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Theo Blackwell Articles

A digital revolution driving reform in public services

Given the potential of technology to drive public service reform, the fear is that there remains limited vision at a local level, even with the new opportunities for real decentralisation, which now exist. The fragmentation of councils across regions, as well as poor...
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Where is Labour on London devolution?

If our aim is to reverse ‘a century of centralisation’, as argued by Ed Miliband in his conference speech, by devolving power to local government then London must be included. Too few powers are devolved to the right level, meaning that there is a yawning gap between...
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Freeing local councils from the SW1 straitjacket

On 1 April 2015 councils up and down the land will announce another round of budgets cuts reflecting the austerity settlement which will last until 2018 at least. The cuts have gone on longer than they had to, because the economy has not grown like it should have.  Of...
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A new political settlement for the creative age

The massive advances in technology commonly referred to as the digital revolution have already had a profound impact on communication, distribution and exchange. They promise far more in coming years not least in the sphere of politics, which has been relatively slow...
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