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Ben Page

Ben Page

Ben Page is global chief executive officer of Ipsos

Articles by Ben Page

WHITEHALL

Unitary 'mayhem' has failed to arrive thus far

By Ben Page | 30 September 2020

The public may care often care a lot about key local services but aren't so interested in the str...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils have the local support to do what they must

By Ben Page | 18 August 2020

As local government works hard to revive local economic activity and resume normality, there is s...

HEALTH

Who are the losers?

By Ben Page | 07 July 2020

At least in terms of public opinion, local government itself has come out of the pandemic crisis ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

After COVID-19 will local government finally get the resources it needs?

By Ben Page | 15 April 2020

Local government will seem to cope with whatever gets thrown at it - both its great strength, and...

WHITEHALL

As ever, councils do better than Whitehall when it comes to expectations of fair treatment

By Ben Page | 04 March 2020

Only a third of the British expect central Government to treat them fairly, while a half expect t...

WHITEHALL

What are local government's prospects now?

By Ben Page | 21 January 2020

Ben Page looks ahead at the prospects for local government.There is hope on social care, with a p...

HEALTH

Everyday Britain's silent crisis in care

By Ben Page | 20 August 2019

Ben Page says that while Britain is bothering about Brexit and more this summer, hardly anyone is...

COUNCIL TAX

We need a more nuanced conversation around trust

By Ben Page | 09 July 2019

Ben Page says that while trust in central Government has fallen in both Britain and the US since ...

PAY

There's some cheer here for town hall bosses

By Ben Page | 17 April 2019

Ipsos MORI's latest survey might bring cheer to some readers fed up with TaxPayers' Alliance pres...

PENSIONS

It's time local government woke up to older age

By Ben Page | 06 March 2019

Ben Page explains that old age needn't follow a narrative of decline - as long as all of us, incl...

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