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Ben Page

Ben Page

Ben Page is global chief executive officer of Ipsos

Articles by Ben Page

The move to home working poses huge problems

By Ben Page | 22 February 2021

The trend to more working from home looks set to continue post COVID, says Ben Page. 'But it pos...

Local government does a brilliant job in elections

By Ben Page | 11 November 2020

Ben Page 'cannot ever recall a UK election 'like the one Americans are currently fighting over'. ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...