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23 Feb 18
Reducing fees for arts and humanities degrees lower than those for science, technology, engineering and maths will create unfair disparities between what graduates will have to pay, suggests...
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20 Feb 18
Conor Ryan looks back at the thorny history of tuition fees and offers his thoughts on the latest review of post-18 education announced by the prime minister this week.
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19 Feb 18
A new index aims to capture progress and prosperity in English cities in a meaningful ways, says Liz Zeidler of Happy City.
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12 Feb 18
The government has made some headway in modernising and keeping up with the digital world but it needs to go further, says Reform’s Sarah Timmis.
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9 Feb 18
As digital currencies become more regulated and acceptable, they could change how public services are planned, resourced and used, says John Thornton.
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7 Feb 18
Ahead of Phase 2 of the Brexit negotiations, CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham looks at what is at stake and notes that, without clarity, transition arrangements are a wasting asset.
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6 Feb 18
Councils and NHS trusts need to start grappling with their responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act and ensure transparency and integrity in their supply chains, says Debbie Wood.
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2 Feb 18
Forget Labour infighting and public-private debates, what’s at stake in Haringey is how we think, talk and make decisions about places, says Jonathan Carr-West.
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2 Feb 18
Automation could be a good thing but we need to focus on improving skills in cities outside the South of England to stop it creating a greater economic divide between the North and South, says Centre...
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2 Feb 18
Only if the government comes up with a longer-term sustainable funding plan for healthcare will it avoid another winter crisis in the NHS like this year’s, says NHS Providers’...
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1 Feb 18
Local people have expertise and entrepreneurial flair. Councils should make the most of it, says Vidhya Alakeson of Power to Change.
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1 Feb 18
Councils are having to be bold and brave in how they deliver services. The new prudential code addresses the cumulative risk inherent in this, says CIPFA's Jo Pitt.
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29 Jan 18
To keep the NHS sustainable for the long term, the starting point should be a review by a royal commission, taking it outside politics, says Robert Colvile, director of the Centre for Policy Studies.
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22 Jan 18
A consultation on proposed amendments to the local authorities’ capital finance and accounting in Wales has thrown up interesting questions about how councils borrow, says CIPFA's Jo Pitt....
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19 Jan 18
Toby Young’s brief tenure on the board of the Office for Students should prompt the education secretary to reflect while choosing a replacement, argues the Institute for Government’s Daniel Thornton.
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17 Jan 18
Local areas should have the powers and funds to shape bespoke plans that meet specific skills gaps, says Anna Round of IPPR North.
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15 Jan 18
Carillion’s collapse shows public sector outsourcing is risky and limited. It’s time for a rethink and greater scrutiny and transparency, argue John Tizard and David Walker.
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11 Jan 18
Jonathan Werran of Localis surveys this week’s reshuffle to discern what can be read into the future direction of local government finance, housing, devolution and social care.
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10 Jan 18
Local authorities must have robust financial plans to withstand the myriad of challenges in the forseeable future, says Rob Whiteman.
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10 Jan 18
Justine Greening’s departure means the Cabinet has lost a doughty champion of social mobility, says the Sutton Trust’s Conor Ryan. Her successor Damian Hinds needs to make his name – and a big...
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4 Jan 18
The ambulance service has changed its performance targets to focus on what actually counts. Max Moullin asks if this can be sustained and what the lessons might be for the wider public sector.
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3 Jan 18
Changes to the statutory guidance on local authority investments offer an opportunity for the social economy to make a strong case for local capital accumulation and active community governance, says...
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21 Dec 17
All Jacqui McKinlay wants for Christmas is for the value of government scrutiny to be recognised and for it be a topic of discussion in 2018.
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20 Dec 17
The Treasury’s Ali Uppal and Mario Pisani explain why they think the time is right for a review to improve balance sheet management.
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15 Dec 17
Councils should take advantage of the benefits charities can bring, the chief executive of Wigan Council Donna Hall says, in response to the PF article Public Sector commissioners ‘driving out...
