Natalie Tarry

Natalie Tarry (formerly Arend) is Deputy Director of the Social Market Foundation (SMF), a Blairite-style think tank based in London. Prior to joining SMF, she worked as a researcher for the New Local Government Network (NLGN). Tarry also worked at the European Parliament for a German MEP and for an Economic Research Institute in Frankfurt, Germany.

A link to one of Tarry's articles: <http://www.nlgn.org.uk/public/section/articles/page/34/> Tarry's focused research has been in the area of public/private partnerships. Another report by Tarry addresses understanding local public service productivity. Click here for link to report: <http://www.nlgn.org.uk/pdfs/upload/Made%20to%20Measure_Summary.pdf/> In a 2005 Public Eye report, Tarry discusses how increasing public services choices brings both benefits and challenges. Link: <http://www.accaglobal.com/archive/public_eye/51/2376726/>