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Fingers in our ears
Constructive criticism isn't found in the sand We’ve all heard people criticising the council before. Whether it’s been through corporate complaints and members enquiries, through standing behind...
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Listen to what’s inside
Can local officers help with translation? Last week we took a look at how Council’s respond (or not) to social media. Our argument was that generally we don’t, and the comments received pretty much...
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Let’s talk about snow!
Slip up now and we'll slip up later As the hot, summer sun beat down over the weekend just gone, with a cool beer in my hand and covered in factor 50, I began to think about snow. That’s right, snow....
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That was the local government week that was
New year and yet the same old picture As we enter the New Year the people in WLLG towers are filled with optimism. The first week of the New Year has provided it’s usual mixed bunch of headlines and...
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That was the local government week that was
A few things to read It’s the second week back at work after Christmas that is a killer; the workload has slowly ramped up and now it’s full pedal to the metal. Similarly, it has been a busy week in...
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That was the local government week that was
Goodbye to a mild January, hello to a wintry February! While local government has been working to cope with the snow, other work has not sat still. Here’s our round-up of some of our favourite blog...
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‘The world hasn’t ended’: what happens when you give all staff access to...
Many different ways to bring about the apocalypse We absolutely love a guest post (two in two days!) and when we get offered a guest post by a fellow officer who we all respect a lot (admittedly from...
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Update this?
Update this. For those who don’t know me, here’s a little information about my recent activities. Over the bank holiday weekend I took my family out to the park, went to a museum and also caught the...
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The trouble with experts
I don’t know everything. There, I’ve finally said it – there are things which I simply don’t know. I don’t know how to perform open heart surgery, I don’t know how to land an aeroplane in an...
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Digital engagement and innovation the localgov way
Part two of this week’s ‘state of the localgov nation address’ are two subjects close to my heart and close to my interests – it’s all about digital and innovation. Whilst these two areas often overlap...
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