Poverty

By Martin Ford | 06 June 2022

Child poverty contributed to more than 10,000 young people entering care over the course of five ...

WELFARE

Is cost of living aid enough?

By Ann McGauran | 06 June 2022

Ann McGauran reports on how the financial aid package provided by the chancellor will work in pra...

HOUSING

Getting on with integrated care

By Tom Stannard | 25 May 2022

Greater Manchester believes the formal governance of the new integrated care system and the voice...

WHITEHALL

Likely rent rises are 'ticking time bomb'

By Heather Jameson | 17 May 2022

Social housing rents could rise by up to 10% next April as tenants face a battle to survive the c...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Actions speak louder than words

By Ross Mudie | 04 May 2022

Ross Mudie and Annabel Smith argue that plunging yet more people into hardship will lead to a ris...

THIRD SECTOR

The voluntary sector is not a surrogate for the state

By John Tizard | 04 May 2022

Councils can and must show leadership to tackle the deep challenges of the years ahead – but a he...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Doing the right thing for children

By Ann McGauran | 27 April 2022

With the direction of the Government’s policies for schools and SEND becoming clearer, the new pr...

Government needs to commit to reducing energy consumption

By Neil Marshall | 25 April 2022

Neil Marshall argues that reducing consumption is the only sure-fire way of tackling an energy cr...

DATA

Using data to face the poverty crisis head-on

12 April 2022

New analysis by Policy in Practice highlights that a million more people are expected to fall int...

COUNCIL TAX

Councils need radical thinking at a time of crisis

By Professor Richard Murphy | 12 April 2022

Professor Richard Murphy says councils need to cooperate to tackle the multiple crises faced by c...

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