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How cities learn
Eddy Adam FRSA has spent the past year looking at how cities can innovate in addressing the challenges they face in the 21st century. Central to this is how cities can better learn from one another.
Justifying Arts Funding
As spending cuts continue to impact on arts funding, the need for measuring impacts is more important than ever. William Wingate FRSA argues that there maybe an unlikely model from which to learn: transport.
Do the Public Understand Criminal Law?
Dr Anthony Amatrudo FRSA looks at the popular understanding of criminal law, and how the ‘CSI effect’ has made us more scared and punitive.
Time to celebrate recovery?
Stigmatisation and misunderstanding of addiction can only be overcome when recovering addicts are prepared to share their stories, according to Beth Burgess
Improving process or transforming outcomes?
Public service ‘improvement’ strategies should be measured by how lives have improved for individuals and their communities, argues Dr. Peter Dudley FRSA
Widening the lens on public services
Henry Kippin outlines the scope of a new project that looks at how the UK can learn from public services in the developing world
Tomorrow’s Pension
David Pitt-Watson FRSA urges that UK government policy ensures that it builds a pension system that meets 21st century needs.
The best way to save?
John Collison suggests that the time is ripe for policymakers and commentators to understand and encourage employees to hold or save for shares.
Sure Start: how government discovered early childhood
Naomi Eisenstadt FRSA demonstrates how to deliver services for young children, in her story about the development of Sure Start
Rediscovering the human element
Understanding the importance of human relationships can help drive down costs to public services, argues David Boyle FRSA
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