Economist at the London School of Economics, policy adviser at the Department for Education and chief economist at the Centre Forum think tank, Tim Leunig has also been a Liberal Democrat activist.
He isn’t a minister. He’s not elected. He’s not even an unelected member of the House of Lords. But he’ll be able to look back on this Parliament as one where he made a much bigger contribution than many Liberal Democrat ministers. … Read the full post »
How to speak. That’s a common topic in training for would-be candidates and a frequent chapter in books for would-be campaigners. How to write? Much less so. … Read the full post »
Welcome to another experiment with an ‘in discussion’ style blog post, which today features myself and the CentreForum’s Tim Leunig looking at Sunday opening. … Read the full post »
As Tim Leunig pointed out last week, housing plays an important role in most people’s concept of social mobility. But what to do about it? … Read the full post »
The figures so far do not show evidence of the tuition fees changes having much of an impact. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #3 is out: what Eric Pickles got right, how Labour was going to cut more, our freedoms extended, conference previewed and more. … Read the full post »
Two significant changes of staff are happening at the CentreForum think tank, with current director Julian Astle leaving in April. … Read the full post »