The Financial Times has just published its latest survey of the latest local government cuts. This follows a similar survey by the BBC. As well as the level of cuts…
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I will be writing more on the various types of behaviour change in the coming months, but in the meantime I thought it would be good to look at one…
TCC Company Chair Jonathan Upton has been abroad recently talking to those working in public administration in both Croatia and Romania about some of the common challenges that organisations face….
Early public expenditure announcements and the Queen’s Speech have confirmed what we all knew already, the public sector faces tough times for the next few years. Reductions in expenditure may…
Now that the elections are over we can look in more detail at one of the most controversial events of the campaign, for the lessons it might teach us about…
The appointment of a new government clearly means a lot of change in the coming months. It is too early to speculate the detail, as discussions of many manifesto commitments…
What does the General Election tell us about community cohesion? The failure of most smaller parties to win elections might indicate mainstream political debate is completely in the ascendant. However…
What did the General Election tell us about the use of online communications? What does it indicate for wider engagement with communities online? When the last General Election was fought…
It would be foolish to speculate on the outcome of the discussions over the formation of a government over the next few days. Even with a government in place an…
Though the act of postal voting and then voting at the polling station on May 6th there will be substantial public involvement voting for a choice of Government. Next year…
TCC is very proud of the work it has done in the field of community cohesion. In the last three years it has worked with many local authorities to tackle…
An area that was hotly debated before the election but so far has not been seriously addressed through the campaign is the issue of social care. The lack of consensus…
I have written that we often act without a command of all the facts. This is quite natural. Our ancestors on the African savanna may have had to make split…
Do you think Gene Hunt of Ashes to Ashes is a hero or villain? Political Parties seem to think that if you can remember the 1980’s you will have a…
Last time I wrote about our bounded rationality. In just a few weeks, somewhere between three or four out of every five people are likely to take the trouble to…
The first major debate of the coming election was held tonight between the Chancellor of Exchequer and the opposition spokespersons. One of the issues is how much the forthcoming election…
TCC were represented last week at the UK Public Health Association (UKPHA) Forum held by the seaside in Bournemouth last week. The Marmot Review, the General Election, and the Economic…
I am grateful for the opportunity to write a regular Guest Blog for TCC. Over the coming weeks and months, I want to have a look at some of the…