Matthew Taylor

Dec 4, 2008: RSA Thursday - Organising and Disorganising at RSA, The Royal Society for the...

Michael Thompson, from the East-West think tank, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, visits the RSA to discuss his new book Organising and Disorganising. The book builds upon his previous seminal work in...

Nov 24, 2008: Democratic Citizens of Cogs in the Machine: political efficacy in an age of media...

Stephen Coleman, professor of political communication at Leeds University, believes there is a disconnect between government and the people, based on a growing public fear that individuals no longer have the power to influence...

Football: Mike Adamson on Liverpool's 2-0 victory away at Bolton Wanderers

Classy Liverpool find that familiarity breeds content Rafa Benítez's decision to minimise rotation has been central to Liverpool's impressive title challenge Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard celebrates with Fernando Torres...

Pain and fear as darkness falls on Britain

15-Nov-2008

Just three weeks ago shop-floor workers at JCB agreed a landmark deal to take temporary pay cuts and work shorter hours, saving more than 330 jobs at the UK maker of construction equipment. Matthew Taylor, the chief executive,...

55 more jobs lost at JCB plants

Wrexham is one of seven regions affected across the UK Construction equipment company JCB is to cut another 55 posts at its plants in Wrexham by the end of the year. Around 100 staff have already lost their jobs at the town's...

Matthew Taylor: Cornwall doesn't need a separate parliament, just genuine local autonomy and fair...

When Peter Tatchell writes that in 1497 a 15,000-strong Cornish volunteer army marched on London "to protest onerous taxation and oppressive rule", plenty of people in Cornwall will have felt that some things don't change. The...

JCB swings axe despite staff compromise

JCB is to make 398 staff redundant in an embarrassing about-turn after the UK manufacturer last month claimed that a landmark agreement with staff would save hundreds of jobs. JCB swings axe despite staff compromise The...

So then... the January transfer window

It was pretty much our saviour last season as I recall. Who are reasonable targets this season ? I'd like to see....being realistic of course. Richard Dunne, Joleon Lescott, James Beattie (worth a punt), maybe Matthew Taylor....

Brave new world: Traditional classrooms, lessons - and even homework - have been expelled

The Duke of Edinburgh smiles, looking a tad bemused at the job he is undertaking – opening a school that is pioneering a radical new approach to learning. Just about everything that the Government has imposed on schools or...

News in brief - Wed 12th Nov

First Published: Weds 12 Nov 2008 "It's nice to get things sorted out and now I can just concentrate on trying to stay in the team" A review of the news from around the grounds of each Barclays Premier League club. Robinson,...

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