Social investment and public services - could it work in your community?
Bearing the brunt of deep, long-term budget cuts, public service commissioners and council leaders are faced with a massive challenge to maintain quality of provision.
Could social investment play a key role in preserving high-quality services? Tim West attended a major Social Finance convention, in Bristol, to ask some of the key players from across the public, investor and social sectors about the challenges they faced and the solutions that may be on offer.