Anna Coote is Head of Social Policy at nef (new economics foundation). A leading analyst, writer and advocate in the field of social policy, she was responsible for ground-breaking work on health and sustainable development as Commissioner for Health with the UK Sustainable Development Commission (2000-9). She led the Healthcare Commission’s work on engaging patients and the public (2005-8) and was Director of Health Policy at the King's Fund (1998-2004). Earlier posts include Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director of ippr (Institute for Public Policy Research) from 1989-1998, Editor and Producer of current affairs television for Diverse Productions (1982-6) and Deputy Editor of the New Statesman (1978-82). She has written widely on social policy, sustainable development, public health policy, public involvement and democratic dialogue, gender and equality. Her recent publications include Cutting It: The ‘Big Society’ and the new austerity (nef, 2010), Ten Big Questions about the Big Society (nef 2010), 21 Hours (nef, 2010)and Green Well Fair: Three economies for social justice (nef, 2009).

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