LGC Twitterati

LGC’s mentions in the social media world of Twitter during 2012.

• Great to see some sense spoken at last about the mantra of #localgov “commissioning”. Merrick Cockell in @lgcplus. @danielratchford, 13 August 2012
• gd to see @lgcplus reporting on @districtcouncil population report. @james_maker, 2 August 2012
• Interesting view on UKGov developments in Open Data. @davidsburrows, 30 July 2012
• Not the first time Pickles’ spads been caught out. Good work by LGC. @Exauditor77, 30 July 2012
• Lots of Ps in Lord Bichard’s 10-point plan for reform on @lgcplus - people, power, procurement, prevention… @LocalLeadership, 12 June 2012
• Multi-agency approach is required in public health, Marmot Review must be read. @EPHealth_Digest, 11 June 2012
• On @lgcplus, @KevinPMeagher questions whether independent PCC candidates are the best way forward. @jonbcollins, 6 June 2012
  Interesting council confidence surveys today @lgcplus… @cheriewillers, 31 May 2012
• Interesting stuff about Community Right to Buyin @lgcplus - VCS orgs could be used by private companies to open up public services to bids. @scvonick, 25 May 2012
• So much to do, so little time: Stark warning about CTB reform. Research next week shows scale of problem. #localgov. @danny_wright, 25 May 2012
• @lgcplus universal credit = car crash waiting to happen. @jomillerdonny, 25 May 2012
• LG Pensions team call for meeting with ministers - Is this typical Civil Service meddling or does Gov not want a deal?? @1SimonEdwards, 24 May 2012
• Worth a read from @ruthkeeling >> Councils to keep just 50% of business rates. @robandale, 18 May 2012
• Great coverage of @BenedictDel great people-powered #Changemakers work in the Local Government Chronicle #theRSA. @la_gaia, 17 May 2012
• Good article from @RSAMatthew on some joint RSA/LGiU research >> Austerity a springboard for creativity. @robandale, 17 May 2012
• The two Gods, Sir Rallings and Thrasher, dominate almost four pages of @lgcplus today #awesome. @swiftenburg, 10 May 2012
• Really interesting opinion piece on the city #mayor debate http://www.lgcplus.com/5044028.article. @williamoulton, 23 April 2012
• ”#LocalGov performance may mislead users&fail to give meaningful public accountability as not comparable” @dominiccampbell, 19 April 2012
• Inside Out in @lgcplus on #behaviourchange and dog poo. There’s no such thing as the Dog Poo Fairy. @danielratchford, 19 April 2012
• Good coverage of new @NLGNthinktank #localgrowth report from @lgcplus @SimonFParker, 16 April 2012
• “#LibDem councils twice as likely2give pay rises to low paid workers compared2 #Labour and 5 times more than Tories” Local Gov Chronicle. @libdemdaisy, 10 April 2012
• Big infrastructure deals for Gtr M’chester & Gtr Leeds. Our city region simply not in the same league. @Liam4Liverpool, 5 April 2012
• Dispelling some myths of outsourcing. @prof_outsource, 5 April 2012
• @lgcplus Sounds sound common sense….Why isn’t all #localgovernment #unitary? @SirBillTaylor, 2 April 2012
• Excellent article from Graham Burgess in this weeks @lgcplus where he argues #localgov holds the answer to long term care. @MarcSchmid, 30 March 2012
• Great article by @DanDrillsma on why it’s important to get the geography right when setting policy http://www.lgcplus.com/5043221.blog #citydeals. @urbantweetUK, 27 March 2012
• Ah this tickles me, RT @lgcplus Council told to publish Dr Who letters. @Angeltronick, 24 February 2012
• Just reading an article by @melusher for @LGCplus on localism in #Frome. He used exact same Woody Allen quote in inteview with me last week! @Ruthsays, 20 February 2012
• @DanDrillsma a well researched piece, with a sound conclusion. Great work. @AlexKhaldi1, 14 February 2012