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20/05/2013Gay marriage ‘wrecking’ amendment could cost £4bn

Amendments to the Gay Marriage Bill could delay its introduction by 18-24 months and cost the taxpayer an extra £4bn, Downing Street has wa... more >

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 >

16/05/2013LGA calls for Government to lift housing cap

Removing the cap on the amount of funding that councils can borrow to invest in housing could allow 60,000 new homes to be built over the next fi... more >

20/05/2013Ipsa may recommend salary increase for MPs

MPs could receive a £10,000 pay rise, if reports ... more >

20/05/2013Big rise in complaints to Home Office, DWP and MoJ

New data published by the Parliamentary Ombudsman highl... more >

20/05/2013New standards published to improve legislation

The Government must comply with new standards for good ... more >

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How can councils help each other to deliver services in a better and more a... more >

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A growing number of councils seeking to get the best evidence to inform the... more >

01/04/2013A new approach to public health

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09/05/2013Car-sharing introduced for Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire County Council has introduced a car-sharing programme to pro...

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Energy efficiency is a key consideration for local government, with a poten...

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20/05/2013The sanctity of marriage?

The future of the Gay Marriage Bill will come down to Labour today, as up to 150 Tories prepare to oppose it by stretching the definition of equality to ludicrous lengths. ... more >

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04/04/2013The private governance of public services

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

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01/04/2013Changing behaviour by design

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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 services, as long as they work. That is why the volunteermanaged model is so appealing to local authorities and others at the moment, as we see on p38... read more >

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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 often more > more last word articles >

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20/05/2013Gay marriage ‘wrecking’ amendment could cost £4bn

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

16/05/2013LGA calls for Government to lift housing cap

20/05/2013Ipsa may recommend salary increase for MPs

20/05/2013Big rise in complaints to Home Office, DWP and MoJ

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