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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 Read article
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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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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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Economic priorities Taking tough decisions
Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith MP and James Purnell MP debate which public services and programmes government should prioritise during tough economic times
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Influencing policy The politics of happiness
Should the happiness of citizens matter to politicians? Derek Bok, former President of Harvard University, considers whether policymakers should be guided by research on what makes us happy
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