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  • Putting research at the heart of UK public policy

    by Alex Addyman and James Carson At the heart of The Knowledge Exchange is a comprehensive database of hundreds of thousands of articles, research reports, and policy documents covering 40 years of UK public policy. The database is known as ....

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  • 8 ways local authorities can support community empowerment in an age of austerity

    by Stephen Lochore Austerity measures implemented by the UK Government since 2010 have reduced funding for some public services and aspects of welfare.  Although local government has attempted to absorb real-term reductions in funding, for example by sharing corporate functions, ....

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  • Search terms in March

    Our word cloud for March 2014 shows the search terms used most often by Idox members when searching our information database. Social care, housing and transport were among the more popular terms used, but words such as regeneration, tourism, employment ....

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  • The act is a year old but what does social value actually mean?

    by Alex Addyman On 31 January 2013 the Public Services (Social Value) Act, or simply the Social Value Act as it is more commonly known, came into force. The law was a turning point for many organisations, particularly social enterprises, ....

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  • Idox Budget 2014 Summary

    Idox Policyfinder Team Presented to Parliament by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, Budget 2014 sets out the next steps in the Government’s long-term economic plan. The Government believes this Budget not only sets out further action to secure the ....

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  • Over 30 years of UK budget research

    by Alex Addyman At 12.30 today Chancellor George Osbourne will deliver his fifth budget. We’ve rounded up some research and information from our 40 year archive on previous UK budgets.

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  • Using service design for user-focused, cost-effective public services

    by Laura Dobie Faced with growing demand and reduced budgets, public services are increasingly looking for innovative ways to meet user needs with declining resources. Ahead of this weekend’s Global Service Jam, here’s a quick look at how service design ....

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  • Co-production and the changing relationship between citizen and state

    by Laura Dobie The past week has seen much discussion around the relationship between citizen and state. On Monday 10th February, Ed Miliband delivered the Hugo Young lecture at the Guardian building in Kings Place. He made the case for ....

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