The UK government has been trying to hand planning power over to local people for 50 years – but research reveals it has fallen far short of its goals.
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Faced with open and hidden prejudice, some British Muslims downplay their difference in public in order to succeed.
Policies to tackle climate change will make it more expensive not to act.
Carbon offsetting is one way of doing it – but sometimes the simplest methods work best.
Ten years on from the MPs expenses scandal, there remains in Westminster a lingering culture of elitism and a ‘we know best attitude’.
Housing laws in England can still leave tenants without proper protection, but the latest reforms offer hope for the future.
New research reveals how austerity pushed poor families into debt to pay for basic needs like food, rent and hot water.
The current system favours London and the south east of England – and previous regeneration campaigns have failed to make much of a difference.
The government has had to rethink its roll-out of Universal Credit – but small tweaks to the system won’t prevent people on housing benefit from being evicted.
The battle for military power intensifies as Britain faces mounting threats alongside economic uncertainty.
Urban planning should be long-term and visionary, but the public must have a say, too – that’s where urban rooms come in.
The UK has fallen victim to drones, chemical weapons and cyber-attacks in recent years. But at least it’s got a really big boat.
A few billion is not a massive amount compared to the government’s total budget for the year. But it could significantly help school and police budgets.
When people don’t trust the government, the media or police, they are less inclined to play by the rules and more likely to lash out violently.
The deal now needs to be agreed by UK MPs and each EU member state.
Scientists have found ways to trick the brain into thinking you’re tasting salt.
Westminster holds its power tight, but that could be bad news for cities and regions.
The harsh realities of being a child in austerity-driven Britain – revealed.
Serious violence is rising, and there’s little more that police can do to stop it. Of course, the real culprits are cutbacks to the nation’s social protection systems.
The UK pioneered smart cards such as Oyster. But now, experimentation is being stifled as cash-strapped councils struggle to deliver basic services.
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Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Public Procurement, Bangor University
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Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Honorary Professor of Transport Studies, UCL
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
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Professor in Finance, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science, University of Stirling
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Professor of Industrial Strategy, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath
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Professor of Politics, Royal Holloway University of London
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of York
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Professor of Society and the Internet, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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Honorary Senior Lecturer in Virology and President of Research-Aid Networks, University of Kent
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Senior Lecturer in Economics | Freelance Consultant, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
