Ben SmithBen Smith

Ben is a homesick kiwi based in Los Angeles, and a doctoral researcher in the social psychology and neuroscience of risky decision-making at the University of Southern California.

An accountability checklist: how to tell if the new government is performing

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It’s easy to forget pledges of the past. Ben Smith looks at a selection of policy areas, what was promised, and the tangible outcomes that might tell us whether they’re being honoured. As the new political year dawns with a freshly elected government, it is a good time to take stock of the promises that … Read more