Tag: Policy

The new Government has an opportunity to shift the institutions at SW1 to actively seek insight beyond its small postcode, says Jessica Studdert.

11th November, 2024

Central government • Community Power • Devolution and reorganisation • Local government • Policy • Public Services

The traditional siloed model of public services is ineffective for complex societal problems. But three public spending shifts can change this.

20th September, 2024

Central government • Local government finance • Person-centred funding • Policy

Council leaders have set out a roadmap for reforming public services and rebuilding trust under a future Labour government, starting with giving meaningful power and influence to communities.

26th September, 2023

Devolution and reorganisation • Labour • Local government • Policy • Politics • Public Services • Strategy and leadership

Ahead of the Spring Budget, Joe Sarling makes the case for a new economic vision with resilience at its heart.

13th March, 2023

Budgeting • Central government • Economy and business • Finance • Local government finance • Policy • Public Services • Resilience

Imran Hashmi unpacks the relationship between economic growth and wellbeing, arguing that local people should be at the heart of decisions about economic policy in their area.

9th March, 2023

Community Power • Economy and business • Local government • Policy • Wellbeing

There has been a growing importance placed on the relationship between the council and its residents. Over recent years, we have seen the increased popularity of engagement methods like citizen assemblies and strength-based service approaches, that have brought more...

20th January, 2023

Community engagement • Policy • Powerful Communities

We’re calling for a Community Power Act, a major piece of legislation which would fundamentally change where power lies in this country. The Act would: Create three new community rights over spaces, services and spending Introduce Community Covenants Establish...

13th May, 2022

Central government • Community Power • Community Power Campaign • Policy

Looking more closely at the detail beneath the positive Budget headlines.

28th October, 2021

Finance • Local government • Local government finance • Policy • Politics

Give communities the power they need to level up

22nd September, 2021

Devolution • Devolution and reorganisation • Local government finance • Policy • Politics

Exploring the ground-breaking work of economist Elinor Ostrom, the intellectual hero of community power. And asking what it could mean for the UK today.

21st October, 2020

Build Back Better • Community Power • Ostrom • Policy

This report explores the dividing lines that drove 2016’s decision to Leave. This report reveals the Brexit vote was a visible expression of the diverse economic trajectories, experiences and identities in England. This report, carried out by the University...

23rd January, 2018

Brexit • Housing • Inclusive Growth • Levelling Up • Policy • Strategy and leadership

Government must acknowledge health as an economic asset that boosts workforce productivity Over 85% of senior public health officers surveyed1 found that economic development departments are not as engaged as they could be £65m should be invested in Health...

28th November, 2017

Health and social care • Policy • Public Health • Research Reports • Wellbeing

Data is a powerful tool. Technology and digitalisation are playing a growing role in the delivery of improved service efficiency by linking data from a variety of sources. For councils, harnessing meaningful data and turning it into actionable outcomes...

10th November, 2017

Behavioural Insights • Data • Policy

The Chancellor’s first Budget, and the first following the UK’s decision to leave the EU, needed to shore up the domestic economy, particularly against structural challenges of weak productivity and our ageing population. So how do the announcements affect...

8th March, 2017

Finance • Local government finance • Policy • Politics • Public Services

For many years national politicians have avoided the question of ‘British Identity’ as connected to a set of values or principles. Instead, ‘we’ have known ourselves through economic terms, comparative to other nations, on the basis of our financial...

1st February, 2017

Policy • Politics

NLGN brought together local government chief executives to take part in an exercise to explore how place based, integrated public services can deliver budget reductions and better outcomes for people. We wanted to explore ideas and models for scaling...

17th July, 2014

Policy