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Tom Bentley has been Director of [[Demos]] since 1999. A former adviser to David Blunkett MP – then Secretary of State for Education.
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He has been described as ‘one of Britain’s leading policy entrepreneurs’, and as ‘among the most intelligent critics of New Labour’ by the London Evening Standard.
 
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His recent publications include "Letting go: complexity, individualism and the left" (Renewal, 2002), "Monarchies" (ed. Demos, 2002), "The Moral Universe" (ed. Demos, 2002), "It’s democracy stupid" (Demos, 2001), "The Creative Age: knowledge and skills for a new economy" (Demos, 1999), "The Real Deal: what young people really think about government, politics and social exclusion" (Demos, 1999) and "Learning beyond the classroom: education for a changing world" (Routledge, 1998), described as ‘one of the key education books of the decade’ by the Times Educational Supplement.
 
  
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He was born and educated in East London and studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford. He is a trustee of the Roundhouse and the [[Community Action Network]], and chairs the steering group of the Centres for Curiosity and Imagination project. [http://www.rsa.org.uk/events/speakerCloseUp.asp?speakerID=139]
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'''Tom Bentley''' is Executive Director in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria, Australia; and Director of Applied Learning, Australian and New Zealand School of Government.<ref>Tom Bentley, "[http://www.tombentley.org/about.html Biography]", accessed 18.09.10</ref>
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==Background==
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Bentley was Director of the think tank [[Demos]] from 1999 to 2006. He is a former special adviser to Labour MP [[David Blunkett]], then Secretary of State for Education.<ref>Info-Dynamics Research, "[http://www.scribd.com/doc/37220673/5D3DCAA1-15AB-4CF0-B7A5-EB449C165AF2-List-of-Advisers-April-2006-Congress-Final Where are they now? The 1997/1998 Special Advisers to the Labour Government]", ''GMB: April 2006 Briefing'', p7, accessed 12.09.10</ref>  He was described by the ''Australian Financial Review'' as "one of Britain’s leading policy entrepreneurs".<ref>Staff writers, "[http://pre2005.flexiblelearning.net.au/newsandevents/newsletters/newsletter24.htm Flex e-News]", accessed 18.09.10</ref>
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Bentley is on the board of the State Library of Victoria, the think tank [[Per Capita]], and the Queensland-based research institute [[Eidos]].<ref>Tom Bentley, "[http://www.tombentley.org/about.html Biography]", accessed 18.09.10</ref>
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==Affiliations==
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*[[Ditchley Foundation]]
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==Contact, Resources, Notes==
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===Contact===
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Website: http://tombentley.org/
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===Resources===
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*[http://www.newstatesman.com/200103120017 The New Statesman Essay - We must learn to govern ourselves, Tom Bentley March 2001]
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Tom Bentley is Executive Director in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria, Australia; and Director of Applied Learning, Australian and New Zealand School of Government.[1]

Background

Bentley was Director of the think tank Demos from 1999 to 2006. He is a former special adviser to Labour MP David Blunkett, then Secretary of State for Education.[2] He was described by the Australian Financial Review as "one of Britain’s leading policy entrepreneurs".[3]

Bentley is on the board of the State Library of Victoria, the think tank Per Capita, and the Queensland-based research institute Eidos.[4]

Affiliations

Contact, Resources, Notes

Contact

Website: http://tombentley.org/

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ Tom Bentley, "Biography", accessed 18.09.10
  2. ↑ Info-Dynamics Research, "Where are they now? The 1997/1998 Special Advisers to the Labour Government", GMB: April 2006 Briefing, p7, accessed 12.09.10
  3. ↑ Staff writers, "Flex e-News", accessed 18.09.10
  4. ↑ Tom Bentley, "Biography", accessed 18.09.10
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