A team of creative thinkers from public services, charities and businesses have been named as members of a new Innovators Council who will help to reform public services. The Council has been set up by the Cabinet Office Minister, Liam Byrne, to ensure the speedy implementation of ideas from frontline staff and other people for more efficient services.

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A local government think-tank says giving councils the power to balance their budgets over three years rather than one would avoid the need for dramatic cuts in services. The New Local Government Network says in a new paper that authorities should be able to use Keynesian economic policies to protect their communities from the recession.

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This report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission sets out proposals for meeting the changing needs of families, workers and employers in the 21st century. It is aimed at setting a new agenda to secure change.

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