public sector executive contents IN THIS ISSUE 18 ENTITLEMENT ABANDONED
There are already very definitive signs emerging of the approach that the government will take towards the management of public services. The abandonment of the principle of ‘entitlement’ is amongst the most prominent examples, says Luke Hildyard
22 WHEN CUTS IN PUBLIC SPENDING CAN BE AN OPPORTUNITY
While ministers seem to be in agreement about the need to cut budgets across a broad sweep of services, there is some dissent when it comes to criminal justice, says Aleksi Knuutila
25 WHY PUBLIC PROCUREMENT HOLDS THE KEY TO SMALL BUSINESS
GROWTH
Making the most of government’s buying power has the potential to drive small business growth and unleash the potential of the UK’s science and technology base, says Ruth Puttick
Reforming public services and balancing the budget 16
38 THAT NUISANCE COULD BE YOUR PROBLEM
Developers, utility companies and local authorities are increasingly being held responsible for nuisances, even in circumstances where they did not cause the nuisance and/or other regulators are already dealing with the problem
42 TACKLING THE HOUSING CRISIS – NEXT STEPS FOR THE GOVERNMENT
Cuts in public spending can be an opportunity 22 The road to nowhere? 34
The government needs to tackle the problem urgently and find solutions to help the 90,000 homeless households trapped in temporary accommodation and the estimated five million people on social housing waiting lists, says Brian Berry
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64 HOW THE NEW GOVERNMENT SHOULD TACKLE PUBLIC SECTOR
BORROWING
The government needs to take urgent action in three key areas to reduce public sector borrowing and avoid long-term damage and a loss of confidence from the international community, says Clive Sparrow
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