Behaviour change will continue to rise up the public policy agenda in the coming months. The publication of the Public Health White Paper in December is likely to lead a significant…
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The recent appointment of former Labour Minster Alan Milburn to be an independent expert reviewer on government progress over social mobility is welcome as it creates the opportunity to build…
Former New Statesman editor Peter Wilby writing in the Guardian yesterday, produced a critical piece on the use of Nudges in public policy. He described authors Thaler and Sustein’s “libertarian…
In his recent speech on Public Health, Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley set out his vision for a new Public Health Service. He was supportive of the initiatives…
Last week David Cameron spoke about the Big Society and talked about the pressing need for it in terms of the challenges government currently faces: “We’ve got the biggest budget…
Phillip Blond, the Director of the Think-Tank ResPublica was a keynote speaker last week at the at the Conference “Beyond the Usual Suspects – Real Influence Matters”. This was an…
In his first speech on Public Health, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley yesterday set out his vision for a new Public Health Service. Some of the key points he announced included:…
“The customer is always right” is often the mantra for low-margin customer focused companies in very competitive environments. But do public sector bodies say the same about voters? Perhaps the…
The “Beyond the Usual Suspects – real Influence matters” conference proved a very successful day. Hosted by London Civic Forum and TCC, it was attended by over 100 people representing…
Under commission from the London Empowerment Partnership, TCC has been conducting research on factors affecting residents’ perceptions of influence on local decision-making in London boroughs. The research is now complete…