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Leading from the front — [also on title page]: "After endless promises, it is time to put our trust back in the front line of public services ..."
Author(s)	Max Wind-Cowie, Jonty Olliff-Cooper, Jamie Bartlett
Corporate Author	Demos
Publisher	Demos, London, 2009
Pages	30 pp
Source	Demos, Magdalen House, 136 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TU. Website: www.demos.co.uk
Keywords	Services ; Government ; Local government ; Social policy ; Reports.
Annotation	'Leading from the front' argues that public service reform should be based on three clear principles. First, professionals should be liberated from bureaucracy and over-management, freeing them to focus on serving the public. Second, greater emphasis must be put on training and up-skilling in public services. Third, accountability needs to be smarter and more effective: with greater freedom comes greater responsibility. The guiding vision proposed is described as "progressive conservative": public services should be as free as possible to organise themselves, and should then be rigorously held to account for the results. The next government must offer a fresh vision for public services, in which the power relationships between government and local authority and public services ensure that, where possible, decision-making power rests with professionals, not the middle-man. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-091106003 B
Classmark	I: VJA: VP: TM2: 6K
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