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Stop trying to explain away poor performance
02/08/2018 The sector needs to be more open and honest about poor performance, writes Abdool Kara. |
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Deals behind closed doors
14/08/2015 Chief executive of Swale BC, Abdool Kara says local government would be foolish to accede to the rules of a game set behind closed doors. |
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How is local government any different from the Co-operative Bank?
24/04/2014 Swale BC chief on what the Co-operative Bank could learn from local government. |
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A new Local Government Association
30/08/2011 Abdool Kara makes the case for an LGA as an advocate for better council services, rather than the trade body for councils and councillors. |
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Don’t turn your back on inspection
28/07/2010 The end of the Comprehensive Area Assessment regime should not mean an end to vigorous self-inspection – or performance will drift downwards, warns Abdool Kara. |
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Plugged In
09/12/2009 Innovation is all well and god, but Abdool Kara argues that local government should focus on learning from the best |
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Plugged In
10/10/2008 Every so often, we search for a panacea for our woes – a silver bullet which will solve all our problems. |
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Plugged In
19/08/2008 Abdool Kara, deputy chief executive of Merton LBC, takes a look at the Comprehensire Area Assessment consultation. |
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Plugged In
14/05/2008 I have been reflecting on the 1 May local and mayoral elections, and the Hansard Society’s Audit of Political Engagement for 2008, while reading Al Gore’s The Assault On Reason – a stunning expose of the risks of democratic erosion. |
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Plugged In
27/03/2008 Recent experiences suggest that ‘satisfaction’ is seen as top of the performance tree, a position I personally cannot understand... |
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Pluggedin
17/10/2007 My favourite philosopher was the American, John Rawls (1921-2002). He was most famous for the concept of the ‘original position’... |
