DEVOLUTION - REWIRING THE STATE

Leading voices from IPPR North, CLES, the Centre for Cities and key local government partners assess whether Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda can deliver a genuine shift in power – and what it will take to turn greater local control into better outcomes for communities, stronger local economies and more effective public services


Helen Godwin, Mayor of the West of England, on why enhanced devolution represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve lives

EIS sets out why successful cloud adoption depends on far more than simply migrating systems

Professor Danny Dorling asks whether making everyday life more affordable could offer an alternative to the failed promise of endless growth

Sonia Nosheen of NHS Alliance explains why acute providers must become active partners in redesigning care pathways if neighbourhood health is to deliver lasting improvements

Yvonne Gallagher MBE of the National Audit Office on moving public sector organisations beyond AI experimentation towards responsible adoption

Helen Barnard of Trussell calls for action to fix a social security system that is pushing people into hardship

Baroness Natalie Bennett asks whether Britain is prepared to challenge the growing influence of tech oligarchs and their vision for AI and public services

Dr Tony O’Sullivan of Keep Our NHS Public sets out why Andy Burnham’s premiership could help reset the public debate on the future of the NHS and social care

The Government Commercial Agency looks at how G-Cloud 15 is reshaping public sector technology procurement

Dr Sarah Pass and James Court-Smith explore the link between employee engagement, productivity and public service performance

Jasmine Basran of Crisis on why ending rough sleeping demands more than ambition — it requires government and public services to work differently, and together