Some thoughts on how universities can benefit the people and communities that they serve
Shailen Poppat On Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th June 2024, I will be speaking on a panel with Dr. Rhiannon Jones of the University of Derby and Martin Ferguson of Socitm who invited us as part of their annual President’s Conference on the approaches that can be provided by universities for the benefit of the … Continue reading Some thoughts on how universities can benefit the people and communities that they serve

ELECTED MAYORAL GOVERNMENT – SOME INLOGOV ANGLES
Chris Game This blog was prompted partly by Vivien Lowndes’ and Phil Swann’s recent INLOGOV blog giving “Two cheers for combined authorities and their mayors”. Substantively, anyway, although the decisive stimulus was the realisation that most, if not all, of those present at the relevant ‘Brown Bag’ session would probably have been unaware that seated … Continue reading ELECTED MAYORAL GOVERNMENT – SOME INLOGOV ANGLES

Two cheers for combined authorities and their mayors
Vivien Lowndes and Phil Swann There are reasons to be cheerful about the fact that the newest component of English local government, the mayoral combined authorities, were in the headlines this spring. There were also reasons for caution, however, most notably the particular focus on two of the mayoral elections, in Teesside and the West … Continue reading Two cheers for combined authorities and their mayors

Keeping an Eye on our Health Providers
Cllr Ketan Sheth The meetings of the North West London Joint Health Scrutiny Committee, which I Chair, don’t usually set the pulses racing but the recent one was an exception.  My committee’s job is to keep a friendly but critical eye on how the NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (ICB) delivers its budget … Continue reading Keeping an Eye on our Health Providers