Who’s Listening? Domestic Abuse Victims and Welfare Reform
Domestic abuse. It’s not something that anyone wants to talk about. In fact, so taboo is the subject (and so little is the value placed on its victims) that the […]
Domestic abuse. It’s not something that anyone wants to talk about. In fact, so taboo is the subject (and so little is the value placed on its victims) that the […]
Mutualisation in the public sector, the process by which services are “spun off” and converted into independent mutuals, has received rather a lot of attention of late. Beginning with Department […]
Local Government has, shall we say, had mixed success with its ventures into online portals. Historically issues have ranged from poor contract management leading to ballooning production and maintenance costs […]
Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are taking the world by storm. Versions of this contract have been cropping up everywhere from the UK[i] to the USA[ii], Australia[iii] and even South Korea[iv], […]
Below is a short essay I submitted in October 2012 as part of my uni course, as my next post will be on Social Impact Bonds (effectively a form of […]
Below you will find a summary of the key points from the draft Birmingham ELN response to the National Curriculum Reform Consultation, posted hear to make it easier to share […]
Theoretically, personal budgets are an outcomes boosting, resources light means of delivering adult social care. The arguments for personal budgets are simple. On an individual level personal budgets are seen […]
In 10 days time (15th November) people across the country will have the opportunity to vote for their elected Police and Crime Commissioner. Unfortunately all that you’ve probably heard about […]
On Thursday I did something I never thought I’d do. I went to a meeting aimed at helping select a Conservative Party candidate. I’m not in to party […]
Originally posted 28th May 2012 On Friday 25th May I was fortunate enough to co-chair an event featuring the Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons. For […]