Simon T Kaye

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Return on investment is the real issue

2 weeks ago | themj.co.uk | Julie Towers |Barry Quirk CBE |Simon T Kaye |Martin Ford

PAY Return on investment is the real issue If chief executives’ impact in local government is measured using clear metrics then perhaps the TaxPayers’ Alliance would pipe down, says Julie Towers. By Julie Towers | 08 April 2025 SHARE (c) LALAKA / Shutterstock.com. It was good to see leaders defending six figure salaries in local government in the recent article in The MJ; but I was disappointed that it was still even an issue.
Nailing scale

2 months ago | themj.co.uk | Simon T Kaye |Emily Twinch |Michael Burton |John Gregory

In our strangely over-centralised country, massive changes are under way. The Government has set out a near-comprehensive vision for the sector, alongside both the willingness and the political capital to act upon it. Which is not to say the process will be easy. Together, reorganisation and devolution will be a recipe for turbulence. The goal? A simpler two-tier system composed of strategic authorities to co-ordinate the big picture and local authorities to do the statutory delivery hard-yards.
Snap analysis: The English Devolution White Paper

Dec 16, 2024 | reform.uk | Simon T Kaye

Snap Analysis It’s finally here – an English Devolution White Paper (EDWP), 118 pages long.
Don't let the financial crisis destroy devolution

Dec 10, 2024 | themj.co.uk | Simon T Kaye |Dan Peters |Martin Ford |Heather Jameson

Local government policy is up in the air… and maybe we should stop waiting for it to land. These were the sentiments – albeit paraphrased – of South Yorkshire's Mayor Oliver Coppard and Sheffield City Council Chief Executive Kate Josephs at our recent Reimagining the Local State conference. Certainly it seems that local government and devolution policy is destined to remain something of a moving target, for some time to come.
Filling in a blank page

Sep 4, 2024 | themj.co.uk | Simon T Kaye

DEVOLUTION Filling in a blank page Simon Kaye says a devolution policy for the whole system of government and public services is possible, but the current chance to shift the terms of this debate is rapidly vanishing By Dr Simon Kaye | 04 September 2024 SHARE Here is a fun exercise to fill all that time I know you probably do not have. Imagine you have a blank sheet of paper in front of you. You have one job: to lay out the design of a system of government.
A Faer Point

Jul 17, 2024 | themj.co.uk | Roger Russell |John McDonough |Simon T Kaye |Martin Ford

A Faer Point After a tumultuous couple of weeks in the world of politics both in the UK and USA, Faerfield colleagues have been reflecting on the potential impact of the change of government in the UK.
MJ Regen: How to grow when the cash runs out

May 14, 2024 | themj.co.uk | Simon T Kaye

By Dr Simon Kaye | 14 May 2024 Two years ago, I and my colleagues collaborated with Birmingham City Council on a project to explore the regeneration of East Birmingham. We described a combination of local authority collaboration, strategic investment, and convening with the private, third and community sectors when undertaking planning – perhaps making use of a briefly-fashionable Investment Zone – as a potential form for the future of ‘levelling up’.
Today’s choices, tomorrow’s impact

Apr 16, 2024 | themj.co.uk | Simon T Kaye

By Simon Kaye | 16 April 2024 This year's local elections deserve to be seen as so much more than a predictor for the next General Election. For one thing, local election results are a terrible source for forecasts of what’s going to happen in nationwide politics. These are actual elections, not just polls with very big samples.
Making the first move on devo

Jan 8, 2024 | themj.co.uk | Simon T Kaye

By Dr Simon Kaye | 08 January 2024 When we talk about devolution, we usually talk about its potential impact in local places and we ask several questions. Wouldn’t a well-resourced combined authority make a difference for local people? Wouldn’t it be nice if our local authority had the autonomy to approach local challenges in its own way?
Redefining Whitehall: how devolution can fix our broken system of government

Jan 3, 2024 | politics.co.uk | Simon T Kaye

English local government is on the brink of a major financial crisis, one with the potential to drastically shift the course of events in the election year of 2024. If these dominoes fall, there will be major implications for our public services. The chair of the Office for Local Government points to mismanagement and governance issues in the affected local authorities, and of course these have been a factor. But this crisis also has a basis in a deeper problem.