Local Government Chronicle
Nic Paton
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Cracking the more with less puzzle
16 May 2013
The ongoing challenge is how to become an organisation that can facilitate service delivery while boosting efficiency. Nic Paton reports -
Raising standards on reduced budgets
9 May 2013
Looking at examples from schools in Islington to roads in Norfolk, Nic Paton considers the success of a powerful partnership in action -
Mapping out a future strategy
14 March 2013
Common strategic goals and public clarity are paramount, according to Transformation Summit attendees. Nic Paton presents the first of four reports resulting from the event -
LGC Transformation Supplement - December 2012
6 December 2012
Shaping the local authority of the future - LGC’s supplement on transformation -
LGC Partnership Supplement - September 2012
27 September 2012
Reaping the benefits of strategic collaboration - LGC’s supplement on partnerships -
LGC Investment Supplement - September 2012
6 September 2012
Read LGC’s supplement on investment -
LGC Innovation Supplement - June 2012
28 June 2012
Innovation did not start in 2010 and it’s definitely not going to end with the completion of the current spending review -
LGC Investment Supplement - June 2012
21 June 2012
Read LGC’s supplement on investment -
LGC Efficiency Supplement - March 2012
29 March 2012
Read LGC’s regular supplement on efficiency -
LGC Investment Supplement - March 2012
15 March 2012
Read LGC’s supplement on investment -
LGC Investment Supplement - December 2011
8 December 2011
Read LGC’s supplement on investment -
LGC Open Services Supplement - September 2011
29 September 2011
Read LGC’s new supplement on open services -
LGC Investment Supplement - September 2011
8 September 2011
Read LGC’s supplement on investment -
LGC Outsourcing supplement - March 2011
31 March 2011
Outsourcing has to be a partnership of equals - read LGC’s supplement on outsourcing -
Fresh focus on audit quality
29 April 2010
The campaign LAPFF has been leading on the responsibilities of auditors might seem an irrelevance to the average local government employee or manager -
Planning for a happy retirement
8 April 2010
Organisationally there needs to be some resource planning going on over when most people will be retiring -
Preparing for the storm ahead
18 March 2010
Many managers in local government can see a squall approaching - but there’s not much they can do about it. -
Social networking at your service
5 November 2009
The words ‘social networks’ and ‘local government’ often seem to crop up together in the context of draconian banning activities -
Caring for the caring professions
29 October 2009
Managers need to be aware that the recession is bringing additional pressures for social services staff who already work in emotionally testing and stressful environments -
Chief executives opt for local suppliers
22 October 2009
Councils say they are increasingly looking at local outsourcing to keep down costs and support local jobs -
Local outsourcing is more than a PR exercise
22 October 2009
When councillors from three Lincolnshire councils met to discuss outsourcing, local headlines were screaming “Jobs could go” even before a decision had been made -
Westminster website
22 October 2009
Expertise, functionality and cost remain crucial when outsourcing IT -
Working your way to the top
27 August 2009
With the recession forcing local government to tighten its belt - which qualification is better to recession-proof your career? -
Temporary measures
9 July 2009
Recessions tend to like interim managers - but LGC finds there are risks involved with becoming one -
It’s tough at the top
23-Apr-2009
The TaxPayers’ Alliance has launched its annual attack on council pay levels, but Nic Paton wonders if these are really out of line with the private sector. -
Battling the recession at the local level
19-Mar-2009
Imaginative initiatives have been launched to help employers survive. But are they good value for public money.
