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WHITEHALL

The folly of scale

22 July 2009

Economies come from flow, and not from scale, argues Professor John Seddon. We should look to whe...

WHITEHALL

The intoxicant of power

22 July 2009

What the electorate gives, the electorate can take away, says Nicholas Dobson, so governments mus...

WHITEHALL

Audit Commision chairman back for another three years

22 July 2009

The current chairman of the Audit Commission will see in the next general election, having been r...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The MJ Total Place Supplement

17 July 2009

The MJ's Total Place supplement features thoughts and opinions from local government commentators...

Service Innovations in Health and Social Care Achievement of the Year

17 July 2009

WHITEHALL

Funding fears over care

16 July 2009

Local government leaders have criticised government proposals to strip councils of responsibility...

Taking on Sir Bob's job

16 July 2009

Armed with an MA in mediaeval English, John Mothersole’s career has taken him to the top job at ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Leading the way on cutting carbon

16 July 2009

Mandatory moves to meet emission targets may work, but local authorities must use their leadershi...

Mind your language

16 July 2009

Personalisation is driving the transformation of adult social care and increasing the health serv...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A winning approach to assets

16 July 2009

Asset management is going to be crucial to making the savings needed in coming years, says, Kath ...