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Lessons from Harrow

By Heather Jameson | 06 June 2011

As councils struggle to deliver services while they face reduced budgets and a barrage of abuse f...

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Councils missing out on shared services cost savings

By Jonathan Werran | 06 June 2011

Local authorities are failing to use shared services to drive cost savings and efficiency gains, ...

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Councils failing to plan for savings targets

By Jonathan Werran | 06 June 2011

A quarter of councils don’t expect to meet savings targets by 2014 and 40% have no approved plan ...

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Re-imagining government

05 June 2011

The inteface of politics, policy and public management fascinates Barry Quirk. Now he has written...

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Blowing hot and cold

By Chris Game | 03 June 2011

A brightly-coloured ‘heat map’ which claims to show levels of local council spending is inaccurat...

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Maude expects annual £3bn savings from central purchasing team

By Jonathan Werran | 03 June 2011

Whitehall departments may save up to £3bn a year from the centralised purchasing of common goods ...

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Union fury at Service Birmingham's 'outrageous' offshoring decision

By Jonathan Werran | 03 June 2011

Unions have called on Birmingham City Council to halt plans to outsource more than 70 IT jobs to ...

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Local say so

01 June 2011

Giving people a direct say in setting budget priorities could help deliver better services, sugge...

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Ex-NAO boss doubts savings can be made

By Jonathan Werran | 01 June 2011

Sir John Bourn, former head of the National Audit Office, has cast further doubt over the Governm...

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'More partnerships' to finance future services

By Mark Conrad | 01 June 2011

Successful councils of the future will be increasingly ‘agnostic’ about how they finance and deli...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council