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Local government must respond to in-work benefit cuts

The next few years are going to be very challenging for local government but even ...

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Can trust and support deliver a Real Big Society?

I read somewhere recently that the prime minister genuinely believes that if it works for ...

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We need a localist approach to welfare

Greater local control could make welfare to work more effective and increase value for money, ...

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Will devolution create better places?

Devolution in England is gathering pace, particularly in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire, but what will ...

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Why the current approach to poverty is wrong

A whole industry of academics, think tanks, churches and charities give repeated messages that poverty ...

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Youth unemployment is still a problem

Our Pathways to Employment Manifesto 2015 calls for a number of changes to current practices, ...

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The great government cover-up

The Public Accounts Committee published its latest progress report into Universal Credit last week and ...

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New data maps the reality of complex need

At the launch of the Lankelly Chase report Hard Edges: Mapping severe and multiple disadvantage, ...

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Message to public sector: think of the consequences of cuts

When public bodies are considering new investment, they produce detailed business cases and undertake copious ...

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Where next for local welfare schemes?

Since coming to power, the coalition government has presided over a collapse in support for ...