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Is scrutiny in Wales about to come of age?

Alan Morris By Alan Morris Filed Under: All posts Posted: November 15, 2013

Until recently, many people have considered scrutiny in Welsh local government as the ‘poor cousin’ of the local democracy, writes Alan Morris.  It’s had a turbulent few years and some members of the local government community have questioned its value. However, he argues that the recognition of scrutiny’s important role seems to be about to […]

Tagged With: accountability, audit, local government, scrutiny, wales, WAO

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Public health: is the glass half full or half empty?

Julia Segar By Julia Segar Filed Under: Featured Posted: November 14, 2013

Dr Julia Segar was one of those out in force during Manchester Policy Week to hear Durham University’s Professor David Hunter and Manchester’s own Professor Steve Harrison ponder whether optimism or pessimism should prevail in the light of recent changes to the way public health is organised. The recent healthcare reforms have seen public health […]

Tagged With: council, local authority, local government, NHS, Nudge, obesity, public health, reform, shove, smoking

Blears: Joined-Up Jargon Queen Quits Government

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted: June 3, 2009

Hazel Blears, Communities and Local Government Secretary in the Labour Government has announced her decision to leave the government on the eve of local government elections in England, in what is being widely seen as direct attack on PM Gordon Brown. “In this next phase of my political life I am redoubling my efforts to […]

Tagged With: CAA, CPA, government, jargon, joined up, local government, Whitehall

Jargon-busting or dumbing down?

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted: March 18, 2009

The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a list of 200 “jargon” words and their ‘plain English’ equivalents. But is this really jargon-busting, or patronising dumbing-down?

Tagged With: CAA, CPA, jargon, local government

Modernising Government Mk II: ‘Working Together’

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted: March 10, 2009

Back in 1999 ‘Modernising Government’ was finally published. After nearly two years gestation the general verdict was that it was indeed an elephant – huge, sprawling and ungainly. Everything including the kitchen-sink had been thrown into the lengthy, turgid and mind-numbingly boring document. Well, now we have Modernising Government II – or ‘Working Together: Public […]

Tagged With: crisis, government, local government, public services, spending

From CPA to CAA – Local Government Gets Lost in Translation?

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted: March 6, 2009

The Audit Commission published its final CPA (comprehensive performance assessment) report on English local government this week.

Tagged With: Audit Commission, CAA, CPA, local government, performance, public services

Sir Fred Goodwin’s Pension: Pay for Performance?

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted: February 27, 2009

One thing that the current financial crisis ought to do is raise a serious debate amongst public policy makers about pay for performance – in the private and public sectors.

Tagged With: banking, local government, pay, performance

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