Policy Institutes :: Issues

Industry Group - Helps the Labour Party with policy-making in industrial and economic fields. Describes the organisation and its workings with news and member bulletins.
Meta Description: [ The Labour Finance & Industry Group (LFIG) helps the Labour Party with policy-making and campaigns by arranging seminars and conferences to plan action with senior politicians and ministers in all kinds of industrial and economic fields ]

500 Adam Smith Institute - Developer of free-market policies on health, education, transport, welfare and taxation. Offers on-line publications, details of current initiatives, events diary, recommended reading, and information about Adam Smith.

Age Concern London - Providing information about Age Concern London's work, including campaigns and publications, raising awareness of issues affecting older people in the capital.

500 Catalyst - A democratic socialist organisation set up in 1998 to promote new, practical policies directed to the redistribution of power, wealth and opportunity.

Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion - UK based, independent, non-profit organisation promoting social justice.

Centre for Policy Studies - An independent centre-right think tank which develops and publishes public policy proposals and arranges seminars and lectures on topical policy issues.
Meta Description: [ The Centre For Policy Studies - London UK - (+44) 020 7222 4488 ]

CentreForum - An independent, liberal think tank seeking to develop evidence based, long term policy solutions to the problems facing Britain.
Meta Description: [ CentreForum is the UK's only liberal think tank ]

Citizens Income - Gives on-line access to much of the material held at the Study Centre whilst, in addition, showcasing up-to-the-minute information on current findings, forthcoming events and reviews.
Meta Description: [ Citizen's Income ]

Civitas: the Institute for the Study of Civil Society - A British educational charity and publisher specializing in health, education, welfare, economics and the renewal of civil society.
Meta Description: [ Civitas is an independent think tank that seeks to deepen public understanding of the legal, institutional and moral framework that makes possible a free and democratic society ]

Demos - Independent think tank and research institute, believed to influence the policies of Tony Blair's government.
Meta Description: [ Demos - The think tank for everyday democracy ]

Ekklesia - A web based think-tank promoting theological ideas in the public square.
Meta Description: [ ekklesia's home page, a think tank bringing theology and christian news into politics and public life ]

Fabian Society - A UK left of centre think tank which conducts research into political ideas and public policy reform. The site includes an on-line ordering service for various publications.

Global Research Business Institute - The GBRI is an educational body conducting outreach to business executives, journalists and civil servants, promoting a greater understanding of globalization and its consequences.

Globalisation Institute - Trade and International development think tank, focused on enterprise-based solutions to poverty.
Meta Description: [ London-based think tank developing enterprise-based solutions to poverty ]

Guardian Unlimited Politics: Special Report: Thinktanks - Profiles Britain's leading thinktanks and explains what they are up to. Includes reviews of recent publications and links.

Institute for Fiscal Studies - Research institute which exists to provide economic analysis independent of government, political party or any other vested interest.

Institute for Public Policy Research - Seeks to promote social justice, democratic participation, and economic and environmental sustainability in government policy.
Meta Description: [ ippr is Britain's leading progressive think tank ]

Institute of Economic Affairs - The IEA's goal is to explain free-market ideas to the public, including politicians, students, journalists, businessmen, academics and anyone interested in public policy.

500 Institute of Radical Reform - Seeking to replace all taxes with one new one, abolish elections, to apply technology to allow all decisions to be voted on by everyone, and to train their delegates to win under the present electoral system so as to bring this about.
Meta Description: [ The Institute of Radical Reform ]

Job Ownership - Independent think tank based in London researching, advising and lobbying on employee ownership in the UK and around the world.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Independent development and social research charity, supporting a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy.
Meta Description: [ The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a social policy research and development charity, seeking to better understand the causes of social difficulties such as poverty and housing and explore ways of overcoming them. ]

New Economics Foundation - Aims to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environment and social issues.
Meta Description: [ welcome to nef ]

New Frontiers Foundation - A think tank advocating a combination of liberal democracy and liberal markets as the fairest and most effective mechanism for adapting to change.

New Politics Network - The New Politics Network is an independent political and campaigning think tank, concentrating on democratic renewal and popular participation in politics.

Nexus - A virtual Third Way think tank offering papers, discussion forum and mailing lists.

Policy Exchange - The think tank's mission is to develop and promote new policy ideas which will foster a free society based on strong communities, personal freedom, limited government, national self-confidence and an enterprise culture.

Policy Research Bureau - An independent social policy research centre specialising in families and young people.
Meta Description: [ Policy Research Bureau is a social policy research centre specialising in families and young people. ]

Policy Studies Institute - PSI undertakes and publishes research studies relevant to social, economic and industrial policy, employment and the environment.
Meta Description: [ Policy Studies Institute is one of Britain's leading independent research institutes, conducting research to promote economic well-being and improve quality of life. PSI enjoys a reputation for the rigorous and impartial evaluation of policy in the UK and Europe, and the publication and dissemina... ]

Politeia - A forum for social and economic thinking encouraging reflection, discussion and debate about the place of the state in the people's daily lives, from employment and tax to education, health and pensions.
Meta Description: [ Politeia, a forum for social and economic thinking, opened in November 1995 as a focus for thinking on social and economic policy. Its aim is to encourage reflection, discussion and debate about the place of the state in the daily lives of men and women across the range of issues which affect the... ]

Reform - A policy institute promoting new directions for public policy based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, and individual liberty.

Social Affairs Unit - The institute addresses social, economic and cultural issues with an emphasis on the value of personal responsibility.

Social Enterprise London - Exists to promote, establish and develop businesses that have social as well as economic aims. The site features current initiatives, downloadable policy papers and news about the Social Enterprise scene in London.

Social Issues Research Centre - An independent, non-profit organization founded to conduct research on social and lifestyle issues, trends, and human behavior. Campaigns against scares.
Meta Description: [ The Social Issues Research Centre was established to conduct research and promote debate on all aspects of lifestyles and social behaviour. SIRC aims to provide new insights on current social and cultural trends, and to present a balanced perspective on key social issues. ]

Social Market Foundation - An independent think tank, exploring ideas that link the state and the market to create a more just, free and prosperous society. Focuses on health, education, welfare and pensions policy reform.

Social Policy Research Unit - Independent research unit at University of York concerned with the development of policies and the delivery of services to support people made vulnerable by poverty, ageing, disability or chronic illness.
Meta Description: [ SPRU Social Policy Research Unit excellence in research in social policy especially health and social care, poverty, social security and employment ]