NIMBY Nation
Professor Alex Marsh looks at whether we really are a Not In My Back Yard nation.
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Alex Marsh
Alex’s day job is as Professor of Public Policy at the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol.
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A New Approach To Housing Policy?
Professor Alex Marsh analyses the government's latest housing strategy to get the property market moving.
Read moreEthical Renewal Is Needed
Alex Marsh suggests that we need ethical renewal to banish that fin de siecle feeling.
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'Customer' Is Such An Old Fashioned Concept
- Oct 1, 2011
Customers? Time for something a little more feudal perhaps, says Alex Marsh
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Caring Diddlysquat About Democracy
- Sep 27, 2011
Professor Alex Marsh looks at the effect of rushed policy, and misleading claims from the Housing Minister.
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Global Political Leadership – The Need For Bravery And Vision
- Sep 17, 2011
Alex Marsh paints a worrying picture of the consequences of the Eurozone crisis.
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If We’re Concerned About The Legacy We’re Leaving Our Children...
- Aug 22, 2011
Professor Alex Marsh looks at the conclusions of the latest Select Committee report on PFIs, and it doesn't look good for the taxpayer.
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Compassionate, Careless or Conniving?
- Jul 31, 2011
Alex Marsh wonders whether welfare reforms are testing the very idea of compassionate conservatism.
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Cameron Ploughs on With Public Sector Reform
- Jul 12, 2011
David Cameron made a major speech yesterday on public sector reform. But no one noticed. Professor Alex Marsh analyses the white paper.
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About Alex Marsh
Alex blogs about UK policy issues, with a focus on public management, housing policy, welfare reform and regulation.
He is a member of the Liberal Democrats and the Social Liberal Forum. Alex contributes regularly at Liberal Democrat Voice and blogs at Alex’s Archives (alexsarchives.wordpress.com).
Alex’s day job is as Professor of Public Policy at the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol. Alex has been Managing Editor of the leading international journal Housing Studies and has published in a wide range of journals including Housing Studies, Urban Studies, Local Government Studies, and Policy & Politics. Between 2006-2010 Alex was a Visiting Academic Consultant to the Public Law team at the Law Commission.