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Why local government needs to increase its understanding of domestic abuse

Why local government needs to increase its understanding of…

Domestic abuse has major implications for council services, but currently the sector isn't able to understand the scale of the problem

by Samantha Ingamells - January 21, 2019

Reflections on NCASC: ‘Cras es Noster!’

Reflections on NCASC: ‘Cras es Noster!’

How discussions on the future of children’s services are changing

by James Edmondson - November 21, 2018

Why the public sector would benefit from asking for help

Why the public sector would benefit from asking for help

Many community members harbour a willingness to get more involved in the lives of those around them - it just needs to be encouraged

by Ralph Cook - October 19, 2018

Keeping local government on the agenda at Conservative Party Conference

Keeping local government on the agenda at Conservative Party…

I was delighted to be part of a fascinating fringe session at the Conservative party conference last night, which asked…

by Jeremy Cooper - October 2, 2018

Debating public services at Labour Party Conference

Debating public services at Labour Party Conference

I spent yesterday at the Labour Party conference, to take part in an important panel discussion on local government. It…

by Olly Swann - September 25, 2018

Reflections on my year as a Deputy Director of Children’s Services: Models of Distributed Leadership

Reflections on my year as a Deputy Director of Children’s…

As a consultant, every council I have worked with has battled the same Gordian knot on senior management and leadership.

by Leo Jones - September 4, 2018

Reflections on my year as a Deputy Director of Children’s Services: The need to Stop, Collaborate and Listen

Reflections on my year as a Deputy Director of Children’s…

Working at a senior level in local government showed me that the need for coordination, integration and collaboration across the council is more important than ever.

by Leo Jones - September 4, 2018

Reflections on my year as a Deputy Director of Children’s Services: Exploring how our own decision-making can generate demand

Reflections on my year as a Deputy Director of Children’s…

I have found it both cathartic and helpful to reflect on what it is like to work on the frontline of local government to support children and families.

by Leo Jones - September 4, 2018

Local leadership please

Local leadership please

If you’ve been glued to the coverage of the EU referendum result in recent days then you, like me, might…

by Jenny McArdle - June 27, 2016

Beyond a nudge is not another nudge

Beyond a nudge is not another nudge

This week I attended City University’s behaviour change seminar ‘Beyond Nudge: Risk, psychology and choice architecture in policy’. On the…

by Jenna Collins - February 12, 2016

The Public Sector’s (un)Digital Future (part II)

The Public Sector’s (un)Digital Future (part II)

In July IMPOWER launched a paper on ‘Digital Demand Management’. I wrote in the introducing blog about how collectively as…

by Ralph Cook - September 9, 2015

Confidence knocked: Kids Company and the longer term impact on public services

Confidence knocked: Kids Company and the longer term impact…

I have always been fascinated with the concept of the “Big Society” and its potential to redraw the relationship between…

by James Edmondson - August 24, 2015

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