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Tag Archives: Public Service Reform
Be brave: MPs should fight for their constituents’ health, not just a building
This morning, Sue Cameron wrote in the Telegraph that she did not believe that Sir David Nicholson should be sacked from his job as Chief Executive of the NHS Commissioning Board (and of the English NHS) because of failings in … Continue reading
Posted in Public Services
Tagged Accountability, Choice, NHS, Open data, Public Service Reform, Responsibility
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Yet another government “digital strategy” – are they insane, foolish or timid?
At the beginning of November we were treated to the publication of yet another government digital strategy in which it is claimed that there are savings of £1.7 billion to be had by moving public transactions online. There is little here … Continue reading
Posted in Public Services
Tagged Change, Human Nature, Ideas, IT, Making a Difference, Open Government, Open source, Public Service Reform
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Data: choice and control or control and uniformity?
This evening I went to Policy Exchange’s launch of The Big Data Opportunity. The video will be online soon, and there were some useful ideas in the report and in the speeches and questions. But as so often, it brings … Continue reading
Posted in Public Services
Tagged Accountability, Choice, Control, Data, Public Service Reform, Variety
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What links Libor fixing, localism, open data and Ed Balls?
I was recently asked, in a group discussion, whether protectionism or open-market globalisation was better. Instinctively I replied globalisation. But I was surprised by the number of people who were strongly in favour of protectionism (of course their reasons varied … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society
Tagged Accountability, Banks, Big Society, Institutions, Localism, Mutuals, Open data, Public Service Reform
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Delivering and explaining: why voters need to both see and hear politicians’ promises delivered
Last week, Hugo Rifkind wrote a great article (as usual) in the Times entitled “Stand up, Tories, and embrace your poshness” His point was, people come from the background they come from and there’s not much they can (or should) … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society
Tagged Accountability, Change, Choice, Control, Narrative, Promises, Public Service Reform, Re-engaging Voters, Trust, Wellbeing
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