River Thames. Most analyses conclude that financial statecraft undermines state capacities, as it empowers finance and exposes states to uncontrollable risks. This article moves beyond these accounts by arguing that public policy officials engage with finance instrumentally, taking on risks to solve the governing challenges they face. It demonstrates that state action can build islands of state capacity with financial statecraft in fragmented policy environments. Based on expert interviews and documentary analysis, the article traces how the UK's Ministry of the Environment experimented with a policy instrument and used investment capacities from different levels of government, to implement the Thames Tideway Tunnel through institutional equity investment and share risks in the privatized and financialized environmental sector. The paper concludes that under the current conjuncture, financial statecraft will play an important role in addressing the climate crisis. Therefore, further comparative research is required to explore its normative paradox. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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33. DIRTY MANUFACTURING.
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Davies, Sean
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CARBON dioxide & the environment ,CARBON dioxide ,CARBON dioxide mitigation ,EMISSION control ,STEEL ,PAPER & the environment ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The article focuses on the impact of the manufacturing of several materials on the British carbon reduction policy. It states about several researches carried by several scientists including Timothy Gutowski, Sahil Sahni and Julian Allwood which reveals that manufacturing of steel, cement and paper, can meet the energy-reduction target as prescribed the British Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It reports that the panel has suggested 50 percent reduction in emission by 2050.
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- 2013
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34. Research Communities, The White Paper Chase and a New Research Ecumenism.
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Wilcox, B.
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EDUCATION research ,RESEARCH ,GOVERNMENT policy ,SCHOOLS ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,COMMUNITIES ,EDUCATION ,EDUCATIONAL change - Abstract
The period when the British Educational Research Association (BERA) was founded was one in which there was an increasing recognition amongst the research community that a wind of change had stirred up the settled traditions of educational research. It was a time which celebrated the promise of alternative paradigms for research. Ten or so years on we are entering another era where the emphasis is not on the reconceptualisation of what research is but on how it is organised. I think one can discern at least two factors, not wholly separate from each other, that will increasingly influence how a substantial part of research will be organised. These two factors are the changes which have taken place in the composition of the research community and the direction of current Government policy concerning the school system. I aim to show how these are leading to a fruitful form of collaborative research at local level which should be encouraged and supported—not least by BERA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1986
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35. Industrial policies, strategy and the UK's Levelling Up agenda.
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Sunley, Peter, Harris, Jack L, Pike, Andy, Harris, Richard, Martin, Ron, and Evenhuis, Emil
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INDUSTRIAL policy ,INFRASTRUCTURE policy ,INDUSTRIALIZATION ,GOVERNMENT policy ,COLUMNS - Abstract
In the context of the UK economy's slow and unbalanced growth, this paper discusses the degree to which recent Conservative Governments in the UK have moved towards the adoption of a strategic and coherent set of industrial policies to enhance economic performance across the country. It starts by outlining the priorities and principles of new forms of industrial strategy which emphasises the importance of cross-sectoral goals, intensive dialogue between government and the private sector, co-ordination between different policies and levels of government, directions to address societal and environmental challenges and the role of place-based policy making. The paper discusses the degree to which these principles have shaped, or been largely absent from, recent industrial policy development in the UK and particularly the interface between industrial and regional policies. It discusses the May Government's move to set up an Industrial Strategy with a place 'pillar' and the influence of a mission approach. It then reviews the Johnson's Government's 'Plan for Growth' industrial policy agenda, focussing on the recent Levelling Up White Paper and examines how far and in what ways it has embedded these reforming principles. It finds that despite reflecting some of these principles in its rhetoric, the current government programme has substituted innovation and infrastructure policies for an actual industrial strategy, and continues to rely mainly on a top-down and technologically driven type of approach. The agenda lacks the capacity to deliver its levelling up goals due to inadequate funding, an incomplete devolution agenda and insufficiently developed place-based capacities and policies. Future development needs to move the principles from rhetoric into industrial policy direction and design, and to remedy the continuing lack of local and regional collaboration and co-ordination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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36. Viewing domestic workers problems through a human rights lens.
