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John Appleby

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Melissa Benn

Melissa Benn is a writer, journalist and campaigner...read more

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Stephen Court

Stephen Court is senior research officer at University and College Union...read more

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Carl Emmerson

Carl is a deputy director of IFS and programme director...read more

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Steve Freer

Steve Freer has been CIPFA’s chief executive since 2000...read more

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Jenny Owen

Jenny Owen is president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services...read more

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Conor Ryan

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Colin Talbot

Colin Talbot is a professor at the University of Manchester Business School... read more

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Tony Travers

Tony Travers is director of a research centre at LSE...read more

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Heather Wakefield

Heather Wakefield is Head of the Local Government Service Group of Unison...read more

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David Walker

David Walker is MD, communications and public reporting, at the Audit Commission...read more

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Latest posts

Life after death, by Judy Hirst

2 September 2010 | Judy Hirst

Why social housing fosters social exclusion, by Alex Morton

1 September 2010 | Alex Morton

Keep the two-tier workforce Code, by John Tizard

31 August 2010 | John Tizard

Subjects: coalition, Employment, Pay and pensions, Private and third sector
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Committee politics, coalition style, by Dan Corry

31 August 2010 | Dan Corry

Subjects: Central government, coalition, Liberal Democrats, Parliament
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Tax and spend: there is an alternative, by Richard Murphy

30 August 2010 | Richard Murphy

Subjects: coalition, George Osborne, Public spending, Tax
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Road signs: better safe than scenic? By Andrew Jepp

27 August 2010 | Andrew Jepp

Subjects: Local government, Public spending, Transport
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Clegg & the IFS: opportunity knocked, by Colin Talbot

26 August 2010 | Colin Talbot

Subjects: Budget, Economy, Liberal Democrats, Public spending, Unemployment
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Free schools: not for turning, by Melissa Benn

25 August 2010 | Melissa Benn

Subjects: Conservatives, Education, Public spending, schools
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The no-win generation, by Conor Ryan

24 August 2010 | Conor Ryan

Subjects: Conservatives, Education, Employment, Unemployment
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VIDEO BLOG: Facing the cuts, by Chris Bilsland

20 August 2010 | Chris Bilsland

Subjects: CIPFA, Local government, spending cuts
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How to spend it, by Robert Allison

19 August 2010 | Robert Allison

Subjects: David Cameron, Efficiency, Private and third sector, Public spending
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First 100 days: services take a haircut, by Marc Cetkowski

18 August 2010 | Marc Cetkowski

Subjects: Conservatives, David Cameron, George Osborne, Public spending
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VIDEO BLOG: Mutual appreciation? By Heather Wakefield

18 August 2010 | Heather Wakefield

Subjects: Local government, mutuals, spending cuts, third sector, Unison
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Speed trap, by Andrew Jepp

17 August 2010 | Andrew Jepp

Subjects: Justice, Local government, Outsourcing, Police, Risk
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It’s all Greek to George Osborne, by Colin Talbot

17 August 2010 | Colin Talbot

Subjects: Central government, George Osborne, Greece, International, Public spending
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