links for 2010-09-10

• Unhappy returns
  Brilliant article from Conor Ryan in Public Finance magazine on how Gove turned from a supposed Conservative high flier to a low achiever.
  (tags: education michaelgove reform policy)
• David Cameron's 'nudge unit' aims to improve economic behaviour
  (tags: policy socialcapital coproduction work davidcameron)
• Localism and voluntary organisations on the agenda at CLG
  Some interesting, and encouraging, views from Sir Bob Kerslake as he prepares to take over at CLG. (via @podnosh)
  (tags: localgovernment bobkerslake government)
• The White Paper challenge for GPs: plugging the knowledge and skills gaps
  (tags: healthwhitepaper health policy reform)
• Welfare spending to be cut by £4bn, says George Osborne
  (tags: welfare benefits georgeosborne cuts)
• Victory for ‘Save NHS Direct’ campaign
  (tags: andrewlansley health bollocks)
• Coproduction: seen it, done it? Think again
  Great article: "Coproduction is a way of building demand from, by, and with."
  (tags: coproduction innovation publicsector reform)
• In which I translate favourite phrases from rejection letters
  Great stuff from the Redundant Public Servant – a new, must-read blog. Particularly liked the "difficult second sentence" – so true!
  (tags: blogs publicsector career)

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