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Salih, Ismail Idowu
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HOUSEHOLD employees ,HUMAN rights ,EMPLOYMENT ,NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the pattern and attitude of the UK government towards international frameworks that promotes humane treatment of domestic workers and the respect of their human rights. This paper also examines the UK government continued refusal to adopt ILO Convention 189 that consolidates the framework for regulating domestic work. Design/methodology/approach – Using the concept of human rights, this paper conducts an extensive literature review on domestic workers; migrants in particular. Findings – This paper concludes that the best way to deal with the problems faced by domestic workers in the UK is the inclusion of them in all aspects of employment and health and safety protection, the regulation of domestic work, and a review of the domestic workers visas. Research limitations/implications – The Home Office has commissioned a panel to look into the effect of the current domestic workers visa on the vulnerability of the workers. The panel’s report is yet to be released as at the time of drafting this viewpoint. Practical implications – This paper contains useful informational for policy makers, NGOs, and academics. Social implications – This papers is a useful tool for a symposium, seminar, or conference. Originality/value – This paper contains original work of the author; except where copyright is acknowledged. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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37. Government issues its Energy White Paper.
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ENERGY policy , *CARBON dioxide , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Comments on the British government's white paper on its energy strategy, 'Our Energy Future--Creating a Low Carbon Economy.' Reductions in carbon dioxide emissions; Electric generation from renewable resources; Improvement of energy deficiency sales to the domestic market.
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- 2003
38. THE PENSIONS GREEN PAPER: A GENERATIONAL ACCOUNTING PERSPECTIVE.
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FISCAL policy ,GOVERNMENT policy ,PENSIONS ,PUBLIC finance - Abstract
Shows how the policy proposals contained in the government's Green Paper on pensions (DSS, 1998) affect the long term sustainability of Great Britain's public finances and redistribution. Description of the main proposals contained in the Green Paper; Assessment of the effect of the Green Paper on the sustainability of the public finances.
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- 2000
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39. Where do we go from here?: Virtual Production and the potential impact on regional filmmaking.
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Fair, James
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TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,CULTURAL industries ,PRODUCTION losses ,FILMMAKING ,VIRTUAL communications ,FILMMAKERS - Abstract
Virtual Production (VP) has seen enormous growth in the last few years. The technology enables filmmakers to project locations onto a giant LED wall backdrop in a studio space, providing a photorealistic setting at the click of a button. Exciting though these developments are for the industry, our governments need to explore and understand what the trend away from traditional filmmaking may mean. There could be some hidden consequences that impact upon existing policy objectives. This paper focuses specifically upon the potential challenges that regional filmmaking may face as a result of VP; including a loss of production revenue in the local economy, possible skills migration and a threat to screen tourism. The paper argues that interventionist policy making, similar to successful tax relief schemes that have invigorated the UK cultural industries in recent years, could help steer the new technology in directions that help meet wider policy agendas, rather than usurp them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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40. Encountering the hostile environment: Recently arrived Afghan migrants in London.
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RYAN, LOUISE, LÓPEZ, MARÍA, and DALCEGGIO, ALESSIA
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IMMIGRANTS ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,RESEARCH funding ,QUALITATIVE research ,GOVERNMENT policy ,ECOLOGY ,PSYCHOLOGY of refugees ,GOVERNMENT agencies ,GOAL (Psychology) ,EXPERIENCE ,COMMUNICATION ,PUNISHMENT ,PUBLIC administration ,COMMITMENT (Psychology) ,HOTELS ,HOUSING ,REFUGEES ,HUMANITARIANISM - Abstract
Following the dramatic evacuation from Kabul airport in August 2021, the UK government proclaimed its commitment to a 'warm welcome' for Afghans. In this paper we draw on original qualitative research to explore the emerging experiences of evacuees, and other recent arrivals, during their first year in London. Using the narratives of our Afghans participants, as well as insights from key stakeholders, we show how they navigated slow, opaque bureaucratic processes and lack of communication with official agencies. As a result of these lengthy processes, many thousands of evacuees remained in temporary hotel accommodation for protracted periods. Drawing on the concept of 'everyday bordering', we explore the extent to which Afghan resettlement policies are achieving their objectives. We consider how such policies are birthed within a punitive immigration system, which is designed to 'wear down' migrants in the UK, regardless of their reason for migration. Moreover, we argue that the ad hoc response of the Home Office and the Foreign Office has created 'false distinctions' between categories of Afghan refugees, reinforcing notions of 'deserving' versus 'underserving' migrants. This distinction allows the government to present itself as humanitarian, 'rescuing' people from Afghanistan, while simultaneously maintaining its commitment to the 'hostile immigration environment'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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41. Platform NHS: Reconfiguring a Public Service in the Age of Digital Capitalism.
