This blog post from We Love Local Government looks at the well-publicised idea of sharing services between councils to improve efficiency and reduce duplication. This is an issue that will (or should) be familiar to public sector communicators, with their teams often put forward as merger potential. I could blog for hours on this topic. But this blog is worth a look for now.
Eric Pickles and Grant Shapps are fond of responding to Local Government leaders complaining about Local Government cuts with three responses: Local Authorities should not complain when they pay their Chief Executive more than the amount paid to the Prime Minister Local Government would be fine if … Read More
via We Love Local Government
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Writer and PR man. Director at the brilliant Social in Bristol. Former communications manager for the Homes and Communities Agency in the south west, who has worked with national and local government, housing providers, developers and community groups across England and Wales. Before that, I worked in newspapers.
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