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Social Value – what’s in a name? Using the Act to change public services
29th April 2015
- Dan Ebanks
The Social Value Act was born in unusual circumstances. As the former MP Tom Levitt recollects in his book, ‘Partners for Good’, the then new Conservative MP Chris White launched the Bill in October 2010.
Community + Devolution + Localism + public services + social value + society
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Enabling communities to thrive: embedding social value locally
28th April 2015
Whatever the outcome of the election, the challenge for any incoming government is clear. We need to find more effective ways to deliver public services that maximise the benefits to local communities, prevent problems and reduce future demand on services.
Community + Devolution + Localism + public services + social value + society
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The Crown and Social Value
27th April 2015
One of the more intriguing ideas to emerge from Cabinet Office under the Coalition government has been the resurrection of the concept of ‘The Crown’. Of course we’ve heard the rhetoric of joined-up government for decades now.
Community + Devolution + Localism + public services + social value + society
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How to build better places
25th April 2015
Urban places are popular. Think of where the world likes to go on holiday, and it is the great cities that attract millions of visitors. It isn’t only the larger international ones people want to spend time in either.
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Cancer – a rare area of political convergence?
24th April 2015
So manifestos are out and for those working on charities’ general election campaigns, the anxious wait is over. Of course we know that, even in a typical election, manifestos are only really of interest to policy wonks and the likelihood of a further coalition in May makes them less significant still.
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Women in Finance: Equality demands that maternity and family be put at the heart of business
24th April 2015
The Prosperity programme at ResPublica is currently planning a series of events looking at culture change within financial services. Building on the success of ResPublica’s recent publication, Virtuous Banking: Placing ethos and purpose at the heart of finance, which reviewed the way in which the banking industry governs itself and explored how the financial sector could be made more responsible.
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Brilliance and Imperfection: How medical technology has the potential to help people with asthma
23rd April 2015
Over the last few decades safe and effective new medical technologies have been widely welcomed by patients and health care professionals alike, and helped to transform life expectancy. Asthma inhalers are one of these major medical technology success stories – launching in the 1970’s they enabled the delivery of new active compounds to the lungs to fight asthma attacks in a highly portable unit.
Health + Life Sciences + LifeSci + NHS
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Accessing the Future of Healthcare: Why the commissioning of new medicines must be a priority for the next government
22nd April 2015
The Coalition Government should be commended for its efforts to drive the life sciences agenda. After setting down an early statement of intent with the Strategy for UK life sciences, last year’s re-launch of the Office for Life Sciences, operating across the departments of business and health, signalled a clear intention to harness the potential of modern technology to create a health service fit for the 21st century.
Health + Life Sciences + LifeSci + NHS
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Addressing the Conservatives reputational deficit – the case for a Tory wealth tax
21st April 2015
As other journalists and commentators have noted, despite the impressive achievements of the Conservatives in coalition – jobs up, incomes increased and bureaucracy streamlined – the party still has a reputation for cut-throat ‘nastiness’ and serving entrenched privilege.
Conservatives + Manifesto + Tax + Wealth
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Health North: A step in the right direction for addressing health equity in the North of England?
21st April 2015
Our health and social care systems are at a crossroads and of the wide-ranging health challenges currently facing the UK, one of the most unsettling issues is the persistent health inequalities experienced by populations across the North of England.
Health + Life Sciences + LifeSci + NHS + North
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