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Simon Parker

Simon Parker

Simon Parker is director of local government think tank the New Local Government Network

Articles by Simon Parker

Rethinking modern times

By Simon Parker | 21 April 2011

Local politicians will have to do the 'heavy lifting' if councils are to effictively change publi...

Market forces

By Simon Parker | 07 April 2011

Councils may be under pressure to contract out services but they still expect to support the loca...

Localism is dead – long live localism

By Simon Parker | 05 April 2011

Plans for the future of local government have been swept away by the Localism Bill and the financ...