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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.
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14 Jun 18
IPPR North’s Anna Round explains why metro mayors should take on greater responsibility for further education.
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14 Jun 18
Don’t rely on IT defences to shield your data – watch out for for social engineering, which exploits the human desire to assist, says John Thornton.
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11 Jun 18
Budget holders may be unable or even unwilling to accept they have financial reponsibilities. There are several ways to address this, says CIPFA’s Lisa Forster.
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7 Jun 18
Ministers will have to make unpopular decisions on taxation to raise health service funding, says Thomas Pope of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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7 Jun 18
Partnerships and innovation are coming to the fore in challenging financial times, says CIPFA’s Rob Whiteman.
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7 Jun 18
Evidence that acting in the public interest is becoming increasingly difficult is why we are launching an ‘ethical survey’, says CIPFA’s Don Peebles.
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5 Jun 18
Data intensive technology could aid policy for social good. But we need to resolve the ethical dilemmas as well as get the algorithms right, say the Alan Turing Institute’s Helen Margetts and Comina...
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4 Jun 18
If the government is serious about improving the life chances of poorer children, it should reconsider its plans for grammar schools, says the Education Policy Institute’s Natalie Perera.
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4 Jun 18
Action on closing gender pay gaps should be based on sound evidence - not quick fixes, says Public Services People Managers Association’s president Karen Grave.
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1 Jun 18
Expanding grammar schools will benefit children in better off areas rather than increase opportunity for all, says the Lib Dem’s education spokesperson Layla Moran.
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31 May 18
The Scottish Fiscal Commission is due to publish economic and fiscal forecasts today. With so much uncertainty, making those predictions will be a difficult task. Alan Bermingham explains why.
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.
14 Jun 18IPPR North’s Anna Round explains why metro mayors should take on greater responsibility for further education.
14 Jun 18Don’t rely on IT defences to shield your data – watch out for for social engineering, which exploits the human desire to assist, says John Thornton.
11 Jun 18Budget holders may be unable or even unwilling to accept they have financial reponsibilities. There are several ways to address this, says CIPFA’s Lisa Forster.
7 Jun 18Ministers will have to make unpopular decisions on taxation to raise health service funding, says Thomas Pope of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
7 Jun 18Partnerships and innovation are coming to the fore in challenging financial times, says CIPFA’s Rob Whiteman.
7 Jun 18Evidence that acting in the public interest is becoming increasingly difficult is why we are launching an ‘ethical survey’, says CIPFA’s Don Peebles.
5 Jun 18Data intensive technology could aid policy for social good. But we need to resolve the ethical dilemmas as well as get the algorithms right, say the Alan Turing Institute’s Helen Margetts and Comina...
4 Jun 18If the government is serious about improving the life chances of poorer children, it should reconsider its plans for grammar schools, says the Education Policy Institute’s Natalie Perera.
4 Jun 18Action on closing gender pay gaps should be based on sound evidence - not quick fixes, says Public Services People Managers Association’s president Karen Grave.
31 May 18The Scottish Fiscal Commission is due to publish economic and fiscal forecasts today. With so much uncertainty, making those predictions will be a difficult task. Alan Bermingham explains why.
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