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Ben Page

Ben Page

Ben Page is global chief executive officer of Ipsos

Articles by Ben Page

Ben Page: The public is tired of austerity

By Ben Page | 31 October 2017

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Ben Page unveils statistics revealing the public's growing dissatisfa...

Councils must show how local change can offer solutions that Whitehall cannot

By Ben Page | 04 October 2017

As party conferences conclude for another year, Ben Page surveys the political opinions of the na...

Local government is not in crisis after Grenfell

By Ben Page | 12 July 2017

Grenfell fire could have happened to any council. Ben Page says the tragedy highlights how stretc...

Labour is sick but it is not yet terminal

By Ben Page | 17 May 2017

Labour is like a very ill patient that refuses to die, but Ben Page predicts the party's demise i...

Surrey CC needs a masterful campaign

By Ben Page | 24 January 2017

Surrey CC's decision to hold a council tax referendum was a bold move, but will the odds are stac...

Creaking at the seams

By Ben Page | 13 December 2016

Health and care could give Theresa May as much of a headache as Brexit and the economy in the com...

Public opinion is changing

By Ben Page | 09 November 2016

Ben Page explains how opinions on tax rises and the public sector have reversed

How to be the best

By Ben Page | 12 October 2016

Polling has revealed what unites the best performers in local government, explains Ben Page

Does the public back devolution?

By Ben Page | 14 September 2016

As Theresa May reigns in the Treasury's devolution ambitious, Ben Page explains what the public r...

Communicating after Brexit

By Ben Page | 10 August 2016

Results from the EU referendum show how local government must transform engagement with its resid...