Welcome to Ethos

Welcome to the latest issue of Ethos, which tackles how public service delivery can persuade people to change their behaviour. Writing exclusively for Ethos, Guest editor Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), considers the challenges of encouraging 'pro-social behaviour', which includes a shift in the way we think about service delivery and a reassessment of the relationship between provider and recipient. For this article and others on the same theme, choose from the options below.

Revolution, Evolution?

Is an evolutionary or revolutionary approach better for the future of public services? ANTHONY BROWNE, Director of David Cameron’s favourite think tank Policy Exchange, offers his view

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Freedom to Reform

What has happened to public services in countries such as Poland and Bulgaria since the 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe? Stephen Pollard reports

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Clegg’s Challenge

Peter Riddell takes stock of Nick Clegg’s performance as new leader of the Liberal Democrat Party

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Bringing Up baby

Polly Toynbee looks at how the under-fives finally made it onto the political agenda and the impact

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Back on the Beat

The neighbourhood policing scheme has now spread across the country. Philip Johnston asks

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Edition 5, July 2008