Tag Archives: public value

The LSE and Gaddafi

Posted on 1 March 2011 by

Sir Howard Davies, Director of the LSE, defending the LSE’s acceptance of a £1.5 million donation from Saif Gaddafi makes for interesting listening. Today, it is uncontroversial to point out that a leading university of the social sciences might be … Continue reading →

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Health care and the dignity of humans

Posted on 15 February 2011 by

The Health Service Ombudsman’s report on how the NHS is failing to treat elderly people with care, dignity and respect begs the question of how a service whose raison d’être is to look after people can so dehumanise them. The … Continue reading →

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Mind the gap: how to focus on your purpose in the arts

Posted on 18 June 2010 by

I’m writing a series of pieces for ArtsProfessional on how arts organisations can focus on delivering their mission. Part 1, on the gap between the organisation’s purpose and its actions, appears today and is reproduced below. *** A theatre won … Continue reading →

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Another crisis in public service broadcasting

Posted on 5 November 2008 by

Goodness gracious, what would Reith have thought? Lord Reith, the founder of the BBC, would certainly not have shared the bemusement that many have felt at the extent of media coverage and public outrage focussed on the Sachsgate scandal.  He … Continue reading →

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Libraries are needed now more than ever

Posted on 12 October 2008 by

Camden Council in north London, where I live, is considering changing the ethos of its libraries – to allow people to bring in food and drink and use their mobile phones.  The intention is to make libraries more appealing to … Continue reading →

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