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Lyons Housing Review – Summary
A speeded-up planning process and new government powers to force local councils to produce and follow housebuilding plans lie at the heart of Labour’s…
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Welfare reform hits harder in the north
Residents of the North of England are being hit hardest by a growing north/south divide in welfare reform, according to a new joint research…
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Bringing health and housing closer
This report looks at how England’s housing should respond to the pressures of an ageing population, by bringing housing and health policy closer together.…
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Migrants and British people – living well together
This report explores how to support migrants and British people to live well together. We argue for a more coherent integration strategy in areas…
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New public sector anti fraud code of practice
A new code of practice designed to protect councils and others in the public sector from fraud has been launched. According to LG News:…
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Increase in HB overpayments
An increase in the overpayments of housing benefit could be because of an increase in the number of claimants in work, according to the…
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Dev Met
The UK’s major cities could become self-sufficient economic powerhouses through a ‘Devo Met’ deal that releases them from the suffocating grip of central government.…
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Scrutiny.net Meeting – September 2014
Here are the notes and the presentations from the meetings: The Agenda: Agenda for scrutiny.net on 17th Sept 2014 The HCA consumer regulation review:…
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IPPR report – the alienation of the white working class
Through original polling, this essay collection examines alienation among ‘white working-class’ people, and finds that attitudes towards key issues throughout British society are less…
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The case for decentralisation from IPPR
A 10-year programme of English decentralisation, spanning parliaments and built on cross-party support, is urgently required – starting now. Here is the latest report…
