Schools Minister Stephen Twigg will today (4 March 2003) launch the Government’s most in-depth consultation document yet on raising the academic achievement of ethnic minority pupils. In a keynote speech to a New Local Government Network conference in London, the Minister will also announce the availability of new national data that for the first time […]
Dan Corry, Executive Director of the New Local Government Network, has outlined why council members, are vital to the long-term success of new localism. In a speech to an NLGN conference New Roles for Modern Members (held in association with the IDeA and the ALG), Mr. Corry observed the often understated role of councillors in […]
Business Design Centre, London N1, Tuesday 4 March 2003 with Stephen Twigg MP, Minister for Schools, DfES Despite a steady overall improvement in educational standards, the gap in performance continues to widen with particular groups of children and young people being left behind. What should modern local authorities and their partners be doing to confront […]
One day national conference Victoria Plaza Park Hotel, London SW1, Thursday 27 February In recent years, the Government has introduced a series of initiatives – Best Value, Local Strategic Partnerships and, more recently, Comprehensive Performance Assessment – that have impacted directly on the roles and responsibilities of elected members. The development of such reforms has […]
EVENT NOTICE NLGN and the New Health Network presents Locality and diversity in the new National Health Service with Rt Hon Alan Milburn MP Secretary of State for Health Dan Corry, Executive Director, NLGN Margaret Mythen, Chief Executive, the New Health Network Wednesday 5 February Central London ATTENDANCE BY INVITE ONLY RSVP: network@nlgn.org.uk All NLGN […]
Paul Boateng MP, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to ‘new localism’ in a speech to the New Local Government Network’s first annual conference – a conference also supported by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. In a keynote address at a central London venue, Mr Boateng told an […]
The New Local Government Network (NLGN) – the independent think tank that inspired the key political debate on the merits of New Localism – has announced it is conducting a survey to measure local variations in UK public opinion on issues integral to the emerging localism agenda and Government related policies. The ‘Localism Index’ will […]
With the launch of the Audit Commission’s comprehensive review of schools built using the Private Finance Initiative scheme, Dan Corry, Executive Director of independent think-tank, the New Local Government Network (NLGN) today said: “The Audit Commission report is welcome, offering a thorough and independent look at the workings of established PFI schemes for schools and […]