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2012-01-27 Delivering sustainable local growth 0
2012-01-13 Tough times for local government in 2012 0
2012-01-06 Green light for better asset management 0
2011-12-01 Holding democracy dear 0
2011-11-16 Insourcing Bradford’s Education Services 0
2011-11-14 A pause before feeding on renewables recommences 0
2011-10-20 Expanding your competitive edge 0
2011-09-15 Alternative models of service delivery - a price worth paying? 1
2011-09-05 The housing crisis is back 1
2011-08-17 Proof of delivery? 0
2011-08-12 Who really cleaned up after the riots? 0
2011-07-15 Managing demand for local government services 0
2011-06-11 Transforming local authority estate and solving the funding crisis 0
2011-06-06 Plugged into the renewables grid 0
2011-06-02 Managing parks and open spaces in the age of austerity 0
2011-05-17 Let it shine 0
2011-05-16 In or out 0
2011-05-13 Tough times in greenspace environment 0
2011-04-21 Never has so much been owed by so many to so few! 0
2011-04-08 Innovation and Income Generation 0
2011-04-07 The Welsh Way 0
2011-04-06 Institute for Management of Sport and Physical Activity 0
2011-04-01 How councils can use the green agenda to generate renewable energy and cash 0
2011-03-31 Efficiency, Carbon reduction and Sustainability 0
2011-03-24 The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) 0
2011-03-23 Are cuts killing the Green Agenda in Local Government? 0
2011-03-21 The Future of Audit and Inspection in local government 0
2011-03-16 London Calling 0
2011-03-15 North Wales symposium 0
2011-03-14 Avoiding the Road to Nowhere 1
2011-03-09 Public sector reform 0
2011-02-11 Guardian Public Services Summit 1
2011-01-24 Make your mind up on charging 0
2011-01-04 The year ahead - 2011 0
2010-12-14 Scrapping two tier code is a regressive step 0
2010-12-08 Avoiding the road to nowhere 0
2010-12-02 Measuring performance in Blackpool 0
2010-12-01 Public Sector Summit 0
2010-11-24 London calling 0
2010-11-11 Getting used to smaller portions 0
2010-11-05 Creating Healthy Communites 0
2010-10-14 Rewarding apprenticeships 0
2010-10-07 Travel problems 0
2010-10-06 Stepping up in Down 0
2010-10-05 Blue do in Birmingham 0
2010-09-30 Opposition in Manchester 0
2010-09-24 How the public and private sectors can work together better 0
2010-09-22 Delivering a low carbon future 0
2010-09-03 Bobbing and weaving to stay in the fight 0
2010-08-18 The Audit Commission R.I.P., gone but not forgotten 0
2010-06-24 A time for cool heads 0
2010-05-28 Is now the right time for social experiments? 1
2010-04-22 The future is bright - the future is green 6
2010-04-15 What does APSE want from an incoming Government? 0
2010-03-23 Best Value 2 - Learning from the English experience 0
2010-03-19 a manifesto for council housing 0
2010-03-16 Challenge in the city 0
2010-03-12 Bringing some light to the great salt debate 0
2010-03-09 Surviving in the local government ‘Hurt Locker’ 0
2010-03-05 Getting more bang for the public buck 0
2010-02-25 Don't cut up the streets! 0
2010-02-23 Greening Cornwall 1
2010-02-18 Northern Ireland Local Government Awards 0
2010-02-17 Housing issues in Scotland 1
2010-02-10 Best Value 2 0
2010-02-05 The sands of time running low 0
2010-01-10 Time to grit (no pun intended) your teeth and get on with it! 0
2009-12-10 Delivering Innovation and Efficiency! 0
2009-11-17 Shared Ambition! 0
2009-11-11 Speech at House of Commons on a new generation of council housing 0
