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Dame Judith Hackitt reflects on forthcoming H&P conference
Dame Judith Hackitt, who chaired the Health & Safety Executive from 2007 to 2016, reflects on the conference History and Policy’s Trades Union and Employment Forum will be hosting on 25 November on the history of health and safety at work.
Read MoreColloquium in Honour of Simon Szreter
On Friday 7 June, St John’s College, Cambridge hosted a special colloquium entitled ‘Health and Wealth: debating demography, gender, politics, welfare and policy’ to mark the retirement of one of History & Policy’s co-founders, Professor Simon Szreter.
Read MoreSewerage: Trouble downstream
Midway through the 2024 general election campaign, the BBC has released the results of an investigation suggesting that the water companies may have illegally discharged sewerage into rivers and the sea on 6000 occasions in 2022. Whoever wins the election, this is likely to remain a significant focus of public concern. Might Joseph Chamerlain's record as Mayor of Birmingham in the 1870s provide clues as to how to address the problem of Britain's crumbling infrastructure?
Read MoreLaunch of the Labour Party Manifesto
Today, 13 June, the Labour Party publishes its manifesto for the 2024 general election. It has been pressed on how it aims to avoid public spending cuts without significantly raising taxes. Its standard answer is that it will do so by boosting economic growth. Yet research published recently by History & Policy raises questions about such claims.
Read MoreLaunch of the Green Party Manifesto
The Green Party Manifesto launched on 12 June 2024 deals head-on with an issue the two major parties seem keen to avoid – the prospect of having to raise taxes to fund public spending. This is something History & Policy has considered in the past, and evidence suggests the public may be less resistant to tax rises than some politicians assume.
Read MoreNew Report on British Health Policy
One of the founders of History & Policy, Professor Virginia Berridge, has co-edited a new report on the history of British health policy.
Read MoreHistory & Policy submission to the Office for National Statistics consultation on the future of the Census
Might the 2021 UK Census be the last of its kind? Yes, if current proposals from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) are implemented. History & Policy have made a submission to the consulation exercise about these plans raising serious concerns about their wisdom.
Read MoreNew book on e-cigarettes from History & Policy co-founder, Virginia Berridge
Professor Virginia Berridge who helped to found History & Policy is the co-author of a new book on e-cigarettes and the politics of harm reduction.
Read MoreOfficial History: Past, Present and Future
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Historians, in partnership with History & Policy at the Institute of Historical Research, are planning to hold a series of seminars exploring the past, present and future of official history.
Read MoreLessons from History
A 6-month post-doctoral research fellowship now available with History & Policy.
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