UK tops chart for public distrust in institutions, index finds
“Devastating indictment of the total collapse in public trust in institutions in the UK”
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Isolation in the elderly; facing up to the challenge
Vicki Purewal, Head of Nesta’s Centre for Challenge Prizes, writes about the challenge of combating isolation and loneliness amongst pensioners and the elderly.
Bill Gates: Innovation is the key to overcoming the need for aid
Mann Virdee reports from Bill Gates’s speech at the LSE this week.
Gates tells G20: Innovate, lead and donate to save the world
Bill Gates told the G20 today that innovation was key to solving the world’s problems, saving lives and prosperity for all, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Evolve or die: Innovative SMEs are the key to UK growth
Emily Thomas is former Treasury Special Adviser and Director of Aequitas Consulting. This is an edited version of a speech she gave at a Work Foundation Labour Party Fringe Event, Innovate or Fail – the UK’s only route to recovery,test
Government and Labour should demand more innovation in energy sector
Why isn’t the coalition (or the opposition) calling for more innovation in the energy sector? asks Charles Samuda.
Budget 2011: More proof we aren’t “all in this together”
Today the chancellor made it quite clear, for anyone still unsure, that we are not ‘all in this together’ as he announced even bigger tax breaks for business than already planned.
Denham warns science funding freeze will push UK further behind competitors
Short term funding of scientific research will push Britain further behind world leaders, shadow business secretary John Denham has warned.
UK’s “disappointing” R&D spending under fire from EU research chief
The European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science today warned ministers Britain risked losing its place as a world-leader in research and development.