Citizens, service delivery and the surveys…
Victoria Harkness, Head of Local Government Research
5 March 2013
The imperative to make financial savings has prompted public sector leaders to change the way in which they approach service delivery, says Ipsos MORI Research Director, Victoria Harkness in her latest article for LGC magazine.

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Blame games on cutbacks
Victoria Harkness, Head of Local Government Research
11 February 2013
The coalition, rather than councils, is getting the blame for local government cuts. What does this tell us about the mood music amongst voters asks Research Director, Victoria Harkness?

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The donations dilemma
Sally Panayiotou, Head of Charities Research
5 July 2012
Sally Panayiotou, head of charities research, looks at what our latest research for the Charities Commission on public trust and confidence in charities.

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Is there a problem with charities bidding for government grants and contracts?
Sally Panayiotou, Head of Charities Research
27 April 2012
Big Society blog: Sally Panayiotou, head of charities research, looks at our latest National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises (NSCSE) survey data.

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Ipsos MORI's work for 'Your Square Mile'
Jerry Latter, Senior Research Executive
5 January 2012
Last year, Ipsos MORI helped Your Square Mile, a not-for-profit organisation, to help communities across the UK to empower their residents to make positive changes to their local area

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Public sector leaders are pessimistic over the impact of cuts
Peter Cornick, Senior Research Executive
26 August 2011
Big Society Blog: Peter Cornick says our latest research reveals deep concern among public sector leaders about the impact of the cuts

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Big Society & the Budget
James Stannard, Senior Research Executive
11 April 2011
James Stannard analyses the budget and how it may affect Big Society organisations.

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Building the Big Society?
Anna Beckett, Research Director
4 April 2011
How workshops are engaging local residents in taking ownership of their local area

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Big Society: what of the new localism bill?
Victoria Harkness, Head of Local Government Research
15 December 2010
We’ve been waiting with bated breath for the new Localism Bill, finally published on Monday, 13 December. Not a lot of surprises in there – we’ve known for some time of the desire of Eric Pickles and co. to “fundamentally shake up the balance of power in this country”.

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Big Society and the Bigger Picture
Anna Beckett, Research Director
29 November 2010
This week, having come back from holiday, I’ve been thinking about how big (or not) UK society already is, and how we compare to other countries around the world.

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