The housing market: Social interaction in mixed building blocks – finding the ‘magic mix’
Gideon Bolt & Rutger Pierik from Utrecht University share their expert thoughts on social interaction in mixed building blocks when it comes to finding the ‘magic mix’ in the academic literature concerning the housing market.
How social innovation can support citizen participation
Beth Perry, Catherine Durose and Liz Richardson reflect on the findings of the Jam and Justice Action Research Collective in Greater Manchester and discuss how social innovation can support citizen participation.
The future of the judiciary: Rising above efficiency
Prof Michal Alberstein, PI of the European Research Council-funded project ‘Judicial Conflict Resolution’, discusses her view on the future of the judicial role.
Places with purpose: Reinvigorating Britain’s town and city centres
Cllr Peter Box, Leader of Wakefield Council and Chair, Key Cities Group explains how Britain’s town and city centres face significant challenges in redefining their purpose for local residents, visitors and businesses.
Progressive state leadership today: Part 2
Richard Beardsworth, Professor and Head of School, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, provides the second article of a series on progressive state leadership.
Customer rating review systems and UKAS accreditation
Suzi Daley, External Affairs Manager at United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), focuses her thoughts on customer rating review systems online and UKAS accreditation in the health and social care system.
Public sector: Recovering from austerity
Neville Henderson, Senior Consultant, Crown Workforce Management discusses how the public sector can recover from the pain of austerity in this article.
Development sites and why you should pay them a proper visit
Anthony van Hoffen, Real Estate Partner at Lewis Silkin LLP, provides us with a guide discussing what you need to check when making development site visits.
The Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the EU: The linguistic aspect
Dr Karen McAuliffe, PI on the European Research Council funded project ‘Law and Language at the European Court of Justice’, discusses the impact of language and multilingualism on the role of Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Opportunity in chaos: How businesses can prepare for Brexit Britain
Alan Laing talks about Yellowhammer implications on tech companies and how businesses could prepare for Brexit Britain.
Boosting University research funding in the UK
Megan Warrender, Writer, examines the work of Chris Skidmore MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, in particular, his endeavours to boost University research funding in the UK.
How is AI key to unlocking a new deal for social housing?
As the Government presses ahead with an agenda to empower tenants, Martin Taylor, Deputy CEO of Content Guru, argues that AI is crucial to transforming social housing providers’ engagement with their customers.
Small changes: The secret behind public sector transformation
Martin McFadyen, Head of Public Sector, Virgin Media Business argues that small changes are the secret behind public sector transformation.
Modern slavery: Brexit threatens to worsen conditions
Here, Harry Sanders from the Immigration Advice Service explains how Brexit is poised to worsen the existence of modern slavery in the UK.
UK Supreme Court: PM Johnson’s prorogue ruled unlawful
In a much-anticipated decision, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that Boris Johnson’s parliamentary prorogue is unlawful.
Government: Dealing with resource challenges by infusing flexible procurement capability
Claire Foxall, Executive Vice President, Public Sector of Proxima reveals that when faced with peaks in demand, government is increasingly dealing with resource challenges by infusing flexible procurement capability.
US law criminalises sex workers for discussing work online
The law criminalises sex workers writing about their lives, discussing health and safety issues and for journalists reporting on sex work.
What does Brexit uncertainty mean for forex?
Now that we seem to be entering the end game phase both in negotiations between the UK and the EU and in the dispute between the government and the majority of MPs, what should the foreign exchange market (forex) expect?
Cities are partners in a common future for Europe
Anna Lisa Boni, Secretary General, EUROCITIES argues that cities are partners in a common future for Europe.
Procurement: Making bench contracts work
David Mann, Managing Director, dxw digital shares his expert thoughts on making bench contracts work, including the UK Government’s G-Cloud and Digital Outcomes and Specialists (DOS) frameworks.