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The best laid plans…

By MJ Correspondent | 20 May 2014

Dan Peters investigates the recent brouhaha following Whitehall concerns over the quality of loca...

The job on the Tyne

By Michael Burton | 20 May 2014

Six months into his new job as chief executive at North Tyneside Council, Patrick Melia, like his...

The choice of a new generation

By Paul Wheeler | 14 May 2014

Paul Wheeler reads the runes ahead of the 22 May local and European elections, and considers the ...

Spin to win

By Craig Dearden-Phillips | 14 May 2014

Craig Dearden-Phillips mulls over the pros and cons of public service mutuals, and whether spinni...

Local accountability in a multi-agency environment

By Dr Jane Martin | 13 May 2014

Issues of responsibility, liability and accountability should not prevent residents from securin...

Who knows best?

By Blair McPherson | 13 May 2014

Blair McPherson describes the changing nature of the relationship between officers and members.

Time to lead

By John Tizard | 09 May 2014

In the concluding section of his two-part analysis on local leadership, written in the run up the...

Making a case for change

By Pat Ritchie | 06 May 2014

Derek Myers and Pat Ritchie set out the rationale for the Service Transformation Challenge Panel,...

The wages of virtue

By Rhys Moore | 06 May 2014

Rhys Moore makes the case for employers paying staff enough to have a minimum acceptable standard...

The wages of virtue - case studies

06 May 2014