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New Measures, Same Old Debate: The Security/Liberty Dilemma Lives On | 04/04/12

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The Government’s proposals to introduce legislation that would require internet providers to give Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) access to personal emails has, as expected, created quite a stir, with the Big Brother Watch campaign group comparing the new measures to practices in states like China and Iran. ...Read More

Health and Social Care - Parliamentary Round Up - April 2012 | 28/03/12

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Column by Will Davies which appeared in the April edition of the English Community Care Association (ECCA) member's newsletter....Read More

Reflecting on Public Affairs | 27/02/12

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I recently had the privilege of speaking to students at the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds, who had invited me back to talk about my reflections on politics and lobbying since I graduated from there several years ago....Read More

The beginning of the end for the Health & Social Care Bill? | 10/02/12

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Later this year my younger brother will complete his degree in medicine. At the same time, in a wonderful moment of symmetry, our father will retire from the NHS after 35 years. ...Read More

Are we seeing the beginnings of a consensus around education? | 05/01/12

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If we put aside the sniping from the usual suspects, is what we see emerging the beginnings of a cross party consensus around education? It would be refreshing and productive if it were. ...Read More

Private v. Public in the NHS – isn’t it time the debate grew up? | 28/12/11

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Yesterday’s reports that a recently proposed amendment to the Health & Social Care Bill could see National Health Service foundation hospitals allowed to raise nearly half of their funding through private work have generated predictably stormy responses....Read More

Health and Social Care- Parliamentary Round Up- November 2011 | 29/10/11

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Column by Will Davies which appeared in the November edition of the English Community Care Association (ECCA) member's newsletter....Read More

Did Cameron achieve what he wanted at the Conservative Party Conference? | 19/10/11

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Despite the drama of Liam Fox’s resignation, which will soon be a forgotten story (a week is a long time in politics), I think it is fair to say that David Cameron and his Team will be happy with the outcome from the Party Conference season. ...Read More

Planning for Growth? Don’t hold your breath | 14/09/11

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If you are looking to build something new in England – whether it’s housing for people who would love to get on the property ladder, light industrial units to help small businesses kick-start the much needed economic recovery, or specialist care facilities for society’s most vulnerable – you might have been pleasantly surprised earlier this year....Read More

Will the Coalition Stay the Course – I am for the first time not so sure | 27/04/11

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I am increasingly revisiting my, hitherto cast iron, certainty on whether the Coalition will make it until the end of this Parliament....Read More

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