More momentum for the Conservative “nudge agenda” in the U.K.
From yesterday’s Guardian. Households will be rewarded by a Conservative government for recycling waste with vouchers worth up to £360 a year, the shadow chancellor, George Osborne, will say tonight....
View ArticleParticipatory government (U.K. style)
The U.K.’s Minister for the Cabinet Office just launched a competition promising cash from a £20,000 prize fund for the best ideas for new products that could improve the way public information is...
View ArticleCarbon footprint labels are spreading
First, Tesco introduced carbon footprint labels on 70,000 of its products including orange juice, potatoes, energy-efficient light bulbs, and detergent. The plan was developed in conjunction with the...
View ArticleThe first nudge grant
The London borough of Barnet has become the first local council in the U.K. – and anywhere as far as we know – to receive money specifically to put the ideas of nudge into public policy. The £100,000...
View ArticleCan grocery delivery be greener than walking to a store yourself?
Food conservation is a national issue in the U.K., with its own awareness week and a prime minister who wants to end buy-one-get-one-free marketing. Ocado, the grocery delivery company that gave...
View ArticleConflicting opinions on presumed consent for organ donation in the U.K.
The public says yes. The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing say yes. British doctors say maybe. Those are the results of a recent poll in the U.K. on organ donation. Two...
View ArticleAn american book in parliament square
Stephen Dubner of Freakonomics was in London’s Parliamentary Bookshop recently and saw a single American book on the display shelf. Posted in Blog posts Tagged: United Kingdom
View ArticleNudge grants in action: Social norms and cutting carbon
Long time Nudge blog readers may remember the London borough of Barnet, which received money last year for nudge grants. One of those grants went toward a pilot project that taps into social norms to...
View ArticleIt seems like the whole office is off in December. Can anything be done about...
If you work in an office, you probably get an annual allotment of days off every year. Depending on where you work, those vacation days may carry over to the next year. In many places they don’t,...
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