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HEALTH

More adoption could save in the long term

25 July 2011

Two reports this week examine both ends of the care system, one from Dilnott on adult care and th...

FINANCE

Time to nudge, smack, hug or shove - whatever works

25 July 2011

It appears that the government campaign to spread the use positive incentives to change behaviour...

Should councils be buying Ipads?

25 July 2011

Abolishing "politically motivated targets". One year on, when is a target a target?

25 July 2011

Linking localism and the phone hacking story

24 July 2011

White Van Man on Big Society

21 July 2011

Managing demand for local government services

By Paul O'Brien | 21 July 2011

Paul O' Brien finds value in the ideas from the book 'Nudge' by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein.

News International's management and standards

By Martin Horton | 21 July 2011

Martin Horton looks at what a News International management and standards committe agenda mightlo...

A reality check for localism

By David Walker | 21 July 2011

The Dilnot report is a ‘1948 moment’ as it favours finding a centralist solution to social care, ...

The return of the business rate

By Michael Burton | 21 July 2011

Removing the business rate does not provide any incentives for councils, says Michael Burton.