This article was first published in The MJ on 26 May 2026. It’s time to seize the opportunity of Total Place 2.0 to help bring about the public services we […]

28th May, 2026

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Responding to Government announcements today, Place-Based Public Service Budgets report co-authors, New Local Chief Executive Jessica Studdert and Professorial Research Fellow at Southampton University John Denham, said: “We are pleased to see […]

3rd July, 2025

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John Denham and Jessica Studdert set out five reasons why now is the time for Total Place 2.0.

29th May, 2025

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Across policy and practice there is growing energy and momentum around the idea of place-based public service budgets. At its core this approach is about identifying, coordinating and pooling existing […]

20th March, 2025

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In North Birkenhead a unique programme is joining up services and putting community priorities at the heart of decision making, creating impact that could be a model for national policy change.

7th November, 2024

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With the Autumn Budget in sight, Former Secretary of State John Denham and New Local’s Jessica Studdert make the case for Total Place 2.0.

9th September, 2024

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As she steps into an interim CEO role, Jessica Studdert puts forward three proposals for the next government, at a critical time for councils.

13th May, 2024

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Join us for this member only Lunch and Learn session. New Local’s recent policy paper Place-based Public Service Budgets set out a case for ensuring better value for public money […]

28th March, 2024

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The best policy that almost was? Former Secretary of State John Denham & New Local's Jessica Studdert discuss their new paper calling for a come-back for place-based budgeting as we saw in the Total Place pilots of 13 years...

31st January, 2024

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