Tag: Public Policy
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Iwi take legal action over Treaty settlements to press Crown on commitments
Introduction: Rising legal pressure on the Crown over Treaty settlements In recent developments, iwi and post-settlement governance entities (PSGEs) are turning to legal avenues to ensure the Crown upholds commitments embedded in Treaty settlements. The push signals growing frustration with how promises are implemented and monitored, and suggests that the problems extend beyond minor adjustments.…
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Drones and Live-Streaming to Curb Road Accidents: Namibia Unveils a Multi-Pronged Traffic Safety Strategy
Namibia’s Bold Step Toward Safer Roads Namibia is adopting a comprehensive traffic safety push designed to reduce road accidents through technology-driven oversight and proactive enforcement. At the center of the plan, Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi outlined a multi-pronged approach that combines live-streaming cameras at high-risk blind spots with the deployment of drones…
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Jess Phillips on tackling violence against women and girls: policy, progress and the road ahead
Context: three governments, one ongoing challenge Since 2010, the UK has pursued multiple policy cycles aimed at reducing violence against women and girls (VAWG). Three successive governments embraced distinct strategies, each promising to break a cycle of harm, with a refresh in between. The overarching aim was clear: to improve safeguarding, improve prosecution and conviction…
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Jess Phillips on Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls: Has UK Policy Made a Difference?
Introduction: A bold call from Jess Phillips In public discussions about violence against women and girls (VAWG), few voices are as blunt or as persistent as that of Labour MP Jess Phillips. Her recent remarks about strangulation as a form of violence, and not a normal part of sexual behaviour, underscore a broader political and…
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SC Slams Ad-Hoc Measures as Delhi Air Crisis Worsens, Orders Closure of 9 Toll Plazas
Background: A Call for Practical Solutions Delhi’s air pollution crisis has long tugged at the city’s daily routines, health, and policy debates. While authorities have deployed a mix of temporary fixes and long-range plans, the Supreme Court of India has grown impatient with ad-hoc measures that fail to address the core sources of pollution. In…
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Promise of a seven-week driving test wait in Great Britain unlikely to happen until 2027
Overview A government audit has concluded that the promise of delivering a seven-week driving test wait in Great Britain by the end of this year is unlikely to be met. The reckoning comes despite repeated recruitment campaigns and a focus on expanding the driving examiner workforce. Background Plans to cut the national driving test waiting…
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Britain’s Seven-Week Driving Test Wait Still Years Away, Audit Finds
Summary of the audit finding The hope of a seven-week driving test wait in Great Britain by the end of the year has been dashed. An official audit has concluded that achieving this target is unlikely until November 2027. The report highlights persistent staffing gaps and slower-than-planned progress in recruiting and training driving examiners, despite…
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Prabowo Bans Papua Leaders From Abroad Over Autonomy Funds
Policy Move Targets Papua’s Autonomy Funds In a decisive move aimed at tightening oversight, President Prabowo Subianto has barred Papua’s regional heads from traveling abroad, with particular focus on trips funded by the province’s special autonomy resources. The ban follows a high-profile gathering of Papua’s local leaders, convened by the central government to address critical…
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Milburn launches transformative UK review into rising inactivity among young people
Introduction: A new push to tackle youth inactivity Former health secretary Alan Milburn has launched a high-profile UK review aimed at understanding and reversing the rising levels of inactivity among Britain’s young people. With a panel drawn from health, business, and public policy, the inquiry signals a willingness to confront difficult realities and consider radical…
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Rate cuts alone won’t revive a damaged economy: what the UK needs beyond monetary easing
Rate cuts won’t spark a genuine economic revival As the central bank signals a likely rate cut this week, markets and households brace for lower borrowing costs. Yet even if a second cut lands early next year, many economists and voters remain unconvinced that monetary easing alone can rescue the economy or reshape political fortunes.…