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Interview with Martin Brocklehurst, Head of External Programmes at the Environment Agency on SME awareness

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:24:29 +0100

Environmental guidance saves small businesses over £58 million. Local authority and government influencers urged to support environmental compliance to ensure sustainable development in Britain.

Localities should shape their own prosperity

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:52:19 +0100

To address local disadvantage councils need the means to lead consistent strategies to make their areas competitive and sustainable in the global economy argues Matthew Clifton.

UK should make elected mayors focus of local government reform

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:51:23 +0100

Renewing local democracy should mean more than rearranging existing powers between councillors and mayors say Chris Leslie and Guy Lodge as they argue for reforming local governance in England.

Stepping up to the transformation challenge

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:28:10 +0100

In an era when overall satisfaction with public services is falling, and more and more pressure is being put on the public purse, ‘transformation’ is the buzz word on everybody’s lips. Mark Widdup explains how Rochdale is pursuing it.

Out of Our Control? The case for better health accountability

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:08:47 +0100

Alyson Morley discusses the recent LGIU discussion paper Out of Our Control? The case for better health accountability, that looks into reforming the public health administration by devolving more power to local authorities.

Police need to be accountable to local people

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:06:00 +0100

Politicians are looking for new ways of giving local residents a say in how public services are run. So far attention has focused on schools and hospitals, but it is now time to look at how the police could be made more accountable to local people.

The Learning Pool Story - Interview with Paul McElvaney, Director Learning Pool

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:04:08 +0100

Paul McElvaney responds to eGov monitor questions as he narrates the Learning Pool journey -- from its launch as part of IDeA and then as an independent organisation of supporting and helping local authorities. He explores whats ahead too.

A Haringey perspective on e-learning for Members

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:42:59 +0100

This feature highlights how London Borough of Haringey have adopted e-learning tools to address the learning needs of their councillors so that the members can serve their constituents better.

Logging on to Beat the Bullies

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:09:49 +0100

Alison Ballantyne, who supports professionals who work with children and young people with behaviour issues explains how adopting a web-based multi-agency approach is helping the London Borough of Bexley to tackle bullying within its schools

Place your bets on electing the police

Tue, 27 May 2008 18:28:01 +0100

The draft legislative programme has just been published, and for the future of police accountability this raises some serious questions. Amelia Cookson from the LGiU explores the proposed policing structural and governance changes.