Breaking down England's fiscal devolution plans
David Phillips of the IFS tells LocalGov why England's regional finance reforms are modest by global comparison and what ministers still need to get right.
The new era of light touch regulation
07/12/2010 David Parsons looks at feedback from the Local Government Group’s recent consultation into sector self-regulation and improvement |
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Now is the time to be bold
01/10/2010 As the Conservatives prepare for their annual conference, Cllr David Parsons argues that councils need to take a step change into becoming facilitators of services, rather than providers. |
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The three key elements of sector-led assessment
05/08/2010 In welcoming the NLGN study David Parsons says there are three key elements of a sector-led assessment regime. |
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Let councils take on the DWP role
28/07/2010 Councils are ideally placed to take on a major part of the Department for Work and Pensions’ role in tackling worklessness, says David Parsons |
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Why RIEPS have, so far, escaped the axe
26/07/2010 TheGovernment has agreed a third year of funding for the regional improvement and efficiency partnerships because, David Parsons believes, they deliver. |
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