All posts about Andrew Haldenby

By Andrew Haldenby, Director of Reform. The Opposition – and Jonathan and Natalie – clearly can’t accept that crime has fallen.  I wonder why.  The principles of personal responsibility, property rights and good penal policy would suggest that it has. The crime statistics... by conservativehome.blogs.com/centreright | related posts

mirror Paul Myners : The market has failed over bankers' pay Leading article : The cost of expenses Leading article : Not easy Leading article : Damned by Statistics And from the rest of the papers: Andrew Haldenby (The Telegraph) - The public sector could save the economy - if only... by timesonline.typepad.com/comment | related posts

By Andrew Haldenby, Director, Reform.   One of the big questions of the moment is whether to cut public spending or whether to push even more fiscal stimulus into the economy.   A useful meeting in Westminster yesterday generated some answers.   A hundred Treasury, Bank of... by conservativehome.blogs.com/centreright | related posts

By Andrew Haldenby, Director, Reform Saving has become the basic fault line of the economic policy debate. Some (e.g. Paul Krugman and David Blanchflower ) argue fiercely against saving and in favour of borrowing. But the balance of economic opinion (and Reform's own work) follows... by conservativehome.blogs.com/centreright | related posts

Did you catch the item on Today @ 7.50am concerning planned government cutbacks in higher education? What struck me was the sympathetic attitude Naughtie took when interviewing Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University College Union and this contrasted with the outright hostility then shown towards... by biased-bbc.blogspot.com | related posts

have promised to ring-fence the NHS, an even sharper reduction in expenditure lies ahead for unprotected areas such as defence and transport." - The Economist The public sector could save the economy, if only politicians let it - Andrew Haldenby in the Daily Telegraph Tories... by conservativehome.blogs.com/frontpage | related posts

biogs HERE on the Telegraph site. The second figure denotes the position last year. 50 66 Kit Malthouse 51 NEW Michael Fallon 52 53 Andrew Haldenby 53 32 Stephan Shakespeare 54 40 Anthony Browne 55 NEW Philip Blond 56 60 Ed Vaizey MP 57 61 Annabel Goldie 58 89 Caroline Spelman 59 NEW... by iaindale.blogspot.com | related posts

Platform, Andrew Haldenby argued that one million public sector jobs needed to go. Martin Wolf: Public spending cuts should be across-the-board In today's FT Martin Wolf argues against a special status for the NHS and aid: "The government has decided to protect aid, health and... by conservativehome.blogs.com/frontpage | related posts

ToryDiary: David Cameron has yet to make a compelling case for a Conservative government, says The Times Liam Fox attacks NATO allies for shirking cost of common defence Andrew Haldenby on Platform : One million public sector jobs need to go Local government : Government urge... by conservativehome.blogs.com/frontpage | related posts

Today in Times comment Rachel Sylvester : It’s not just about Iraq, it’s about Blair’s style David Aaronovitch : Wake up: we cannot wish away Iran’s bomb David Spiegelhalter : You can’t rank hospitals like football teams Andrew Haldenby : It’s a myth that students... by timesonline.typepad.com/comment | related posts

control'." - Daily Mail Andrew Haldenby: Public services want to be more accountable. Why don't banks? "I don't think it's possible that in two or three years' time there will be a consumer revolution in the public sector, but with no consequent surge in ordinary people's power over... by conservativehome.blogs.com/frontpage | related posts