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Faulkner-Gurstein, Rachel and Wyatt, David
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DIGITAL technology ,MUNICIPAL services ,CAPITALISM ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The platform is emerging as a key organizational form and operational logic of contemporary capitalism, intimately tied to financialization and assetization. However, discussions to date have focused on platforms and platformization in the context of the private, corporate, and technology sectors. In this paper, we develop an analysis of how platformization operates in the context of public policy. Using the UK's National Health Service as a case study, we explore how platformization is altering the form and function of the state. The platformization of the NHS has its roots in the UK government's strategic interest in the development of the bioeconomy. This led to the creation of a research infrastructure within the health service. Subsequently, the NHS has leveraged various assets into a range of data- and technology-focused initiatives. We argue that platformization has been a major form of neoliberalization within the NHS. The paper concludes with a discussion of what an analysis of public platformization can teach us about ongoing transformations of the state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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42. Covid19, Charitable Giving and Collectivism: a data-harvesting approach.
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TAYLOR-GOOBY, PETER, PETRICEK, TOMAS, and CUNLIFFE, JACK
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CHARITY ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,NONPROFIT organizations ,COVID-19 ,FOOD relief ,FUNDRAISING ,SOCIAL cohesion ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,GOVERNMENT policy ,POVERTY ,STAY-at-home orders ,COVID-19 pandemic ,PUBLIC opinion - Abstract
This paper charts responses to urgent appeals by welfare charities through crowd funding websites in order to examine the impact of the Covid19 pandemic on public generosity and social cohesion in the UK. It uses a relatively new method in social policy research, data-harvesting. Online public giving to local charities for vulnerable people sky-rocketed during the crisis, despite the long-established stigmatic treatment of the able-bodied poor of working age, a decade of benefit cuts, the increased stringency of Universal Credit and the long-term downward trend in charity incomes. Welfare policy and the rhetoric that surrounds it is increasingly divisive, although most welfare spending addresses needs or risks that confront all of us. The Covid19 lockdown can be seen as a natural experiment in social inclusion. This paper shows how policy discourse that stresses common humanity in the face of a collective challenge, rather than social divisions, can help build social cohesion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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43. Severe and multiple disadvantage: development and applications of a concept.
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Lemkes, Alice
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MENTAL health laws ,SUBSTANCE abuse laws ,HOMELESSNESS laws ,CRIMINAL justice system ,DOMESTIC violence ,GOVERNMENT programs ,SOCIAL isolation ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,GOVERNMENT policy ,LONELINESS ,POLICY sciences - Abstract
Purpose: This paper aims to remove the self-evidence of the concept of severe and multiple disadvantage (SMD) by drawing upon a historical as well as a critical perspective to show its contingency. Design/methodology/approach: This paper will introduce the concept of SMD by examining how it has come to be understood in the way that it has. This paper does so by exploring key texts which have informed the development of the concept as well as its conceptual near neighbours such as "multiple needs". This paper traces some advancements of the concept within practice and further research with a focus on the Fulfilling Lives programme and the Lankelly Chase Foundation. Finally, the author reflects critically upon the concept and the manner in which the concept has become operationalised. Findings: This analysis demonstrates how a particular definition of SMD has come to dominate over the past few years because of the research and practice of key organisations. On the one hand, this has further marginalised alternative definitions and ways of working, but on the other hand these stakeholders have been able to influence the way in which UK policy has taken up the concept within its governmental priorities. Originality/value: To date, research has taken the term SMD for granted which limits the ability to critique its definitions and applications. This is an important and timely contribution because concepts are all-too-often taken for granted and at a pivotal moment when SMD has become nationalised through policy, critique is a political, potentially transformative, act. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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44. Inequalities and the curriculum.
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Sullivan, Alice, Henderson, Morag, Anders, Jake, and Moulton, Vanessa
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CURRICULUM planning ,EDUCATIONAL evaluation ,LABOR market ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses papers in the issue on topics including impact of curriculum choice on the social aspects of education in Great Britain, choice of subject and assessment method in Northern Ireland and Wales, and effect of education on labor market.
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- 2018
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45. Human stem-cell research for medicine: call for papers.
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Barbour, Virginia and Horton, Richard
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CLONING , *GENETIC engineering , *MEDICAL ethics , *STEM cells , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Presents a commentary on the United Nations announcement of a two year deferment on the decision to allow or ban reproductive cloning, therapeutic cloning, or both. Contention that this allows both sides of the issue time to present arguments backed up by research; Statement that Great Britain is one of the few countries with a policy on stem-cell work which allows therapeutic cloning while disallowing reproductive cloning; Call for papers covering both the medicine and the ethics of the debate.
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- 2003
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46. "It's Like a Drive by Misogyny": Sexual Violence at UK Music Festivals.
