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Michael Gove, Lord John Russell and vocational education
Michael Gove [...]09/09/2010 01:54:40
Local government Big Society network – get involved
The Big Society needs to be more than just a slogan and local authorities must play a central role in it – but to do this they need to be proactive in helping develop the concepts and the local policies that will make it a reality [...]02/09/2010 04:04:21
Coalition speak – busting the new Labour jargon
Over on Community Care for Community Care magazine I’ve written this piece on Coalition speak: “The US educator Kingman Brewer once said that “incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession” [...]27/08/2010 10:57:29
The following post is an extract from a recent policy briefing on the Big Society, which can be accessed by members through the LGiU website:
It is clear that the Big Society could have the potential to positively transform localities; how communities operate, the sort of responsibilities that they have, the services that are available locally and who they are available from [...]
09/08/2010 09:37:37
Pickles takes on council lobbyists
Eric has told councils he wants them to stop paying public affairs people to lobby central government [...]06/08/2010 01:50:00
Three cheers for tenancy reform
The Coalition Government has approved plans to reform council housing which include the reform measures outlined in the LGiU’s joint report with Westminster council, Room to Move, in September 2009 [...]04/08/2010 10:10:18
Ground Zero mosque, local democracy and common sense
There’s an almighty hullabaloo brewing on the other side of the Atlantic over the Ground Zero mosque [...]04/08/2010 08:49:01
Leicester Council and i-Pads: localism this ain’t
First Eric told councils that they couldn’t print newspapers [...]03/08/2010 03:20:04
Small is Beautiful – Innovation in Local Government
I would like to begin by thanking NESTA for supporting this publication and for putting on this impressive launch event today [...]29/07/2010 11:06:20
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