Category Archives: local government
A Christmas wish… or two
Improving Corporate Governance and Company Behaviours – public procurement has a role
Nobel Economics Laureate’s academic work could prevent inappropriate public service outsourcing
Do councils have a future in education?
Taking Back Control: Empowering Local Communities
Taking Back Control: Empowering Local Communities
On 23rd June 2016 the British people voted against remaining members of one of the boldest ever international attempts to create a union of collaborative nations based on the pursuit solidarity, economic progress and peace. This union will survive and evolve if and when and on whatever terms the UK leaves it. Ironically the historic union that is the...
John Tizard: Are the right questions being asked if local government outsourcing is growing?
The simple answer must be “No”!
The value of outsourcing contracts signed by UK local authorities in the first half of 2016 increased by 84% despite a dip in the value of overall public sector spending. This was revealed by the recent arvato UK Outsourcing Index. The Index also reported that the value of outsourcing contracts signed by councils in...
Where are the revolutionary public sector leaders?
The government is pressing ahead with the privatisation of many services and outsourcing. In fact, central and local government, the NHS and wider public sector are relentlessly extending the reach, scope and volume of public service outsourcing. A change in Conservative leader could accelerate this.
In part, this is a direct result of government policy to redefine and reduce the...
Keep the relationship alive
Local government is changing and faces the most severe financial test for many decades, certainly in the experience and memories of both its political and executive leaders.
After more than five years of cuts in central government support, more are planned for the remainder of this Parliament. Worse still, the axe is not falling evenly across local authorities and nor...