Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV)

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  • Chris Game Initialisms (abbreviations pronounced as individual letters) are obviously necessary and useful, but acronyms, properly defined (abbreviations pronounced as words), are surely more fun. That鈥檚 always been my rule of thumb, anyway. Actually, fun鈥檚 perhaps not the best word, especially as examples I鈥檝e occasionally used include HIV/AIDS: HIV 鈥� initialism for Human Immunodeficiency Virus; …

  • Jon Bright One of the most significant problems in public policy has been the persistent failure to draw on evidence of “what works”鈥攁nd, perhaps more crucially, what doesn鈥檛. Despite a growing interest in evidence-based policy, we still have a long way to go in identifying and scaling up successful practice. Take, for example, the findings …

  • Councillor Dr Ketan Sheth, We all recognise that the current government inherited a deeply entrenched crisis in our NHS. Years of austerity, coupled with the immense strain of the Covid pandemic, have left our health service at breaking point. Across the country, patients are facing unacceptable delays 鈥� whether in A&E, for a GP appointment, …

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