Category - peter hain

What is a think-tank?

Simon Barrow — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:01:29 +0000

The row over government minister Peter Hain's deputy leadership election expenses, apparently siphoned through an alleged think-tank, has raised questions about what these beasts are, exactly.

Seeking political hope beyond money and influence

Simon Barrow — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:46:21 +0000

Westminster easily gets mired in posturing and trading for influence, says Simon Barrow. But there are glimmers of redemption and genuine conviction in the political vocation too - even if we need to go well beyond politics to realise them.

Migration is about people, before statistics

Press Office — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:59:14 +0000

The government's foreign labour statistics gaffe does not justify the apocalyptic tones of the current debate about migration, which is about people and development, not numbers and panic, says the