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Encyclopedia > Institute for Public Policy Research

The Institute for Public Policy Research is a think tank in the United Kingdom, with close links to the ruling Labour Party. It was founded in 1988 - people involved in its development included Clive Hollick, Lord Eatwell, Tessa Blackstone and James Cornford. The Director of the IPPR is Nick Pearce, a former special advisor to the Rt. Hon. David Blunkett MP. This article is about the institution. ... The Labour Party is the principal centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clive Hollick (Lord Hollick of Notting Hill) (born 19 May 1945) is a British businessman with media interests. ... Tessa Ann Vosper Blackstone, Baroness Blackstone, PC, is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... David Blunkett The Right Honourable David Blunkett (born June 6, 1947) is a British Labour Party politician. ...


Officers

  • Chris Powell - Chairman
  • Jeremy Hardie - Treasurer
  • Dr Chai Patel - Secretary

Chris Powell (born 8 September 1969 in Lambeth), is an English footballer, who has had a long career as a left back, crowned by five caps for the English national team. ...

Advisory Council

Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens, Professor Lord Giddens (b. ... Clive Hollick (Lord Hollick of Notting Hill) (born 19 May 1945) is a British businessman with media interests. ... Lord Kinnock The Right Honourable Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, PC (born 28 March 1942) is a British politician. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Michael D. Perry, software engineer, founder of InterCommerce Corporation, and previously Progressive Computer Services. ... David Terence Puttnam, Lord Puttnam of Queensgate (born February 25, 1941) is a British film producer and politician. ... Sir Martin John Rees, FRS (born 23 June 1942) is a professor of astronomy. ... The Baroness Williams of Crosby Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, PC (born July 27, 1930), is a British politician. ... Barbara Scott Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone (born 8 April 1948) is a Labour member of the House of Lords. ...

External links

  • http://www.ippr.org.uk/

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Institute for Public Policy Research - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (140 words)
The Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) is a think tank in the United Kingdom, with close links to the ruling Labour Party.
The director of the ippr is Nick Pearce, a former special advisor to the Rt.
Dr Jessica Allen and Jennifer Rankin of the Institute are authors of a chapter in The Future of the NHS (2006) (ISBN 1-85811-369-5) edited by Dr Michelle Tempest.
AEI - About AEI (2292 words)
Its research agenda is determined by its president in consultation with its trustees, scholars and fellows, and academic advisers; the substance and conclusions of its research and publications are determined by the individuals conducting the research.
AEI's president is responsible for setting the Institute's research agenda, selecting its research faculty and administrative staff, approving its publications, managing its operations, ensuring the integrity and quality of its work, and representing the Institute to all of its various audiences.
Policy research of the kind AEI specializes in--emphasizing empirical analysis, intellectual depth and originality, unflinching criticism, and concrete proposals for reform--is an inherently individual activity, best pursued by a single scholar (or a pair or small group of scholars) rather than by a committee or hierarchy.
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