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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:57 AM

Institute For Public Policy Research

Type: Organization
Name: Institute For Public Policy Research
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
Careers in climate change
Climate change research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy ResearchIt was while Jenny Bird was volunteering with a charity in a Nepalese village that everything fell into place. "I realised that all of the work I was putting into raising awareness ... [New Scientist - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
SADC observers say they're not here 'to police Namibia'
11.09 SADC observers say they're not here 'to police Namibia' By: BRIGITTE WEIDLICHCONTESTING political parties and voters should bear in mind that elections are not a time to view each other as enemies, but as competitors because all involved in the ... [Namibian - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
The 2009 TUC Poverty Conference
Notes of An Alternative Vision for the Welfare State,the 2009 TUC Poverty Conferencehosted at Congress House on 19 Octoberby the network of TUC-recognised Unemployed Workers' CentresMorning session1. The Chair, Kevin Flynn, from Newcastle and Gateshead ... [Trades Union Congress - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 Documents
'Namibian public broadcasting needs reform'
This was one of the findings of the Namibian edition of the 2009 African Media Barometer (AMB) report.It says although Namibia ranks higher than many other countries in terms of media freedom and has performed better than 2007 when the last report was ... [Journalism.co.za - 23 hours ago]
First Reported 11/12/2009 - Updated 11/12/2009 - 3 Documents (in Politics)
Gordon Brown - Click to view image in its original context
Gordon Brown
Why so defensive on migration, Brown? | Tim Finch
If anything, we've tightened up our borders too much since the late-90s immigration spike. The PM should get off the back footWhat was Gordon Brown trying to achieve with his speech on immigration today?Although he devoted a lot of time to policy changes, ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/12/2009]
First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)
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The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)
Tories to hand power on housing to communitiesLucy Alexander
A Conservative government would solve the housing shortage by scrapping national targets and handing control over building projects directly to local communities, according to Grant Shapps, the Shadow Housing Minister.In a radical shake-up of the planning ... [Property Week - 10/29/2009]
First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)
Three million Kenyans plunge into poverty
More than three million Kenyans joined the ranks of the poor between 1997 and 2006, even as the government claimed it was winning the war against poverty.The number of those living below the poverty line increased from 13.4 million in 1997 to 16.6 million ... [Daily Nation - 10/29/2009]
First Reported 10/31/2009 - Updated 10/31/2009 - 1 Documents
‘Clarity needed’ in power transfer
A study by consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think-tank finds the public still hold Westminster accountable when things go wrong with public services. But the study also indicates that where the ... [Localgov.co.uk - 10/31/2009]
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 1 Documents
Wonk Watch : IPPR Gives Staff P45s for Christmas
Guido understands that IPPR, the think-tank that did most of the thinking for New Labour in the beginning, has given half-a-dozen staff redundancy notices terminating their contracts on Christmas Eve.  Guido pointed out that their 21st anniversary party ... [Guy Fawkes' blog - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
UK ill-equipped for low carbon economy
This article is provided courtesy of the news feed at http://www.newstartmag.co.uk/newsUrgent government action is required to ensure the UK can compete in a low carbon global economy, warns a leading think tank.New research published today by the Institute ... [New Start Magazine - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
We need changes in every part of the NHS at this defining moment
WE ARE at a defining moment for the NHS in Wales. Finances available to the public sector are expected to be tight for the foreseeable future, and to respond to these budgetary constraints the NHS needs to transform.This process of change has already ... [Wales Online - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
A case of green fatigue
I used to write a column for the Saturday Times called “Eco Worrier,” advising readers on how to green their lives. Yet now I find myself questioning its worth. While I still class myself as an eco-optimist, I can’t help wondering how much difference ... [Prospect - 11/02/2009]

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...party is thus contravening the SADC election principles and guidelines, but the leader of the SADC observer group would not be drawn into that. "We will observe and then compile our report after the elections based on facts we collected on the ground" Madeira said...
SADC observers say they're not here 'to police Namibia' [Namibian - 11/19/2009]
After just two years with the IPPR, she co-authored a report that had a lasting effect on the UK's climate change policies. "Radical groups were calling for the government to increase its promised cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from 60 per cent to 80 per cent by 2050, but no one really knew whether it was possible" Bird says
Careers in climate change [New Scientist - 11/19/2009]

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Scholarships fuel fury in Namibia [South China Morning Post - 14 hours ago]
'Namibian public broadcasting needs reform' [Journalism.co.za - 23 hours ago]
The 2009 TUC Poverty Conference [Trades Union Congress - 11/19/2009]
SADC observers say they're not here 'to police ... [Namibian - 11/19/2009]
Careers in climate change [New Scientist - 11/19/2009]
Britain's future role in Afghanistan: Six exper... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/16/2009]
Scribd and ProQuest Partnership Creates On-Dema... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/16/2009]
Why so defensive on migration, Brown? | Tim Finch [Guardian.co.uk - 11/12/2009]
Why so defensive on migration, Brown? [Guardian.co.uk - 11/12/2009]
Senate panel considers climate change bill's im... [Oil and Gas Journal - 11/11/2009]
Planning changes to make homes greener [InsideHousing - 11/11/2009]
This is no time to kowtow to China [Globe and Mail - 11/11/2009]
Local Green Valleys Community Wins Welsh Green ... [eGov Monitor - 11/11/2009]
Baltimore-area home sales jump 36% [Baltimore Sun - 11/11/2009]
Former Baucus Staffers Lobby on Climate Bill [The Washington Independent - 11/09/2009]
Economy needs to become low carbon, business gr... [Low Carbon Economy - 11/06/2009]
Sex, drugs, music and a pension: why 1948 was t... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/06/2009]
America's Overheated Printing Presses and Huge ... [Seeking Alpha - 11/06/2009]
Theres nothing like some healthy confusion [Times Online - 11/03/2009]
Rival thinktanks in expenses reform plan [London Wired - 11/03/2009]
Brown hints Kelly proposals on expenses may wea... [Wales Online - 11/03/2009]
A case of green fatigue [Prospect - 11/02/2009]
We need changes in every part of the NHS at thi... [Wales Online - 11/02/2009]
UK ill-equipped for low carbon economy [New Start Magazine - 11/02/2009]
Government must take action to make the UK work... [ippr - 11/02/2009]
Kamdesh ambush played out like Wanat battle [Army Times - 11/01/2009]
‘Clarity needed’ in power transfer [Localgov.co.uk - 10/31/2009]
Namibia's language policy and its effect on edu... [New Era - 10/30/2009]
Three million Kenyans plunge into poverty [Daily Nation - 10/29/2009]
Tories to hand power on housing to communitiesL... [Property Week - 10/29/2009]
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Carbon, Global Warming/Climate Change, Allotment, [more]
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Copenhagen, Windhoek (Namibia), Newport (England, United Kingdom), [more]
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Namibia, United Kingdom, Kenya, [more]
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Why so defensive on migration, Brown? [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 11/12/2009]
If anything, we've tightened up our borders too much since the late-90s immigration spike. The PM should get off the back footWhat was Gordon Brown trying to achieve ...
Wonk Watch : IPPR Gives Staff P45s for Christmas [Guy Fawkes' blog - 11/02/2009]
Guido understands that IPPR, the think-tank that did most of the thinking for New Labour in the beginning, has given half-a-dozen staff redundancy notices terminating ...
Give a Commons seat to the member for the Costa... [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 11/01/2009]
Millions of Britons living abroad have no one to represent them. Sarkozy is right: it's time to embrace the idea of diaspora MPsIt may have a strange ring to it, ...
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