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Contributors and speakers include:
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Dr Georg Baum,
German Ministry of Health |
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Jean-Louis Beaud de Brive, French National Audit Office |
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Professor Howard Bolnick, former President of US Society of Actuaries |
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Professor Philip Booth,
City University |
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Sir Samuel Brittan, CBE,
The Financial Times |
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Professor Tim Congdon, CBE |
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Chris Daykin,
HM Government Actuary |
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The Rt Hon Frank Field MP, Minister of State, Department of Social Security (1997 - 1998) |
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Dr James Forder,
Balliol College, Oxford |
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The Rt Hon William Hague MP,
Leader of the Opposition (1997-2001) |
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Tim Hames,
Deputy Editor, The Times |
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Simon Heffer,
The Daily Telegraph |
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Professor Sir Graham Hills, University of London |
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Martin Howe QC |
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Bill Jamieson,
Executive Editor, The Scotsman |
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Boris Johnson MP,Shadow Minister for Higher Education |
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Professor Deepak Lal,
UCLA |
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The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Dr Gerard Lyons,
Standard Chartered Bank |
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Dr John Marenbon,
Trinity College, Cambridge |
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Professor Patrick Minford, Cardiff Business School |
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George Osborne MP, Shadow Chancellor |
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Professor Sir Alan Peacock, David Hume Institute |
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Lord Peston,
House of Lords Committee on the MPC |
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Professor Sig Prais,
National Institute of Economic and Social Research |
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Dr Ludger Schuknecht, Principal Economist, European Central Bank |
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David B. Smith,
Chief Economist, Williams de Broë |
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Professor Dennis Snower, Birkbeck College, London and Keele Institute |
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Professor Lord Skidelsky |
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The Rt Hon Lord Strathclyde, Opposition Leader, House of Lords |
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Sir Hugh Sykes DL |
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David Willetts MP,
Shadow Secretary for Trade and Industry |
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Baroness Williams of Crosby |
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Professor Vito Tanzi |
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Paul Thornton,
Watson Wyatt LLP |
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Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for Pensions Reform |
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Chris Woodhead,
Senior Chief Inspector of Schools (1994-2000) |
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Think Tanks such as Demos and the IPPR. |
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Aims |
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Politeia is a forum for social and economic thinking. Its aim is to encourage reflection, discussion and debate about the place of the state in the daily lives of men and women across the range of issues which affect them, from employment and tax to education, health and pensions.
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What is the proper role and cost of government and what levels of taxation should be the aim of good government? |
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How can the UK’s economy flourish in an era of competitive globalization? |
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How much direct provision in areas covered by the social security, health education and employment budgets should there be? |
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How far should the state spend people’s money on their behalf and how widely should it distribute benefits? |
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How far should it seek to follow, in its social policies, the economic liberalism which proved so successful in the 1980s? |
Current areas of work include:
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Tax and public spending: What are the right levels for a flourishing economy? |
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The potential consequences of the Euro or the European constitution for British social and economic policy, employment, taxation and trade |
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International comparisons of educational standards |
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Policies for high employment: the role of the state, the employer and the employee |
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Covering for lost income: health, long term care, pensions and unemployment |
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Welfare reform, pensions and benefits: A fairer framework for incentive |
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Constitutional change and stability |
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Home Affairs – Tackling crime effectively |
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Healthcare systems for the future |
The forum is distinguished from existing institutions by concentrating on these specific areas of the policy debate. It is independently funded and it welcomes contributions from specialists in their field of expertise from a range of perspectives. Politeia publishes on average 10 pamphlets yearly and hosts lectures and conferences on major areas of social and economic debate. Subjects have ranged from educational standards and pensions through employment policy and the global market, to wider philosophical questions about politics and the constitution.
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Patron |
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The Most Hon The Marquess of Salisbury DL |
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Director |
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Dr Sheila Lawlor |
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Advisory Council |
Consultant Directors |
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Professor Tim Congdon CBE |
Dr Robin Harris CBE |
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Professor David Dilks |
Richard Ehrman |
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Professor Harold James |
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Professor Deepak Lal |
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Sir Geoffrey Leigh |
Founder Directors |
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The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP |
Maurice Cowling (died August 2005) |
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The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP |
Dr Sheila Lawlor |
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The Revd Canon The Lord Pilkington |
The Revd Canon The Lord Pilkington |
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Stuart Wheeler |
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David Willetts MP |
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Sir Brian Williamson CBE |
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How we work |
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Politeia’s aim is to inform and educate the policy debate on the range of areas which affect daily life. We commission as authors and contributors some of the most distinguished national and international specialists in the full range of policy areas. We judge our success by the quality of our publications and conferences and by the impact they have. We aim to run one of the most efficient think tanks in the UK so that the funds we raise are used for our central activity of informing the wider policy debate. Our in house team consists of full time and part time employees and is supported by a number of external consultant advisers and specialists. Vacancies are advertised on our website.
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