Expert View
Defining citizenship The citizen
If we wish to instil the values of citizenship, we must first agree on what they are. Sunder Katwala of the Fabian Society considers the challenge
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Social exclusion Mind the gap
How can those on the fringes become part of society? Mark Easton, the BBC's Home Editor, looks at the risk that generational segregation poses to the fabric of our nation
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Payment by results Hitting targets
The UK government must weigh up the pros and cons of outcome-based commissioning, says Alex Barker of the Financial Times, with views from Geoffrey Filkin and Gary Sturgess
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Fiscal deficit Reversing the trend
As the UK looks to Canada for lessons in deficit reduction, Jocelyne Bourgon of the Canada School of Public Service explores the measures the Canadian government took in the 1990s
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Family support Family values
What role should government play to support families bringing up the next generation? The Young Foundation’s Yvonne Roberts reports on what’s being said and done in the UK
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Cyber security Security matters
Anthony McGee, Head of Resilience at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), considers governments' strategic response to the cyber security challenge currently facing nations
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New government Shaping the future
Sir Michael Bichard, Executive Director of The Institute for Government, considers the challenge facing the coalition in securing fiscal consolidation
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