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Book review: Public Service on the Brink

Public Service on the Brink, edited by Jenny Manson, provides a refreshingly frank, insightful and ...

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Cheltenham Connect

Cheltenham Connect is a community initiative that has, through a whirlwind of activity, revived community ...

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Building ideas

Identity in this context is less about a shiny building, and more about owning and ...

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What is the role of the state in regeneration?

The debate about the role of central government in reviving deprived places is stuck. The ...

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Linking up the ‘five pillars’ can deliver equality

The ‘five pillars’ that support the government’s reform programme must have equality at their foundations. ...

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After a century of tackling poverty one thing’s for sure: government must play a key role

New Labour’s strategy to eradicate poverty was undoubtedly flawed. But the coalition government’s belief that ...

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A bad marriage

Why ‘sustainable urbanisation’ is an impossible dream unless local governance is wedded to better global ...

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Growth is as much about an area’s social capital as it is its local economy

In our latest article on the UK’s ageing population, Simon Hobbs and Alan Hatton-Yeo argue ...

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It’s time to just muddle through

The time for silly caricatures must pass. The public sector is not in the main ...

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Public service reform

ISSUE 497, FEBRUARY 2012 *SPECIAL FOCUS ON PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM*