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16 Aug 18
Data analysis and sharing has the potential to transform services but public confidence needs to be upheld. The public sector should take the lead, argues Sarah Timmis of Reform.
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10 Aug 18
In the last financial year the value of loans made by the Public Works Loan Board increased by 42%. The LGiU’s Jennifer Glover explains looks at why that might be.
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10 Aug 18
Mark Norbury of UnLtd reflects on the laudable ambitions included in the government’s long awaited Future of Civil Society Strategy.
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3 Aug 18
Mario Pisani and Neeraj Patel from the Treasury talk about their department and the Bank of England’s revamped working relationship, which aims to ensure the Bank is more resilient to...
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1 Aug 18
NHS providers racked up a deficit of just under £1bn in 2017-18. The King’s Fund’s Richard Murray looks at how much the prime minister’s 3.4% real-terms growth a year- announced in June - will go...
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27 Jul 18
Effective risk management drives good decision making, but there should be a greater focus on the quality of discussions than the quality of documents, says audit manager Gurpreet Dulay.
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24 Jul 18
Public private partnerships need to be managed actively and effectively throughout the life of the contract if value is to be realised, says Morag Baird of the Global Infrastructure Hub
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20 Jul 18
The role of local government is changing. Commercialisation is now a necessary response to funding cuts and a new freedom to take risks, says Zurich’s Andrew Jepp
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18 Jul 18
If children are our future then we need to put the money into protecting them, argues Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson
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17 Jul 18
The challenges facing local government pension schemes may overlap, but need not be insurmountable, writes Tiffany Tsang of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
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13 Jul 18
While there is a desire to continue providing international aid, it is important the EU and UK do not reduce their Official Development Assistance because of Brexit, say campaigners Nasim Salad and...
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10 Jul 18
While they can’t magic away risk or conjure up resources, effective audit committees are essential for local authority success, says CIPFA governance adviser Diana Melville.
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10 Jul 18
The South West has economic development ambitions and potential to rival the Northern Powerhouse, says Dorset LEP chair Jim Stewart.
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9 Jul 18
Sustainable Transformation Plans are shrouded in secrecy and the government is ‘selling the family silver’ without a thought for the long-term consequences. So says Meg Hillier, chair of the Public...
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9 Jul 18
Investing in public health pays off down the line. As the government seeks to restore NHS funding it cannot also ignore this vital policy area, argues David Finch.
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6 Jul 18
You don’t have to be old, grey or in the music industry to benefit from applying the same rule to innovation projects
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5 Jul 18
Forecasting gets a bad rap, yet the future is more certain and settled than often assumed, says journalist and academic James Woudhuysen.
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4 Jul 18
Trust, security and expectations are the big three issues that will face the public sector in a digital future, not to mention the inevitable debate over monetising data, says Andrew...
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2 Jul 18
Public-private partnerships have a chequered history, but as the only way forward for infrastructure projects we need to make them work, says former home secretary Charles Clarke.
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2 Jul 18
Could lessons from chemistry help public service spending be more efficient? asks academic Anant Jani.
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25 Jun 18
Let’s end the commodification of our public services and start valuing them as public goods that serve the interest of society, argues John Tizard.
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23 Jun 18
Two years on from the vote to leave the European Union, members of CIPFA’s Advisory Commission for Public Services were asked what one thing they want Brexit to deliver. Here’s what they said:
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22 Jun 18
The outlook for adult social care is still potentially bleak, predicts the IFS’s Polly Simpson, with the sector’s sustainability linked to elements outside government control - the performance of the...
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18 Jun 18
Segregation by ability is linked across the world to worsening opportunities for social mobility, says education professor Stephen Gorard.
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18 Jun 18
Local authorities need government funding to help them make a success of the act recently brought in to prevent and reduce homelessness, says the LGiU’s Andrew Walker.
16 Aug 18Data analysis and sharing has the potential to transform services but public confidence needs to be upheld. The public sector should take the lead, argues Sarah Timmis of Reform.
10 Aug 18In the last financial year the value of loans made by the Public Works Loan Board increased by 42%. The LGiU’s Jennifer Glover explains looks at why that might be.
10 Aug 18Mark Norbury of UnLtd reflects on the laudable ambitions included in the government’s long awaited Future of Civil Society Strategy.
3 Aug 18Mario Pisani and Neeraj Patel from the Treasury talk about their department and the Bank of England’s revamped working relationship, which aims to ensure the Bank is more resilient to...
1 Aug 18NHS providers racked up a deficit of just under £1bn in 2017-18. The King’s Fund’s Richard Murray looks at how much the prime minister’s 3.4% real-terms growth a year- announced in June - will go...
27 Jul 18Effective risk management drives good decision making, but there should be a greater focus on the quality of discussions than the quality of documents, says audit manager Gurpreet Dulay.
24 Jul 18Public private partnerships need to be managed actively and effectively throughout the life of the contract if value is to be realised, says Morag Baird of the Global Infrastructure Hub
20 Jul 18The role of local government is changing. Commercialisation is now a necessary response to funding cuts and a new freedom to take risks, says Zurich’s Andrew Jepp
18 Jul 18If children are our future then we need to put the money into protecting them, argues Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson
17 Jul 18The challenges facing local government pension schemes may overlap, but need not be insurmountable, writes Tiffany Tsang of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
13 Jul 18While there is a desire to continue providing international aid, it is important the EU and UK do not reduce their Official Development Assistance because of Brexit, say campaigners Nasim Salad and...
10 Jul 18While they can’t magic away risk or conjure up resources, effective audit committees are essential for local authority success, says CIPFA governance adviser Diana Melville.
10 Jul 18The South West has economic development ambitions and potential to rival the Northern Powerhouse, says Dorset LEP chair Jim Stewart.
9 Jul 18Sustainable Transformation Plans are shrouded in secrecy and the government is ‘selling the family silver’ without a thought for the long-term consequences. So says Meg Hillier, chair of the Public...
9 Jul 18Investing in public health pays off down the line. As the government seeks to restore NHS funding it cannot also ignore this vital policy area, argues David Finch.
6 Jul 18You don’t have to be old, grey or in the music industry to benefit from applying the same rule to innovation projects
5 Jul 18Forecasting gets a bad rap, yet the future is more certain and settled than often assumed, says journalist and academic James Woudhuysen.
4 Jul 18Trust, security and expectations are the big three issues that will face the public sector in a digital future, not to mention the inevitable debate over monetising data, says Andrew...
2 Jul 18Public-private partnerships have a chequered history, but as the only way forward for infrastructure projects we need to make them work, says former home secretary Charles Clarke.
2 Jul 18Could lessons from chemistry help public service spending be more efficient? asks academic Anant Jani.
25 Jun 18Let’s end the commodification of our public services and start valuing them as public goods that serve the interest of society, argues John Tizard.
23 Jun 18Two years on from the vote to leave the European Union, members of CIPFA’s Advisory Commission for Public Services were asked what one thing they want Brexit to deliver. Here’s what they said:
22 Jun 18The outlook for adult social care is still potentially bleak, predicts the IFS’s Polly Simpson, with the sector’s sustainability linked to elements outside government control - the performance of the...
18 Jun 18Segregation by ability is linked across the world to worsening opportunities for social mobility, says education professor Stephen Gorard.
18 Jun 18Local authorities need government funding to help them make a success of the act recently brought in to prevent and reduce homelessness, says the LGiU’s Andrew Walker.
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