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Non-Executive Director, IMPOWER

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Budget 2016 response: Devolution under threat

Budget 2016 response: Devolution under threat

The Chancellor’s business rate reduction in today’s Budget is a bitter pill for local government to swallow. Just when it…

by Martin Cresswell - March 16, 2016
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The fundamental efficacy of human interaction

The fundamental efficacy of human interaction

Heading home last Tuesday on the train I read a fascinating article in the Evening Standard that I thought I…

by Martin Cresswell - February 1, 2016
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The Spending Review: Tough choices to make

The Spending Review: Tough choices to make

The social care council tax precept is good politics for George Osborne and bad politics for local government. He’s devolving…

by Martin Cresswell - November 25, 2015
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A time to get back to basics

A time to get back to basics

In the last few days we have seen this Government embark upon a renewed initiative to slash the cost of…

by Martin Cresswell - July 23, 2015
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Modern Leadership In A Complex World

Modern Leadership In A Complex World

Sitting down to write this post made me sit back and reflect over my many years’ experience working in and…

by Martin Cresswell - March 25, 2015
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The NHS has only one crisis

The NHS has only one crisis

Is the NHS in crisis? I ask only because in this week’s Telegraph I was confronted by (at my count)…

by Martin Cresswell - September 11, 2014
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Better Rewards

Better Rewards

It’s really refreshing to see a recruitment consultancy come out and talk about the potential time bomb that the war…

by Martin Cresswell - September 5, 2014
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Insight or Not? Why only collective analysis of data can produce game changing insight

Insight or Not? Why only collective analysis of data can…

When is a new insight not an insight? When it doesn’t change the way we think about a problem. Local…

by Martin Cresswell - March 30, 2014
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A Real Demand Side Agenda by Martin Cresswell and Jon Ainger as featured in The MJ

A Real Demand Side Agenda by Martin Cresswell and Jon Ainger…

Understanding, managing and ultimately changing demand must be at the centre of local governments thinking as it begins to plan…

by Martin Cresswell - November 30, 2013
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HOW TO GET THE BEST OUTSOURCING DEAL IN A SUPPLIERS MARKET

HOW TO GET THE BEST OUTSOURCING DEAL IN A SUPPLIERS MARKET

There is significant speculation that there will be a sudden surge of outsourcing across local and central government over the…

by Martin Cresswell - November 5, 2013
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A Service Punching Below Its Weight – Martin Cresswell in The MJ

A Service Punching Below Its Weight – Martin Cresswell…

It wouldn’t be an understatement to suggest there is a crisis developing in Children’s social care however we’ll reserve judgement…

by Martin Cresswell - October 31, 2013
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Doncaster’s Children’s Transformation Partner

Doncaster’s Children’s Transformation Partner

“We are delighted to have been selected by Doncaster Council to be their Children’s services transformation partner. We are committed…

by Martin Cresswell - June 10, 2013
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