2009-11-03 Creating the ‘Ensuring Council’ 0
2009-10-08 Manchester Blues! 0
2009-10-06 Value added services 0
2009-10-02 Brighton rock! 0
2009-09-24 Payback time for Bob the cowboy! 0
2009-09-11 From recession to progression? 0
2009-09-04 Looking beyond the sound bites 0
2009-07-23 A first real test for localism 0
2009-07-07 Leave politics to the politicians! 0
2009-07-04 Sunny Harrogate with the LGA 0
2009-06-27 Knives, Forks and Awards! 0
2009-06-19 Pressure building 0
2009-06-16 Waking up to carbon reality 0
2009-05-21 To efficiency and beyond! 0
2009-05-16 Mixing with the London set! 0
2009-05-09 Planes, trains and vans! 0
2009-04-25 Performance management in the round! 0
2009-04-23 Budget response - is that it? 0
2009-03-28 Putting a roof over peoples heads! 0
2009-03-27 Feeding the nation! 0
2009-03-18 Stick to the plan! 0
2009-03-13 Learning some gritty lessons! 0
2009-03-12 'In' service day! 0
2009-03-02 Consumers need access to public services! 0
2009-02-27 Building the Future without Banks! 0
2009-02-23 Building Council Housing 0
2009-02-17 Insourcing! 0
2009-02-11 True grit! 0
2009-02-07 Putting policy into practice! 0
2009-01-31 Tuning into FM! 0
2009-01-27 Bringing diversity to the construction industry! 0
2009-01-27 Commissioning: pursue long term value at all costs! 0
2009-01-23 Economy, efficiency and effectiveness 0
2009-01-10 Trading Places! 0
2008-12-13 Sustainability, outsourcing and market failure! 0
2008-12-05 Stars and stripes! 0
2008-11-26 London calling! 0
2008-11-20 It's grim up North! 0
2008-11-13 Market failure - a dawning reality! 0
2008-11-08 Young guns - go for it! 0
2008-10-20 SNP supporting Perth's local economy! 0
2008-10-18 Saving the planet! 0
2008-10-09 Wading in treacle! 0
2008-09-25 Fringe benefits! 0
2008-09-20 Busy day in Beds...and Northampton! 0
2008-09-13 APSE's Annual Seminar 0
2008-09-06 Trading, Charging and State Aid! 0
2008-09-04 High commissioning! 0
2008-08-29 Glad to Assist! 0
2008-08-24 Education, Education, Education 0
2008-08-23 First past the post! 0
2008-07-17 Neighbourhood Champions! 0
2008-07-15 What is strategic commisioning? 0
2008-07-10 Putting DeDracula in charge of Da Bloodbank! 0
2008-07-04 Conference season begins! 0
2008-06-24 Shaping fairer places for the future! 0
2008-06-12 Regulating the regulators! 0
2008-06-06 Talking about a devolution! 0
2008-05-10 Keeping the pigs snouts out of the trough! 0
2008-04-21 The confederates look likely to lose again! 0
2008-04-12 The great reorganisation debate! 0
2008-04-01 Weekend in Aviemore! 0
2008-03-29 London calling! 0
2008-03-21 Durham, Trading and Charging and the Minister! 0
2008-03-15 Debating renewable energy! 0
2008-03-12 Learning about the Welsh way! 0
2008-03-11 Now or Never for Council Housing! 0
2008-03-02 Debating Governance with the Government! 0
2008-03-01 APSE gets the blues! 0
2008-02-28 NHS for change! 0
2008-02-23 Question time! 0
2008-02-13 Rewarding public service in Northern Ireland! 0
2008-02-09 Rewarding public service in Northern Ireland! 0
2008-02-02 York FM! 0
2008-01-26 East to West without a rest! 0
2008-01-25 High expectations! 0
2008-01-24 Housing and Regeneration Bill 0
2008-01-18 Friends in the North! 0
2008-01-09 Guardian and Custodians of Public Services 0
2007-12-22 The holidays are coming! 0
2007-12-15 Over the water! 0
2007-12-11 INLOGOV and UNISON! 0
2007-12-08 Illuminating local authority performance! 0
2007-12-02 Relating my reorganisation experiences to DCLG 0
2007-12-01 Solving the South East's carbon problem! 0