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Bows, Hannah, Day, Aviah, and Dhir, Alishya
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VIOLENCE prevention ,CULTURE ,SEXISM ,SEX offenders ,RAPE ,RESEARCH methodology ,FEMINISM ,VIOLENCE ,INTERVIEWING ,SOCIAL context ,SEXUAL harassment ,CRIME victims ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,QUALITATIVE research ,SPECIAL days ,SEX crimes ,PSYCHOLOGY of women ,PUBLIC spaces ,GOVERNMENT policy ,RESEARCH funding ,MUSIC ,EMOTIONS ,PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation ,HOLIDAYS ,WOMEN'S health - Abstract
Despite increasing scholarly and media attention on sexual violence in public spaces, including those associated with the night-time economy and licensed venues, music festivals have been largely absent from research and policy. This paper presents the findings from the first UK study of sexual violence at music festivals, drawing on data from interviews with 13 women who have experienced some form of sexual harassment or assault at a festival. Analysis reveals that sexual violence at festivals occurs on a continuum and represents an extension of rape culture through which sexual violence is culturally condoned and normalized, enabled through a number of environmental and culture features that are unique to festivals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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47. Laboratory analyses for poisoned patients: joint position paper.
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Watson, Ian
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FORENSIC toxicology ,GOVERNMENT policy ,BEST practices ,CLINICAL biochemistry ,CLINICAL chemistry laboratories ,GREAT Britain. National Poisons Information Service - Abstract
To enable consistency of investigation and the establishment of best practice standards, consensus guidelines have been formulated jointly by the UK National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) and the Association of Clinical Biochemists (ACB). The types of laboratory investigation required for poisoned patients were categorized as either (a) essential common laboratory investigations or (b) specific toxicological assays, and also as either (i) common or (ii) specialist or infrequent. Tests in categories (a) and (bi) are expected to be available 24 h per day, with a maximum turnaround time of 2 h. For the specialist assays, i.e. category (bii), availability and turnaround times have been specified individually. The basis for selection of these times has been clinical utility. The adoption of these guidelines, along with the use of the NPIS online poisons information resource TOXBASE (www.spib.axl.co.uk), will enable the poisoned patient to receive appropriate, 'best practice' investigations according to their clinical needs and will avoid the use of unnecessary investigations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
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48. Exploring the Interface between Asylum, Human Trafficking and/or 'Modern Slavery' within a Hostile Environment in the UK.
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Hynes, Patricia
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HUMAN trafficking ,SLAVERY ,FORCED migration ,GOVERNMENT policy ,BASIC needs - Abstract
While the drivers and processes of forced migration may overlap for people seeking refuge or experiencing human trafficking, responses are invariably rooted in legislation and policy rather than empirical enquiry. In the UK, tightening of legislation around asylum has, for the past three decades, resulted in a 'hostile environment'. During this time, a discourse around human trafficking (also referred to as 'modern slavery' in the UK) has emerged. This paper looks at asylum and human trafficking in the UK to consider a fractioning of protection and resulting fractioning of support for basic needs and welfare provision, provided through the establishment of parallel systems of support for both populations. This paper explores the distinctions, interface, key points of contact, and disconnects between asylum and trafficking in the UK. It details the trajectory of asylum policy, provides an overview of the pre-history to the hostile environment, the impacts of fractioning refugee protection, and what this means for trust as a result. It is argued that trust is an essential component of UK government policies but that the trajectory of asylum policy from a focus on integration to a culture of hostility runs directly counter to efforts to identify 'victims' of 'modern slavery'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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49. British white paper brings `cultural change'.
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Dickson, David
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RESEARCH , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Reports on Great Britain's 1993 white paper `Realizing Our Potential.' Research reforms proposed in the white paper; Threat on the medical Research Council's institutes; Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council's funding of basic research; Privatization of public research laboratories.
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- 1995
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50. Fiddling around the edges: Mainstream policy responses to the housing crisis since 2016.
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Robbins, Glyn
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PUBLIC housing ,LABOR unions ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Despite widespread recognition that housing is a serious social concern, policy responses have tended to be inadequate. After a brief review of the magnitude of the problem, this paper focuses on recent experience in the UK where, during a period of political volatility, housing has been the subject of significant government interventions, which in turn have provoked noteworthy reactions. However, the paper argues that all current mainstream housing policy proposals are limited by their adherence to the failed market model. Instead, a more radical agenda is proposed which draws on the UK's successful record of public housing. The paper summarises some of the key Conservative government housing policies since 2016 - including the influence of the Grenfell fire - and discusses the Labour Party's response. It particularly critiques the policies of London Mayor Sadiq Khan which relegate traditional council housing in favour of more income-targeted provision. A high-profile report by the housing charity Shelter is also considered because of its apparent reluctance to include explicit reference to council housing within its recommendations, at a time when, it is argued, there is renewed interest in non-market housing alternatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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