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‘White Papers’, Reports, Articles

"This is a collection of my articles, reports and ‘white papers’ commissioned by government, think tanks, political parties, universities and industries. It all began when I wrote an article for a national newspaper in 1976 on British manufacturing industry and how to improve it. I’m usually asked to propose a solution when other proposed ideas are based on conventional thinking. I’ve been told I strip away the noise of personal prejudice and the usual public debate. Some of the work here has had a significant effect - resulting in new legislation, new bodies, and/or new mindsets. My input has seen people benefit, parties win elections, industries improve, bids won. I’ve been described in the press as a ‘senior influential adviser’ and my input has prompted organisations from the International Olympic Committee to governments to businesses to change their whole approach. I’ve been credited with being a visionary in the sense of seeing ahead, often a long way. Of course, you only get to find out if you are right ten or more years down the road, and fortunately hindsight’s proven my arguments many times over. In the last 30 years, I’ve seen British manufacturing undergo a revolution. Now, Government needs the same."

The Dead Generalist

This pamphlet argues that the time for fundamental reform of the civil servcie has come, and that it should be treated by … View more +

Who Are You?

Who is the Labour Party? What is it here for? Politics is no longer what is was, when labour was formed. It's … View more +

Killing Tony

Summary: At a time when Tony Blair still could not bring himself to resigning, this piece explained why the Parliamentary Labour Party … View more +

Killing Tony 2

Summary: Few leaders go voluntarily. The parliamentary labour party has a duty to us all to remove Tony … View more +

Tomorrow’s Immigration

Background paper for BBC Radio 4 programme
Summary: Immigration is a toxic orthodoxy of our time.It needs an open honest debate now, even … View more +

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