In the media

Discussion with Danny Finkelstein at Policy Exchange

In an era when incomes are stagnating, and for many poor and middle-class people declining, financial markets are unstable and governments are having to cut back on essential services, Lord David Sainsbury’s book, Progressive Capitalism, sets out a new approach for policymakers across the political spectrum. This film is from an event chaired by Daniel Finkelstein OBE, Chairman, Policy Exchange … Read more » – Discussion with Danny Finkelstein at Policy Exchange

Innovation Systems: Institute for New Economic Thinking

Video of a panel session titled “Innovation Systems” at the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s “Changing of the Guard?” conference in Hong Kong. Featured panelists include Lord David Sainsbury, Edward Jung, Li Daukui, and INET co-founder William Janeway, with INET Governing Board member Peter Jungen moderating.

THE: ‘Discontinue impact line or good science will count cost’

Photo by Corbis, via Times Higher

David Sainsbury was interviewed by the Times Higher Education supplement: “The government is making a serious error in pursuing the impact element of the research excellence framework and risks a resulting “misallocation” of science funding, a former Labour science minister has warned. Lord Sainsbury of Turville, who this weekend bids to become the next chancellor of the University of Cambridge, … Read more » – THE: ‘Discontinue impact line or good science will count cost’