23 Feb 18Reducing fees for arts and humanities degrees lower than those for science, technology, engineering and maths will create unfair disparities between what graduates will have to pay, suggests...
20 Feb 18Conor Ryan looks back at the thorny history of tuition fees and offers his thoughts on the latest review of post-18 education announced by the prime minister this week.
19 Feb 18A new index aims to capture progress and prosperity in English cities in a meaningful ways, says Liz Zeidler of Happy City.
12 Feb 18The government has made some headway in modernising and keeping up with the digital world but it needs to go further, says Reform’s Sarah Timmis.
9 Feb 18As digital currencies become more regulated and acceptable, they could change how public services are planned, resourced and used, says John Thornton.
7 Feb 18Ahead of Phase 2 of the Brexit negotiations, CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham looks at what is at stake and notes that, without clarity, transition arrangements are a wasting asset.
6 Feb 18Councils and NHS trusts need to start grappling with their responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act and ensure transparency and integrity in their supply chains, says Debbie Wood.
2 Feb 18Forget Labour infighting and public-private debates, what’s at stake in Haringey is how we think, talk and make decisions about places, says Jonathan Carr-West.
2 Feb 18Automation could be a good thing but we need to focus on improving skills in cities outside the South of England to stop it creating a greater economic divide between the North and South, says Centre...
2 Feb 18Only if the government comes up with a longer-term sustainable funding plan for healthcare will it avoid another winter crisis in the NHS like this year’s, says NHS Providers’...
1 Feb 18Local people have expertise and entrepreneurial flair. Councils should make the most of it, says Vidhya Alakeson of Power to Change.
1 Feb 18Councils are having to be bold and brave in how they deliver services. The new prudential code addresses the cumulative risk inherent in this, says CIPFA's Jo Pitt.
29 Jan 18To keep the NHS sustainable for the long term, the starting point should be a review by a royal commission, taking it outside politics, says Robert Colvile, director of the Centre for Policy Studies.
22 Jan 18A consultation on proposed amendments to the local authorities’ capital finance and accounting in Wales has thrown up interesting questions about how councils borrow, says CIPFA's Jo Pitt....
19 Jan 18Toby Young’s brief tenure on the board of the Office for Students should prompt the education secretary to reflect while choosing a replacement, argues the Institute for Government’s Daniel Thornton.
17 Jan 18Local areas should have the powers and funds to shape bespoke plans that meet specific skills gaps, says Anna Round of IPPR North.
15 Jan 18Carillion’s collapse shows public sector outsourcing is risky and limited. It’s time for a rethink and greater scrutiny and transparency, argue John Tizard and David Walker.
11 Jan 18Jonathan Werran of Localis surveys this week’s reshuffle to discern what can be read into the future direction of local government finance, housing, devolution and social care.
10 Jan 18Local authorities must have robust financial plans to withstand the myriad of challenges in the forseeable future, says Rob Whiteman.
10 Jan 18Justine Greening’s departure means the Cabinet has lost a doughty champion of social mobility, says the Sutton Trust’s Conor Ryan. Her successor Damian Hinds needs to make his name – and a big...
4 Jan 18The ambulance service has changed its performance targets to focus on what actually counts. Max Moullin asks if this can be sustained and what the lessons might be for the wider public sector.
3 Jan 18Changes to the statutory guidance on local authority investments offer an opportunity for the social economy to make a strong case for local capital accumulation and active community governance, says...
21 Dec 17All Jacqui McKinlay wants for Christmas is for the value of government scrutiny to be recognised and for it be a topic of discussion in 2018.
20 Dec 17The Treasury’s Ali Uppal and Mario Pisani explain why they think the time is right for a review to improve balance sheet management.
15 Dec 17Councils should take advantage of the benefits charities can bring, the chief executive of Wigan Council Donna Hall says, in response to the PF article Public Sector commissioners ‘driving out...
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