Small businesses
Policy Consultation 12 August 2004
Comment from the Economic and Research Council, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Federation of Small Businesses.
Graduate expansion
Policy Consultation 26 July 2004
Comment from Campaigning for Mainstream Universities and the Economic and Social Research Council.
Traditional politics turns off young people
News Article 21 January 2004
Political knowledge among young people has fallen considerably over the past 25 years, according to a study published on Wednesday.
Forum Brief: Ageing population
Policy Consultation 20 January 2004
Pollsters Phillip Gould and Stephan Shakespeare will on Tuesday join with Conservative spokesman David Willetts and pensions minister Malcolm Wicks at a Corporation of London and Age Concern event examining
Forum Brief: Skills shortages
Policy Consultation 17 November 2003
A MORI survey for the CBI published on Monday found jobs such as technical support, back office services and human resources were most likely to be outsourced to low wage
Forum Brief: Council services
Policy Consultation 14 November 2003
Councils are taking a "legalistic and mechanical approach" to meeting a key government audit, according to a leading think tank.
Councils failing to recognise audit value
News Article 14 November 2003
Councils are taking a "legalistic and mechanical approach" to meeting a key government audit, according to a leading think tank.
Forum Brief: Lifestyles of older people
Policy Consultation 25 July 2003
Older people are just as strategic and inventive as younger people when it comes to recognising their options for how and where to live, according to new research funded by
Forum Brief: Social exclusion and older people
Policy Consultation 16 July 2003
Seven out of ten older people in deprived areas are vulnerable to or experience at least some form of social exclusion according to a report published by the Economic and
Forum Brief: Pensions for women
Policy Consultation 7 July 2003
The government's current policy of allowing state pensions to decline will increase disadvantage for women, according to research published by the Economic and Social Research Council.
Forum Brief: SME 'crisis'
Policy Consultation 25 June 2003
New ESRC research on small and medium sized companies shows that SMEs are less competitive and innovative than ten years ago.
Forum Brief: The future of work
Policy Consultation 23 June 2003
As part of Social Science Week, the Economic and Social Research Council has questioned whether the future world of work will see revolutionary changes in employment, work relations and work-life
Forum Brief: Planning
Policy Consultation 19 June 2003
A spokesman for the ODPM told ePolitix.com "The planning reform agenda is all about encouraging greater public engagement in the planning system. Planning is a positive tool and it is
Forum Brief: Euro decision
Policy Consultation 9 June 2003
Following Gordon Brown's announcement earlier this month that Britain is not yet ready to join the euro, John McFall, chairman of the Treasury select committee, has responded to ePolitix.com Forum
Forum Brief: Election law
Policy Consultation 3 June 2003
The Electoral Commission has unveiled its review of election law, calling for a fundamental review of voter registration.
