Delivering Regeneration: How collaborative contracts are transforming place-making
Discover how collaborative contracting is helping councils deliver regeneration more effectively with this free special report from LocalGov and NEC Contracts.
Public audit will soon need a spring clean
2/21/2019 John Tizard and David Walker make the case for a new way of auditing how public money is spent that uses evidence before spending decisions are made. |
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Importance of imparting information
4/2/2015 ‘Town hall Pravdas’? No. Information is the lifeblood of local government and constricting its flow will cause injury and even death, writes David Walker |
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Where else to turn?
8/17/2011 Only local authorities have the flexibility and common sense to organise the practical help communities need during times of crisis, says David Walker |
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A reality check for localism
7/21/2011 The Dilnot report is a ‘1948 moment’ as it favours finding a centralist solution to social care rather than making it to a truly local responsibility, says David Walker. |
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Making room at the top
6/20/2011 The new leader of the Local Government Association will face an uphill battle making sure its voice commands the attention of Government, says David Walker. |
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Seize the time
5/18/2011 The civil service is at a low ebb. Morale is at rock bottom and ministers are moaning, but the worst thing is the realisation in Whitehall that prime minister David Cameron’s criticisms contain a grain of truth. And it’s all the fault of local govern |
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Mapping out needs
4/20/2011 Poverty and affluence exist side in many areas leaving councils with little choice but to act as local instruments of social justice, suggests David Walker |
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Peering into the abyss
2/25/2011 Councils are not all identical when it comes to assessing needs and resources, so even the best-laid plans for self-regulation could lead to splits in local government, suggests David Walker |
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What will happen to auditing once the commission exits?
1/27/2011 As the fall-out from the proposed abolition of the Audit Commission rumbles on, David Walker, former communication chief, gives his own take on what happens next. |
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Why the CAA died friendless
12/1/2010 The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) was launched 12 months ago – and scrapped six months later. David Walker gives his view why the CAA was buried with hardly a murmur of dissent from the sector |
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Don’t shoot the messenger
9/13/2010 As the LGA announces it is no longer planning to recruit a communications director, David Walker – one himself – says now is not the time to downgrade the function |
