Tuesday Topic

Change requires consultation – we all know this. It is one of the reasons why public engagement is so important in these days of deficit-reduction and massive organisational upheavals. But […]

Whilst we were all anxiously awaiting the ‘advent’ of the real Localism Bill, how many of us noticed the introduction of the Christmas (Localism in action) Regulations? Under these liberating

In the coming months, as the Police Reform Bill goes through Parliament, we will hear a lot about the pros and cons of placing England’s 41 Chief Constables under the

The first week of the General Election witnessed something of a Dutch auction as to who could be most credible about ‘efficiency savings’. One side says it’s easy – only

All those who are interested in civic affairs are engaged in a guessing game right now – trying to anticipate the kind of landscape we will all face after the

Listening to the media, we may be forgiven for being a little confused as to who won, and who lost the High Court case about the proposed Third Runway for

Like a sticky label that resists all attempts to be removed from a piece of luggage, we cling to some terms or phrases long after they have ceased being useful.

‘Nothing but the truth’ is the title of a discussion paper published by the Audit Commission just before Christmas. In it, it reveals its anxieties about the quality of information

In the world of customer service, we now know that Companies who treat their workforce badly have real problems delivering a high standard of service to their customers. Maybe staff

It’s already law! Section 1 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act creates a new duty for local authorities in England and Wales to promote the opportunities for