The aim of this paper is to critically engage with the idea that Therapeutic Communities (TCs) can be promoted in England and Wales as a radical alternative to prison for substance users who have broken the law. After grounding the discussion within the normative framework of an ‘abolitionist real utopia’ (Scott 2013), the article explores...

CHAPTER 1: MODELS OF GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION Introduction The issues around the governance of the BBC, and how it should be regulated, have been much discussed over a considerable period. This Review has benefited from a number of documents which deal at length with the issues. I refer in particular to the ‘Independent Panel on...

Our cultural sectors make a crucial contribution to the regeneration, health and wellbeing of our regions, cities, towns and villages. We will work with Arts Council England, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Public Health England and other partners to develop and promote the contribution of the cultural sectors to improving health and wellbeing.

Overview This survey of more than 18,000 academics by the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB), found that the proportion of respondents doing commercial consultancy has more than halved from 15 per cent to 7 per cent. This report updates the analysis of the largest ever survey of UK academic engagement with external organisations...

Explores the characteristics of education systems that are successful in science through secondary analysis of data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2011. Summary This research, for the Department of Education in Northern Ireland (DENI), explores the characteristics of education systems that are successful in science through secondary analysis of data from...