College Public Policy

Posted by Katharina Derschewsky on 7 March 2013

Our latest and continuously new exploits, insights, commentary, event reports and, most importantly, Friday quizzes are now here. See you there!  

Posted by Robert Russell-Pavier on 8 February 2013

Over the past eighteen months, the public and media awareness of and interest in select committees has undoubted increased, with celebrity witnesses’ such as Russell Brand, to the high profile evidence of the Murdochs and other News International figures. On Monday, it is the turn of RBS to appear before the Parliamentary Commission on Banking [...]

Posted by Chris Lowe on 19 October 2012

Monday: The agreement on a Scottish referendum was signed in Edinburgh.  Who was the 4th signatory who has been cut out of this picture? Tuesday: To which Cabinet Minister did the Duke of Edinburgh utter the football-terrace-style question: “Who are you?” Wednesday: What event this coming weekend did the PM describe as “most lucrative sponsored walk [...]

Posted by Tom Corbett on 17 October 2012

The Conservative Party Conference last week was my first ever party conference. Whilst many of my colleagues are conference veterans and have told me many stories about their experiences at previous conferences, I was looking forward to getting a taste for the long days and late nights that I was told would be my schedule [...]

Posted by Chris Lowe on 10 October 2012

What do you remember from the speeches of Nick Clegg, Ed Miliband and David Cameron. Who said what? 1. Building our future a. That spirit the British people never forgot, that spirit of one nation, one nation – a country where everyone plays their part, a country we rebuild together. b. Let us here in [...]

Posted by Chris Lowe on 9 October 2012

In less than 15 years we have gone from the possibility of a referendum on joining the Euro, to the expectation that we will have one on leaving the EU completely. With all three major political parties, all the City institutions, most of British industry, and all the major Trade Unions in favour of continued [...]

Posted by Chris Lowe on 4 October 2012

I previously investigated what the Conservatives need to achieve in the polls to give them an overall majority in the 2015 General Election, and I now turn to assess if Labour can achieve that goal. The current Labour lead is around 10 points but not even Ed’s mother could believe that this is a sustainable [...]

Posted by Chris Lowe on 3 October 2012

It’s only half time in the 2010-2015 parliament, but are the Conservatives already too far behind for an outright win at full time? The current polls make poor reading, with the UK Polling Report poll-of-polls showing a 10-point Labour lead (Con 32%, Lab 42%, LD 10%), which they calculate would give Labour a 112 seat majority. [...]

Posted by Tom Corbett on 21 September 2012

On 26th June 2012, the Transport Select Committee took the unusual step of asking the public to suggest subjects for its inquiries over the next year. Whilst select committees typically choose their agendas around the department which they are responsible for holding to account, asking the public to suggest possible future inquiries is a refreshing and [...]

Posted by Chris Lowe on 14 September 2012

This week we focus on the ministerial reshuffle. If you haven’t yet learnt all the new roles, you could cheat and download our wonderful new wallchart which lists all the new ministerial teams by department! 1. Iain Duncan Smith didn’t want to be the Secretary of State for Justice. Who was given that role? 2. [...]