Decades of privatisation have left the UK asset-poor – but a national wealth fund as proposed by Labour could help to future-proof the country’s finances.
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There is no doubt that there is mounting pressure for control over broadcasting to be devolved to Wales.
Both major parties have pledged to increase recruitment to England and Wales’s police forces. But more needs to be done to rebuild trust with communities.
By pledging no new fossil fuel licenses, the UK Labour party could aid a new international norm.
The current Conservative government has not met actual housing need in England. The proposals in the party’s manifesto are not likely to either.
The Lib Dem manifesto addresses many of the key areas in social care that need reform. But it doesn’t say how the party would pay for them.
Austerity Britain has translated into worse lives for many people: tougher working conditions, minimal statutory services and a retraction of the local state at a time when people need it.
Ever since the welfare state was established in 1948, Britain’s elected leaders have grappled with how to pay for and deliver social care.
Political calculations with Treasury figures can be wide of the mark.
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Professor of Economic Geography, University of Cambridge
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
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Principal Research Associate, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor in Energy Systems, UCL
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Honorary Research Fellow, Energy & Climate Change, UCL
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Lecturer in Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Police Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Film and Media, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Social Policy, University of Sheffield
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Visiting Fellow, School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol
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Professor of Public Policy and Public Management, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Spatial Planning and Governance, UCL
