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11 Oct 17
Today Essex Council starts selling lottery tickets to raise money for 'good causes' in its communities. It is the first county council to set up a lottery in a growing trend of local...
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6 Oct 17
Rent controls are common across Europe and a levy on excessive rents could help generate revenue to build more social housing, says Generation Rent’s Seb Klier
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5 Oct 17
Theresa May’s calamitous set piece speech was poor in public policy terms, and the council housing expansion plans were as badly briefed as they were devised, but the PM remains on her two feet,...
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3 Oct 17
Commitment to future sustainability and transformation funding is crucial if we are to protect progress on clearing provider sector debts, says Tim Connolly of NHS Providers
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3 Oct 17
Cyberattacks, carried out by terrorists and other nation states, can paralyse a country’s infrastructure
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2 Oct 17
Cash reserves have long been central to councils’ ability to respond to major incidents. As the cost of these rises, prevention needs to be a priority
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29 Sep 17
The number of hospital beds has been on a downward trajectory for decades. Leo Ewbank of the King’s Fund asks if yet more cuts are sustainable or desirable
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29 Sep 17
The Social Market Foundation’s Scott Corfe says banning the likes of Uber would make households poorer.
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27 Sep 17
Early payment technology can help councils make savings, support their local economies and meet government procurement targets, says Ben Jackson
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26 Sep 17
Labour’s break with PFI is exciting and timely but unpicking deals is likely to be difficult and potentially expensive, argues John Tizard
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15 Sep 17
More than one year on, CIPFA’s Rob Whiteman offers some thoughts on what last year’s Brexit vote means and how public service leaders should respond
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15 Sep 17
A special facility could advise and support local authorities to invest in integrated and replicable clean energy projects, says Polly Billington.
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13 Sep 17
The North of England deserves the same opportunities and investment as the south, says Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson
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7 Sep 17
The government has hinted the 1% pay sector cap could be lifted and that all could be revealed in the autumn Budget. But will public sector pay really be raised significantly? asks IPPR...
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31 Aug 17
If trust and transactions are a major part of an organisation’s work, it could benefit from secure shared records created using blockchain technology
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29 Aug 17
Two new standards and other changes to the local authority accounting code have practical and possibly budgetary implications
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29 Aug 17
A national system would end the current postcode lottery that is school funding. School leaders now have the opportunity to tell the government what a fair system would look like, says Julia Harnden
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24 Aug 17
Air pollution does not respect borough boundaries, so the government should take the lead on tackling it instead of dumping responsibility on councils, says Debbie Wood.
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23 Aug 17
Liverpool’s deputy mayor Ann O’Byrne offers some practical suggestions about what can be done to improve women’s representation in local government
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18 Aug 17
The Garden Bridge highlights the flaws in government infrastructure decision-making, says Graham Atkins of the Insittute for Government. He outlines three key lessons for the future.
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16 Aug 17
While employment in British cities appears robust, the quality of work on offer is often low and many people are under-employed. Dave Innes of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation asks what can be done to...
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9 Aug 17
Matt Leach explains how a Big Lottery funded initiative to improve local areas is forging a new relationship between councils and communities, which could define the future for local...
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3 Aug 17
Siva Anandaciva suggests that while ending the public sector pay cap may mean a fairer wage for NHS staff, it won’t be enough on its own to solve the health sector’s workforce challenges
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25 Jul 17
The government’s decision to green light Crossrail 2, while plunging the future of a series of northern projects into doubt shows that decision-making needs to relocate, says IPPR North’s...
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18 Jul 17
The gig economy can offer some useful opportunities to people who struggle to work in conventional ways. The government should make the most of them, says Ben Dobson of Reform.
11 Oct 17Today Essex Council starts selling lottery tickets to raise money for 'good causes' in its communities. It is the first county council to set up a lottery in a growing trend of local...
6 Oct 17Rent controls are common across Europe and a levy on excessive rents could help generate revenue to build more social housing, says Generation Rent’s Seb Klier
5 Oct 17Theresa May’s calamitous set piece speech was poor in public policy terms, and the council housing expansion plans were as badly briefed as they were devised, but the PM remains on her two feet,...
3 Oct 17Commitment to future sustainability and transformation funding is crucial if we are to protect progress on clearing provider sector debts, says Tim Connolly of NHS Providers
3 Oct 17Cyberattacks, carried out by terrorists and other nation states, can paralyse a country’s infrastructure
2 Oct 17Cash reserves have long been central to councils’ ability to respond to major incidents. As the cost of these rises, prevention needs to be a priority
29 Sep 17The number of hospital beds has been on a downward trajectory for decades. Leo Ewbank of the King’s Fund asks if yet more cuts are sustainable or desirable
29 Sep 17The Social Market Foundation’s Scott Corfe says banning the likes of Uber would make households poorer.
27 Sep 17Early payment technology can help councils make savings, support their local economies and meet government procurement targets, says Ben Jackson
26 Sep 17Labour’s break with PFI is exciting and timely but unpicking deals is likely to be difficult and potentially expensive, argues John Tizard
15 Sep 17More than one year on, CIPFA’s Rob Whiteman offers some thoughts on what last year’s Brexit vote means and how public service leaders should respond
15 Sep 17A special facility could advise and support local authorities to invest in integrated and replicable clean energy projects, says Polly Billington.
13 Sep 17The North of England deserves the same opportunities and investment as the south, says Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson
7 Sep 17The government has hinted the 1% pay sector cap could be lifted and that all could be revealed in the autumn Budget. But will public sector pay really be raised significantly? asks IPPR...
31 Aug 17If trust and transactions are a major part of an organisation’s work, it could benefit from secure shared records created using blockchain technology
29 Aug 17Two new standards and other changes to the local authority accounting code have practical and possibly budgetary implications
29 Aug 17A national system would end the current postcode lottery that is school funding. School leaders now have the opportunity to tell the government what a fair system would look like, says Julia Harnden
24 Aug 17Air pollution does not respect borough boundaries, so the government should take the lead on tackling it instead of dumping responsibility on councils, says Debbie Wood.
23 Aug 17Liverpool’s deputy mayor Ann O’Byrne offers some practical suggestions about what can be done to improve women’s representation in local government
18 Aug 17The Garden Bridge highlights the flaws in government infrastructure decision-making, says Graham Atkins of the Insittute for Government. He outlines three key lessons for the future.
16 Aug 17While employment in British cities appears robust, the quality of work on offer is often low and many people are under-employed. Dave Innes of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation asks what can be done to...
9 Aug 17Matt Leach explains how a Big Lottery funded initiative to improve local areas is forging a new relationship between councils and communities, which could define the future for local...
3 Aug 17Siva Anandaciva suggests that while ending the public sector pay cap may mean a fairer wage for NHS staff, it won’t be enough on its own to solve the health sector’s workforce challenges
25 Jul 17The government’s decision to green light Crossrail 2, while plunging the future of a series of northern projects into doubt shows that decision-making needs to relocate, says IPPR North’s...
18 Jul 17The gig economy can offer some useful opportunities to people who struggle to work in conventional ways. The government should make the most of them, says Ben Dobson of Reform.
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