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Features - July 2009

  • Bharat Shah A wide-angled viewA former refugee who worked his way up from Kodak's factory floor, the deputy chair of the Audit Commission tells Vivienne Russell how his broad perspective informs his role 02 July 2009
  • Stig of the slumpForget green shoots. We're in for a long, hard ride, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz tells Judy Hirst, and an even bigger spending stimulus is the only way out 09 July 2009
  • Back to what future?Conservative health policies hark back to the days of family doctors and GP fundholding. They also promise to increase funding and scrap targets in favour of outcomes. But what do all these pledges add up to, asks Noel Plumridge 09 July 2009
  • The view from aboveChanges to Whitehall departments should be about better government but are often more to do with prime ministerial patronage. The latest casualty is Dius 02 July 2009
  • Back in line?The MPs' expenses scandal highlighted the need for parliamentary reform, both to make elected representatives more accountable and to give them more power over the Executive. This could be done painlessly, argues Guy Lodge 16 July 2009
  • Don't bank on itUK Financial Investments is meant to be looking after the taxpayers' massive stake in the country's failed banks. But concerns are mounting about the Treasury agency's 'hands off' approach. Paul Gosling investigates 09 July 2009
  • Taking good careThe recent green paper on social care was a step in the right direction. But, as well as focusing on the long term, short-term measures still have to be made for those in need now. Sue Collins explains 30 July 2009
  • Blue school thinkingThis could be the last academic year under a Labour government. So what would the future hold under a Conservative administration? Conor Ryan interviewed shadow schools secretary Michael Gove to find out 30 July 2009
  • Bringing it homeLabour's emphasis on councils building homes looks to be a return to its roots. But, as John Perry argues, it is changes to the housing finance system that signal significant reform 16 July 2009
  • Road to recoveryWith mass manufacturing redundancies back on the agenda, there needs to be a permanent task force to deal with the economic shocks. David Bailey, Caroline Chapain and Stephen Hall report 23 July 2009