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 jim bennett

Jim Bennett, Corporate Director, Homes & Communities Agency

Jim specialises in work on urban and housing policy, worklessness and homelessness. The Homes & Communities Agency provides investment for new housing and regulate social housing providers. 

 graeme mcdonald

Graeme McDonald, Director of Policy & Communications, SOLACE

Graeme specialises in policy development and change management at the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE).

 chris painter

Chris Painter, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, Birmingham City University

Chris has held the post of head of the school and social sciences for nine years and is also Vice Chair of governors at King Edward VI college.

 Martin ferguson

Martin Ferguson, Policy Director, SOCITM

Martin leads the development and promotion of responses to major issues around public sector ICT and drives engagement with central and local government.

 tim pryce

Tim Pryce, Carbon Trust

Tim leads the Carbon Trust's work on public sector carbon management, supporting the public sector in reducing carbon, implementing energy-saving strategies and commercialising low-carbon technologies.

 stephen gaskell

Stephen Gaskell, Head of Strategy & Partnerships, Southwark Council

Stephen works for an inner city London Borough that despite budget pressures, has promised to deliver a 'Fairer Future' for all its residents.

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Renewable subsidies harming green growth – Civitas

17/05/2013Renewable subsidies harming green growth – Civitas

Green energy projects to meet EU directives by 2020 will cost every home £600 a year, Civitas has warned. A new paper, Are Green Times Just... more >
IPCC investigation made ‘fundamental errors’

17/05/2013IPCC investigation made ‘fundamental errors’

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been criticised for making “fundamental errors” and for clearing police offic... more >
A single fire service for England? – Knight review

17/05/2013A single fire service for England? – Knight review

The fire and rescue service must be “transformed”, a Government-commissioned review has urged. Sir Ken Knight, who has had a 40-year ... more >

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The private governance of public services

04/04/2013The private governance of public services

Chris Painter, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy and Management at Birmingham City University, argues that the Coalition’s public service... more >
First aid in the workplace - What the public sector needs to know

01/04/2013First aid in the workplace - What the public sector needs to know

Richard Evens, commercial training director at St John Ambulance, discusses the importance of first aid training to the public sector. Any o... more >
Changing behaviour by design

01/04/2013Changing behaviour by design

Ed Gardiner, behavioural design lead at Warwick Business School, discusses the power of behavioural design in the fight to tackle obesity. I... more >
Preventing the pitfalls of public sector marketing

01/04/2013Preventing the pitfalls of public sector marketing

The Charted Institute of Marketing (CIM)’s head of research Mark Blayney Stuart describes the importance of good marketing in times of fina... more >

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01/02/2013What you see - what you get?

Our focus on the public realm, urban design and communal space in this edition of PSE is a good reminder that for all the work done in boardrooms and back offices across the public sector, it is what people actually see that has the biggest influence on what they think. It is sometimes said that people don’t really care who runs public se... read more >

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The most efficient part of the public sector

01/04/2013The most efficient part of the public sector

How can councils help each other to deliver services in a better and more affordable way, since the demise of the national inspection regimes? Cl... more >
The best advice

01/04/2013The best advice

A growing number of councils seeking to get the best evidence to inform their decision-making have turned to independent commissions. Paul Hacket... more >
A new approach to public health

01/04/2013A new approach to public health

Dominic Harrison, joint director of public health, engagement and partnerships at Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, highlights the need to m... more >
Tobacco and public health

01/04/2013Tobacco and public health

Smoking is the country’s biggest cause of preventable death, and thus a huge public health challenge – one which soon becomes the res... more >

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Measuring wellbeing relies on leadership to allow our society's happiness to flourish

Measuring wellbeing relies on leadership to allow our society's happiness to flourish

Jennifer Wallace, policy manager at Carnegie UK Trust, explores the wellbeing agenda. The concept of ‘wellbeing’ provides us with a path towards addressing many of society’s oft... more > more last word articles >
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Subsidise to grow?

17/05/2013Subsidise to grow?

Is subsidising renewable energy limiting its innovation? Civitas has suggested it is, costing greater efficiencies and the taxpayers’ money. Meeting the EU’s 2009 Renewables Directive will not be cheap, but focusing solely on set-up costs for the infrastructure needed for greener energy is extremely short-sighted. Necessi... more >
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Car-sharing introduced for Cambridgeshire

09/05/2013Car-sharing introduced for Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire County Council has introduced ... more >
Top of the league

01/04/2013Top of the league

Energy efficiency is a key consideration for ... more >