The drive to improve education standards has come under threat from unfilled teacher posts and disaffected pupils. The most acute problems arise in low attaining Secondary schools which have ...

This New Policy Institute annual report of indicators of poverty and social exclusion in the United Kingdom provides a comprehensive analysis of trends and differences between groups. A wide range of ...

The new style city development companies, proposed in the local government white paper, will look very much like Urban Regeneration Companies. A consultation document from the Department for ...

Students find difficulty in presenting their limited experience to a potential employer. Edd Williams offers advice on how to approach the challenge. For 14 years, Edd Williams has helped people get ...

When your everyday life is all about information security, you start to see patterns that may not be so obvious to others. In this article Simon Crosby takes a look at trends and makes predictions for ...

The total place approach is already gaining ground and the task now is to take it forward into everyday behaviour in public services. This round up of views from the regional improvement and ...

Placed based budgets, which are vital to the development of the total place approach, are supported by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles. He revealed that among other supporters are the Prime ...

With the challenge of finding ways to cut budgets by 25 per cent, a survey has revealed that public services find difficulty in analysing how taxpayers’ money is spent. There is a limited use of ...

By Chris Holmes There is growing concern about communities in Britain which do not function properly, especially some of the estates built as social housing that are now occupied only by people with ...

The 32 London councils and the City of London are collaborating to take a more joined- up, Total Place style approach, through improved partnership working. A report from PA Consulting Group ...

An Inquiry into Balanced Scorecards within Best Value Implementation in UK Local Government is published in Public Administration Volume 81: Issue 4 ISSN: 0033-3298.

This report by Logica and Teleconomy argues that Government has a vital role to play in driving UK smart card adoption. The UK public are more prepared to supply personal details for use in public ...