Reports and research

The World in our Neighbourhood

22 December 2006 | Authors:

This paper looks at the particular challenges for local authorities and community organisations developing neighbourhood working in areas with very diverse populations. The paper was prepared for a conference run in partnership with LB Haringey, one of the most diverse

Where’s the Money? Neighbourhood governance and the future of local finance

22 November 2006 | Authors:

This paper presented recommendations on how the reform of local public finance in England could appropriately reflect the government’s plans for a strengthened tier of neighbourhood governance, which appeared on 26 October 2006 in Strong and Prosperous Communities: the local

How local government devolves and why – Part 2

22 November 2006 | Authors:

Part 2: Developing local strategies. This briefing, commissioned by LGA and IDeA, outlines the building-blocks, tactics and approaches which can make up local authority startegies to enagaging with communities. It is illustarted by numerous case studies of best practice, many

How local government devolves and why

1 November 2006 | Authors:

Why work in neighbourhoods and communities? This briefing, commissioned by LGA and IDeA, looks at why local government devolves, decentralises and empowers, the impact this can have and the strategies councils have adopted to engage with their citizens.

Life begins at 60: what kind of NHS after 2008?

28 October 2006 | Authors:

Can the NHS evolve into a national wellness service capable of maximising people’s health rather than just treating us when we get ill? That’s the question at the heart of a visionary document about the future of the NHS by

Parties for the Public Good

22 October 2006 | Authors:

This report – backed by a major Ipsos/MORI poll – warns against an insider stitch up on party funding and calls for reversal of a 20 year trend towards centralisation, marketing and dependence on dubious donors which has left parties

Positional Goods:  New inequalities and the importance of relative position

28 September 2006 | Authors:

The Young Foundation’s project on Positional Goods explored the emergence of new inequalities in modern Britain and the importance of relative position: Keeping up with the Jones’. The project’s aims were to understand modern trends in material consumption, celebrity lifestyles

Bridging the Gap: The London Olympics 2012 and South Asian – owned Businesses in Brick Lane and Green Street

28 July 2006 | Authors:

This report which reveals a significant gap between the activities of the London Olympics 2012 development agencies and the expectations of small businesses in Brick Lane and Green Street. The study of 50 small Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani catering, commercial

The challenges of citizen engagement: Lessons from Transforming Neighbourhoods

18 July 2006 | Authors:

Powerpoint presentation detailing lessons of community and citizen engagement from the Transforming Neighbourhoods programme.

The potential for neighbourhood involvement in the design and delivery of public services

5 July 2006 | Authors:

This report discusses the potential for communities to play a significant role in designing, planning and delivering local public services. Improving the quality of local public services is a high priority for government. It has recognised that poor quality services

Local democracy and neighbourhood governance

4 July 2006 | Authors:

Democracy can flourish in many different ways. It is presently evolving as fresh demands for and practices of participation fall in with and challenge the representative process. Our work has found that arguments between participation and representation prove sterile when

Mapping Britain’s Unmet Needs

12 June 2006 | Authors: Geoff Mulgan,

We were asked to look at needs in Britain by The Commission on Unclaimed Assets and give a rough assessment of the most pressing unmet needs of 60 million people, urban and rural, marginalised and empowered, rich and poor. Our