From the Wikipedia page [1] The New Local Government Network (NLGN) is a United Kingdom think tank which was founded in 1996. Its director is Simon Parker, previously of Demos (UK think tank), the Institute for Government and the Confederation of British Industry. It publishes papers on a variety of policy areas, most recently publishing the results of an extended research project on the current UK government's drive for efficiency in local government. The website is [2]