Former government advisor: stop ‘lecturing’ LGPS

March 25, 2015 By smithinstitute

In an article in Professional Pensions Stephanie Baxter quotes the Smith Institute’s director, Paul Hackett, over the need to ‘nudge’ rather than ‘lecture’ the local government pension funds

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Brexit: Unknown unknowns and deep divisions

The High Court ruling on triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty puts a constitutional spanner in the Brexit process but it’s no show stopper, says Paul Hackett, director at the Smith Institute writing for the Chartered Institute of Housing. The UK is heading for Brexit, and the challenge is now how to make the […]

David Cameron’s poor record on housebuilding – latest Institute report covered

The Smith Institute’s report, Devo-housing, has been covered in the Independent and Buzzfeed, with particular focus on John Healey MP’s accusation that David Cameron MP was the worst prime minister for housebuilding since 1923. The full report can be found here.