Commission on Youth Interview Series: Baroness Jones

1^st February 2013

Media Coverage

Theme: Engagement and Participation

Baroness Jones discusses problems with the education system and the importance and potential of volunteering.

See Also:

• Commission on Youth Interview Series: Tim Loughton MP
• Commission on Youth Interview Series: Shaun Bailey
• Commission on Youth Interview Series: Kate Green MP
• Commission on Youth Interview Series: David Burrowes MP
• Commission on Youth Interview Series: David Blunkett MP
• Commission on Youth Interview Series: Baroness Jones
• ResPublica/ NCVYS Commission on Youth launches video interviews with key public figures

Commission on Youth Interview Series: Tim Loughton MP

1^st February 2013

Media Coverage

Themes: Authorities & Institutions

Tim Loughton talks to Rhasan Brunner (18) about the importance of education for increasing life chances and preventing a repeat of the riots.

Commission on Youth Interview Series: Shaun Bailey

31^st January 2013

Media Coverage

Theme: Family Structure & Community Support

Shaun Bailey talks to Tom Clarke (23) about family breakdown in Britain and the role of religious groups in fostering a sense of community.

A Christian Commonwealth of Nations is Europe’s Best Possible Future

31^st January 2013

Media Coverage

David Cameron’s long-awaited speech on Europe made some good points about the EU’s current crisis of legitimacy and the imperative to reconnect the European project to its citizens.

An Act that Stands Up for Social Value

31^st January 2013

Media Coverage

Today the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, also known as the Social Value Act, which I introduced over two and a half years ago, will be officially implemented across public sector bodies including NHS Trusts, local authorities and central government departments.

ResPublica Welcomes the Enforcement of the Social Value Act

31^st January 2013

News

Today, the Public Services (Social Value) Act comes into force. The new legislation requires local authorities and other commissioners, including housing associations, to consider the social impact of their public service contracts before they start the procurement process.

Commission on Youth Interview Series: David Blunkett MP

31^st January 2013

Media Coverage

Theme: Engagement & Participation

Linda Epstein (17) talks to David Blunkett MP about engagement, citizenship programs and how politicians can connect with young people more effectively.

Commission on Youth Interview Series: Kate Green MP

31^st January 2013

Media Coverage

Theme: Authorities & Institutions

Vicky Caswell (21) asks Kate Green MP to identify some of the reasons why some young people feel disengaged from the political process and the institutions that govern their lives.

The Conservative Party Must Connect with Ordinary Working People

30^th January 2013

Media Coverage

Recently, in the Conservative Party, there have been a slew of speeches, pamphlets and exhortations arguing to extend the ‘modernising’ project if the party is to stay in power.

ResPublica Responds to the New Report on Local Government Independence

30^th January 2013

News

The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee yesterday published their report, Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government, which detailed the findings of the Committee’s inquiry into the constitutional status of local government and its relationship with central government.