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Putting a social value on commissioning

By Stephen Bubb | 27 February 2013

Commissioning is not just buying a service at the lowest price; it is a process of engaging with ...

The performance of the Work Programme

By Stephen Bubb | 12 December 2012

At long last ministers have released some statistics on the performance of the Work Programme, sa...

The progression of the localism agenda

By Stephen Bubb | 05 December 2012

Equality impact assessments are just another obstacle on the road to progress, according to Sir S...

New ideas for integrating health

By Stephen Bubb | 28 November 2012

Sir Stephen Bubb believes there is a big amount of untapped potential for a better intergrated pa...

The impact of social care reform

By Stephen Bubb | 20 November 2012

Sir Stephen Bubb says the decision to kick social care funding reform into the post-Spending Revi...

The cuts to the mental health service

By Stephen Bubb | 13 November 2012

The mental health service seems to be an easy target for cuts, according to Sir Stephen Bubb.

The need for public service reform

By Stephen Bubb | 31 October 2012

Sir Stephen Bubb says the Government is not pushing the issue enough of the need for public servi...

Right to whinge

By Stephen Bubb | 30 October 2012

Council procurement officials shouldn't blacklist voluntary sector bodies for speaking out, argue...

A localist approach to youth unemployment

By Stephen Bubb | 17 October 2012

Sir Stephen Bubb says it is vital that all local stakeholders work together to help disengaged yo...

Keeping investment flowing to where its needed

By Stephen Bubb | 17 October 2012

The sector badly needs access to capital in order to grow and take on new responsibilities and ch...