a publication launch
with
Ed Balls, Chief Economic Adviser to the Treasury
and the authors
Dan Corry, Executive Director, NLGN
&
Professor Gerry Stoker, Chair, NLGN

Thursday 10 October
9.30am for 10.00am – 11.30am (prompt start)
1 Great George StreetWestminster, London

All media enquiries to Ian Parker - 020 7357 0116/ian@nlgn.org.uk
Notes: NLGN is an independent think-tank, seeking to transform public services, revitalise local […]

Independent think-tank NLGN has responded to the Government’s recent consultation paper Tackling Poor Performance in Local Government, offering detailed criticism of the draft strategy and calling for far more robust intervention plans.
In a document, made public today, NLGN argues that any intervention must be a necessarily unpleasant experience for failing local authorities:
“So that members and […]

One day national conference, Central London, Tuesday 17 September
Speakers include David Browning, Associate Director, Public Services Research, Audit Commission; Professor Chris Ham, Director, Strategy Unit, Department of Health; Dr Keith Robinson, Chief Executive, Wiltshire County Council; Richard Humphries, Director of Health and Social Care Change Agent Team, Department of Health; Jeremy Hallett, Care Trust […]

Senior management jobs in local authorities are becoming increasingly complex, requiring a new range of skills and competencies to ensure effective service delivery. To prepare a new breed of managers to meet the challenges of Comprehensive Performance Assessment and the 2005 e-government targets, a joint initiative by NLGN and IDeA is offering opportunities to […]