by Paul O'Brien
Friday 08 September 2006
The second day plenaries begin with a session featuring Steve Cirell, Paul Conneely from the IDeA and the talented Anna Randle from the Lyons Inquiry team, not only does she have a first class grasp of the big issues but she's a first class presenter.
Session two involves Trevor Salmon from Belfast, Southwarks Gill Davies and the plenaries are closed by a forceful message from Shaun Field the Chief Executive at Bedford who gives a strong message of local government doing it for itself. For those watching it shows a great contrast in styles Gills message is about creating an environment where innovation can flourish, whilst Shauns is about being task orientated. Both are highly regarded Councils so both styles can be accommodated and it really comes down to local circumstances and those involved.
