<p>Ben Rogers is an Associate Fellow of ippr and Demos and a Visiting Fellow at The Royal Society of Arts. He has worked in local and central government and led the Cabinet Office Team that wrot
London is often seen as separate and aloof from England. But there’s a more complex story about its culture, which gives clues about how the capital could help address the nation’s discontent.
The Tories should rediscover their pre-crash aspiration to "beauty" in planning and architecture, even if most new developments are destined to fall short of this elusive ideal
Instead of rejecting the Conservatives' Big Society outright, the left should endorse its values but argue that the state has an important role to play in fostering them.
An innovative way of involving citizens in public, democratic deliberation is spreading, says Ben Rogers.
What can Britain's political system do to win back legitimacy? The question takes
Democracy is destined to disappoint. The space between theory and practice is often an affront to anyone with a hint of idealism in them.
The courts are a case in