2007-11-23 Sharing some HR gems! 0
2007-11-13 Structuring local neighbourhoods 0
2007-11-08 Semi-concious in County Down! 0
2007-10-29 A climate of change! 0
2007-10-16 Mission Impossible Darling! 0
2007-10-06 Robin Hood, Highways and Geese! 0
2007-09-29 Spreading the word 0
2007-09-21 Local Services, Local Solutions in a changing world 0
2007-09-12 Setting the right climate! 0
2007-09-02 Past my sell by date! 0
2007-08-29 Cabinet Office praises APSE research project 0
2007-08-24 Competition, Contestability and the Audit Commission 0
2007-08-14 Tony Wilson R.I.P. 0
2007-08-09 Being civil in Belfast! 0
2007-08-07 Stepping out from the shadows! 0
2007-08-04 Emailaggedon! 0
2007-07-14 Care for your area! 0
2007-07-13 Top of the political agenda! 0
2007-07-12 First Hat Trick under Sven at City! 0
2007-07-06 Last Bus to Birmingham! 0
2007-07-01 Peace in our time! So long as the public sector pay for it! 0
2007-06-30 Not quite 'T' in the park! 0
2007-06-28 Night of the long knives! 0
2007-06-16 Blood on the floor! 0
2007-06-08 Scottish Climate Challenge! 0
2007-06-02 Northern Soul! 0
2007-05-25 Gathering of the vans in Aviemore! 0
2007-05-23 Competitiveness not contestability! 0
2007-05-21 Roger and out! 0
2007-05-17 Our Friends in the North! 0
2007-05-07 Investing In our People 0
2007-05-04 The people have spoken .... 0
2007-04-30 Performing Neighbourhoods 0
2007-04-27 Dundee without the crocodiles 0
2007-03-23 Future of Social Housing! 0
2007-02-24 Policy, Performance and Scrutiny! 0
2007-02-15 Goodbye to old friends! 0
2007-02-10 All change! 0
2007-02-08 Two Daves, one day! 0
2007-02-06 Friends in the North East! 0
2007-02-03 Midlife crisis! 0
2007-02-02 Tall stories or a 'waisted' generation! 0
2007-01-25 White Paper Inferno! 0
2007-01-24 Lets Get Physical! 0
2007-01-19 The Future of Housing on track, pity about the trains! 0
2007-01-19 Pressing engagements 0
2007-01-18 Liberal Outlook 0
2007-01-13 Trading and Charging Scottish Style 0
2006-12-16 Trams, Donkeys and Anoraks! 0
2006-12-07 Daniel in the lion's den! 0
2006-12-03 The White Paper and the Workforce! 0
2006-11-30 Commerce, construction and civil servants! 0
2006-11-25 Only Fools and Horses! 0
2006-11-24 A game of two halves! 0
2006-11-16 White Paper - Trick or Treat? 0
2006-11-11 Eating, Drinking, Sport and Kids Health 0
2006-11-06 Rolling out the big guns in Leeds! 0
2006-10-31 Lost in Translation! 0
2006-10-27 Hometown boy! 0
2006-10-25 Curry without the popadoms! 0
2006-10-20 Lyon's puts the bite on CBI! 0
2006-10-18 Tick Tock! 0
2006-10-13 Perth Proclaimers! 0
2006-10-11 Beecham's Remedy for Wales 0
2006-10-04 Regeneration and the local economy 0
2006-09-29 Succesful week 0
2006-09-28 Local Services, Local Solutions - The Launch 0
2006-09-27 On the fringe 0
2006-09-25 Red Alert 0
2006-09-22 Deep fried Mars bars - off the menu 0
2006-09-16 In toon. 0
2006-09-12 Transforming Public Services - Tartan Style 0
2006-09-09 Celebrating Success 0
2006-09-08 Excellence, Innovation and Opportunities 0
2006-09-07 Speaking Off Excellence 0
2006-09-06 Conference Week 0
2006-08-05 Summer holidays 0
2006-08-04 Beer and sandwiches 0
2006-08-02 Merseyside and beyond 0
2006-07-29 Rochdale 0
2006-07-27 Ron meets Robin 0
2006-07-25 It's the Environment Stupid! 0
2006-07-20 Media Strategy 0
2006-07-19 Health and Physical Activity 0
2006-07-18 Media Strategy 0
2006-07-14 0
2006-07-11 0
2006-07-10 0
2006-07-07 0
2006-07-06 0
2006-07-05 0
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