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The big debate

Addressing the big questions for leaders of all public services. Our monthly look at what's top of your agenda, with expert panel commentary

17 September 2012

  • London's air ambulance

    Big Debate: customer feedback

    From air ambulances to sheltered housing, we find out how public services are responding to their users

20 August 2012

  • Woman working on Laptop Computer

    The big debate: open data

    From education to policing, from health to councils - public leaders tell us how they are tackling the challenge of transparency

25 July 2012

  • Policehat

    The big debate: performance management

    What does it take for managers of public services to nurture employee performance?

19 June 2012

  • London 2012

    The big debate: are the London Olympics a public services headache?

    Representatives from the police, fire brigade, NHS, local government and the transport minister discuss their preparations for the Games

24 May 2012

  • Monopoly board

    The big debate: maximising public sector assets

    Kate Murray
    How can services make the most of their properties? We asked a range of people for their views

16 April 2012

  • A police officer is pictured in Downing

    The big debate: police and crime commissioners

    Mark Smith

    Will directly elected police and crime commissioners give a greater say to the public or politicise the delivery of police services?

27 March 2012

  • tape measure

    The big debate: measuring the impact of public services

    Liza Ramrayka

    Liza Ramrayka speaks to public and private sector leaders about how to track the social and economic effects of services

8 February 2012

  • Life Centre

    What is the big society?

    We asked a range of people, including a government minister, a council leader and a business consultant, to explain what the flagship policy means to them

23 January 2012

  • scissors

    How are the cuts affecting training?

    Mark Smith

    Faced with tighter training budgets, organisations are having to find innovative new ways of developing their workforces

1 November 2011

  • A gritting lorry passes a van which has slid off the road near Hermitage in Berkshire

    The Big Debate: Cross-sector buy-in for winter preparations

    Nick Appleyard
    As winter draws nigh, can public bodies collaborate on preventing the worst effects of severe weather? We ask the experts, in this month's panel debate

20 October 2011

  • Lea Valley High School extension

    What is the value of PFI?

    It has its critics but private finance may never be cheaper than it was before the financial crisis. Paul Jarvis brings asks five experts offer their views

23 September 2011

  • nottingham trams in and around town at the lace market stop

    A light rail renaissance

    The government has set out its intention to trigger a light rail renaissance in the UK and while specialists welcome the move some are concerned about costs

25 August 2011

  • Headline

    What next for youth policy?

    Tony Blair has called for family intervention and criminal justice reforms after the riots – our panel give their reactions and advice for policy makers

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