Publications
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Dec
2007
Wednesday 19th December, 2007
Give and Let Give: building a culture of philanthropy in the financial services industry
By Dr Rob John, Rhodri Davies & Louisa Mitchell.
The most comprehensive report into the state and future of British philanthropy in the City this decade. Give and Let Give is designed to stimulate high-earning City professionals to embark on a philanthropic journey.
Tuesday 11th December, 2007
Global Political Monitor 2007
By Asheem Singh & Roger Gough.
In the first publication of its kind, Policy Exchange examines the strength of left-wing and right-wing ideas in the world’s industrialised countries. The Global Political Monitor 2007 concludes that we are living in an age dominated by centre-right governments but detects some interesting straws in the wind which might suggest a centre-left resurgence.
The publication looks at the electoral situation in the 30 OECD countries, 10 of which conducted parliamentary elections in 2007.
Nov
2007
Thursday 22nd November, 2007
Unlocking the Prison Estate: Modernising the Prison System in England and Wales
By Gavin Lockhart, Jonathan McClory & Ben Ullmann.
In the face of the inadequacy of Britain's prison system, Unlocking the Prison Estate, argues that by unlocking the value in the prison estate the Government could generate sufficient funds to construct modern prisons that are fit for purpose and offer a greater number of prison places.
Monday 19th November, 2007
Choice? What Choice? Supply and Demand in English Education
By Eleanor Sturdy & Sam Freedman.
Choice? What Choice? finds that parents often do not have meaningful options about where to send their children to be educated. Eleanor Sturdy and Sam Freedman, Head of Policy Exchange's Education Unit also found increasing disenchantment with the academies programme amongst sponsors and clear evidence that local authorities are continuing to ignore the demands of parents in their determination to keep control of school provision.
In more than one-fifth of local authorities (LAs), more than 20% of parents fail to get a place at their first-choice school and 8.3% of admission decisions for secondary school places are appealed. In 17 authorities, more than 15% of secondary admission decisions are appealed.
Thursday 8th November, 2007
Cities Limited
By Tim Leunig & James Swaffield
Edited by Dr. Oliver Marc Hartwich.
British towns and cities in receipt of substantial urban policy funding designed to bring them up to the economic standard nationally are, in fact, declining when judged by a whole range of indices. That is the worrying conclusion of Cities Limited, a report by Policy Exchange, the UK’s leading centre-right think tank, which calls into question the value of the plethora of urban regeneration schemes delivered by a myriad of different agencies. Spending on the 14 core urban regeneration schemes in the last decade totals £30bn of public money.
"They persuasively argue that recent urban policy has had no real impact" - Professor Paul Cheshire, London School of Economics "very convincing" - Professor Iain McLean, Professor of Politics, Oxford University "this pamphlet is one that regenerators might want to read - if only to fuel their worst nightmares" - Sir Peter Hall, Bartlett Professor of Planning and Regeneration, University College London "We totally reject these claims" - John Healey MP, Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government.
Oct
2007
Tuesday 23rd October, 2007
More Mirage than Miracle: assessing the UK's economic performance
By Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich, Briar Lipson & Holger Schmieding.
Bank of America Chief Economist Europe Dr Holger Schmieding, Policy Exchange Chief Economist Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich and Policy Exchange Research Fellow Briar Lipson assess the UK's economic performance since 1992.
Sep
2007
Monday 10th September, 2007
Gun and Knife Crime in Great Britain
By Gavin Lockhart, Jonathan McClory & Ben Ullmann
This publication explores public perceptions of gun and knife crime, opinions about the Government’s response, the ease of which members of the public can get hold of illegal firearms, and the level of support for tougher penalties and robust enforcement.
Jul
2007
Thursday 19th July, 2007
Measure for measure: Using outcome measures to raise standards in the NHS
By Richard Hamblin & Janan Ganesh.
Edited by Gavin Lockhart.
The notion that more sophisticated patient outcome data would act as an incredible spur to performance in the NHS has been validated by new research conducted on behalf of the UK’s leading centre-right think tank, Policy Exchange.
Policy Exchange’s Public Services Research Director, Gavin Lockhart, explained the premise behind the research: “There remains a real lack of understanding about the clinical effectiveness of treatments. We felt that it was time to measure whether patients got better after treatment.
Measure for measure presents a vision of the potential future landscape of healthcare information which would provide accountability, promote increased patient trust, and improve performance.
Jun
2007
Tuesday 26th June, 2007
Fitting the Bill: Local Policing for the 21st Century
By Barry Loveday & Jonathan McClory.
Edited by Gavin Lockhart
Policy Exchange's fourth report on policing, investigates whether, and to what extent, increased local autonomy for the police could improve policing.
Led by Barry Loveday, one of this country's leading experts on police reform, the research team asked all local police commanders in England and Wales to identify factors which would improve the quality of policing. It was the most comprehensive survey of its kind for five years, and the responses it elicited were revealing.
Friday 1st June, 2007
Learning from experience: Counter Terrorism in the UK since 9/11
By Peter Clarke.
This is the published version of the inaugural Colin Cramphorn Memorial Lecture, hosted by Policy Exchange, given by Peter Clarke, the Head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command.
The lecture focused on the issues of national security and the fight against terrorism since 9/11.
