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13 Sep 19
As cyber tools empower governments and non-state actors to wreak havoc well beyond their borders, a fresh set of transnational rules is needed, writes John Thornton.
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13 Sep 19
Focusing on residents as the primary users of local authority accounts can bring transparency and clarity and drive better decision-making, says Newham council’s Conrad Hall.
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12 Sep 19
NHS Providers’ senior analysis manager Claire Helm writes about what the NHS can do to avoid hospital admissions from care homes.
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11 Sep 19
There are options other than hiking the state pension age to pay for changing demographics, says Bright Blue’s Sam Robinson.
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9 Sep 19
Think-tanks help shape how we live our lives, the laws we’re governed by, the taxes we pay and the services we get, yet we know little about them, write Colin and Carole Talbot.
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6 Sep 19
The short-term nature of the funding announced in the Spending Round will not help the NHS plan to transform services, says the King’s Fund’s Sally Warren.
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6 Sep 19
After years of progress on closing the gap in educational attainment, it looks like poorer pupils are starting to fall further behind their more wealthy peers, says Education Policy...
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5 Sep 19
Although education had some certainty for the next three years, other public services did not and some areas are still likely to feel the pinch of austerity over the next year, says CIPFA’s Don...
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5 Sep 19
As the battle for Brexit rages on, the government turned around a super fast one-year Spending Round. But sustainable funding requires longer-term thinking, writes Jonathan Werran.
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28 Aug 19
To address concerns around NHS estates and equipment, and deliver on the NHS long-term plan, the NHS needs a long-term commitment to capital funding, says the Health Foundations’ Josh...
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27 Aug 19
The time is ripe for the public sector to take advantage of private sector innovation designed to prevent fraud at source, says CIPFA’s Marc McAuley.
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23 Aug 19
Local government currently has no certainty over funding and must ensure political parties see giving it greater control over its finances as a manifesto issue, says Localis’ Jonathan...
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20 Aug 19
About 1,500 residents were evacuated from the small town of Whaley Bridge on 1 August over fears a dam at Toddbrook Reservoir would collapse after heavy rains. Derbyshire Council leader Barry Lewis...
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16 Aug 19
If Boris Johnson wants to be tough on crime he must reduce re-offending rates, says Reform researcher Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
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13 Aug 19
While some progress has been made on improving international ethical standards across the public finance sector there is still much to do, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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13 Aug 19
Director of operations for care and support at housing association Riverside Lee Buss looks at progress on the government’s rough sleeping strategy one year on.
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11 Aug 19
Mediation consultant Terry Leigh explains how the NHS complaints system - often found to be long, frustrating and ineffective by users - could be improved.
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8 Aug 19
NHS trust chief executive Joe Harrison and consultant physician Shanti Vijayaraghavan share some lessons on how health leaders can turn digital dreams into a reality.
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7 Aug 19
A no deal Brexit will just heap more uncertainty on councils already working in the dark, explains LGiU chief executive Jonathan Carr-West.
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6 Aug 19
Pension savers want more responsible investment strategies but a clear policy framework is needed to enable a strong environmental, social and governance market, says Bright Blue’s Sam...
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1 Aug 19
The King’s Fund’s Sally Warren explains why she is not as delighted as she might be by Boris Johnson’s pledge to fix social care.
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25 Jul 19
Public services should be developed and delivered in consultation with the service users, says public service commissioning lawyer Julian Blake.
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25 Jul 19
The chair of the Essex Police Federation Steve Taylor writes of his hopes the new home secretary – Priti Patel - will share the same positive views as her boss Boris Johnson seems to on policing....
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22 Jul 19
Rather than cut tax, the UK would do better to remove some or all of the zero and reduced rates, says the IFS’s Helen Miller
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22 Jul 19
Reviews of outsourced public service contracts - as proposed by Labour - should involve a range of stakeholders, says outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
13 Sep 19As cyber tools empower governments and non-state actors to wreak havoc well beyond their borders, a fresh set of transnational rules is needed, writes John Thornton.
13 Sep 19Focusing on residents as the primary users of local authority accounts can bring transparency and clarity and drive better decision-making, says Newham council’s Conrad Hall.
12 Sep 19NHS Providers’ senior analysis manager Claire Helm writes about what the NHS can do to avoid hospital admissions from care homes.
11 Sep 19There are options other than hiking the state pension age to pay for changing demographics, says Bright Blue’s Sam Robinson.
9 Sep 19Think-tanks help shape how we live our lives, the laws we’re governed by, the taxes we pay and the services we get, yet we know little about them, write Colin and Carole Talbot.
6 Sep 19The short-term nature of the funding announced in the Spending Round will not help the NHS plan to transform services, says the King’s Fund’s Sally Warren.
6 Sep 19After years of progress on closing the gap in educational attainment, it looks like poorer pupils are starting to fall further behind their more wealthy peers, says Education Policy...
5 Sep 19Although education had some certainty for the next three years, other public services did not and some areas are still likely to feel the pinch of austerity over the next year, says CIPFA’s Don...
5 Sep 19As the battle for Brexit rages on, the government turned around a super fast one-year Spending Round. But sustainable funding requires longer-term thinking, writes Jonathan Werran.
28 Aug 19To address concerns around NHS estates and equipment, and deliver on the NHS long-term plan, the NHS needs a long-term commitment to capital funding, says the Health Foundations’ Josh...
27 Aug 19The time is ripe for the public sector to take advantage of private sector innovation designed to prevent fraud at source, says CIPFA’s Marc McAuley.
23 Aug 19Local government currently has no certainty over funding and must ensure political parties see giving it greater control over its finances as a manifesto issue, says Localis’ Jonathan...
20 Aug 19About 1,500 residents were evacuated from the small town of Whaley Bridge on 1 August over fears a dam at Toddbrook Reservoir would collapse after heavy rains. Derbyshire Council leader Barry Lewis...
16 Aug 19If Boris Johnson wants to be tough on crime he must reduce re-offending rates, says Reform researcher Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
13 Aug 19While some progress has been made on improving international ethical standards across the public finance sector there is still much to do, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
13 Aug 19Director of operations for care and support at housing association Riverside Lee Buss looks at progress on the government’s rough sleeping strategy one year on.
11 Aug 19Mediation consultant Terry Leigh explains how the NHS complaints system - often found to be long, frustrating and ineffective by users - could be improved.
8 Aug 19NHS trust chief executive Joe Harrison and consultant physician Shanti Vijayaraghavan share some lessons on how health leaders can turn digital dreams into a reality.
7 Aug 19A no deal Brexit will just heap more uncertainty on councils already working in the dark, explains LGiU chief executive Jonathan Carr-West.
6 Aug 19Pension savers want more responsible investment strategies but a clear policy framework is needed to enable a strong environmental, social and governance market, says Bright Blue’s Sam...
1 Aug 19The King’s Fund’s Sally Warren explains why she is not as delighted as she might be by Boris Johnson’s pledge to fix social care.
25 Jul 19Public services should be developed and delivered in consultation with the service users, says public service commissioning lawyer Julian Blake.
25 Jul 19The chair of the Essex Police Federation Steve Taylor writes of his hopes the new home secretary – Priti Patel - will share the same positive views as her boss Boris Johnson seems to on policing....
22 Jul 19Rather than cut tax, the UK would do better to remove some or all of the zero and reduced rates, says the IFS’s Helen Miller
22 Jul 19Reviews of outsourced public service contracts - as proposed by Labour - should involve a range of stakeholders, says outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
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