Events on Government & Philosophy

The Big Society: A Big Con?

Thursday 2nd September, 2010

Ideas Space

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Going Local: How Can We Decentralise Power In Britain?

Tuesday 27th July, 2010

Ideas Space

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Coalition Government and the policy making process

Wednesday 21st July, 2010

Ideas Space

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Protecting reputations or strengthening freedom of speech: How should we reform our libel laws?

Tuesday 20th July, 2010

Ideas Space

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Navigating the new politics

Wednesday 2nd June, 2010

Ideas Space

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Reforming Parliament and the new expenses policy

Monday 22nd March, 2010

ippr, 30-32 Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7RA

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The MPs' expenses scandal and wider questions of parliamentary reform are set to dominate the political agenda over coming months. How can public trust be restored in our political system? To what extent can MPs be made more accountable to the public? How can Parliament become more effective?

Getting big things done in government: How to successfully implement public policy

Wednesday 24th February, 2010

Ideas Space

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Neil O'Brien to speak at The Conference for the Post-Bureaucratic Age

Monday 22nd February, 2010

The Conference for the Post-Bureaucratic Age will explore current trends in social, political and technological change, and what this means for a new government. 

The Network for the Post Bureaucratic Age have pulled together an array of first-class speakers and panelists, including David Cameron MP, Martha Lane Fox, the government’s digital inclusion champion, and Policy Exchange's Director, Neil O'Brien.

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Please note, this event is being organised by the Network for the Post Bureaucratic Age. Policy Exchange will not be able to register you for this event. 

Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam: What future for the centre right in America?

Thursday 18th February, 2010

The Ideas Space

Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam are two of the sharpest new writers on US politics. They are the co-authors of “Grand New Party”, a provocative challenge to Republican conventional wisdom. The book, subtitled “How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream” draws on historical and sociological analysis and suggests a way to reconstruct the Republican Party's core principles. They argue that the Democrats' cultural liberalism makes their party inherently hostile to the interests and values of the working class, but that on a host of issues, today's Republican Party lacks a message that speaks to their economic aspirations.

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Johnson vs Johnson

Monday 11th January, 2010

This event will see two political heavyweights, accompanied by two noted constitutional scholars, debating the motion “This House believes that Proportional Representation would make Parliament more representative of the people’s will, enhancing our democracy and transforming politics.”

To secure your place, please email events@policyexchange.org.uk