Features - September 2009
Unlocking the potentialPlanned capital funding is set to be halved. So how can public bodies break out of their silos, and make the most of the £21bn available? John Tizard and Robert Hill have some ideas
03 September 2009
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The name is bond…Traditional capital funding methods are proving risky. So why shouldn't local authorities be able to adopt the US model of municipal bonds, asks Chris Leslie
10 September 2009
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Easy riderNorthern Ireland's new finance minister is not a typical politician. A motorcycle enthusiast, he is relaxed, informal and very un-PC. Paul Gosling asks him to map out his plans for the road ahead
17 September 2009
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Seeing the lightA quarter of all government spending is on goods and services provided by third parties but the public sector is still poor at managing suppliers. In these difficult times, organisations need to get a grip, advises Mike Turley
10 September 2009
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Higher anxietyThe good news is that record numbers of young people are applying for degree courses. The
bad news is that higher education does not have enough funding and some universities are at financial risk. Stephen Court reports
03 September 2009
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Born in the USAThe NHS has been drawn into an explosive row over US health care reform. As President Barack Obama defends his proposals before Congress, Ruth Thorlby of the King's Fund examines the issues at stake for both countries
10 September 2009
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The right medicine?As public services in the UK brace themselves for a new surge of swine flu, what have we learnt from the first wave of the pandemic? David Williams talks to practitioners and policy makers on the front line
17 September 2009
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At the cutting edgeWith a spending squeeze looming, public sector leaders should take the initiative now to ensure any changes are on their terms. Gill Hunter advises on the best way to go about it
25 September 2009
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Promises, promisesWhatever happened to that brave new political dawn? Things really did get better but, as New Labour gathers for its last conference before the election, the public couldn't be less grateful. Demos's Jamie Bartlett explains what went wrong
25 September 2009
