Blog from Paul O'Brien
- June 30, 2007
- Not quite 'T' in the park!
At the MJ dinner on Park Lane tonight, one of those events that everybody who is anybody is at (well in local government anyway). Andrew Marr is the presenter for the evening and the sarcasm is cutting as the reshuffle is well and truly underway.
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- June 28, 2007
- Night of the long knives!
Went to the New Local Government Networks summer reception at Parliament this evening and the tension was almost unbearable. Today Gordon Brown received the keys to number 10 and the inevitable ministerial reshuffle was only hours away.
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- June 16, 2007
- Blood on the floor!
Its the Scottish AGM of APSE today at Perth Racecourse and with all the changes in Scottish Local Government at the recent elections we know its going to be an unpredictable outcome. It makes a change from the usual cries of unopposed, as we have up to 3 nominations in some of the categories for election as chairs.
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- June 8, 2007
- Scottish Climate Challenge!
Another day, another climate change conference, this time its at the Scottish National Football Stadium, Hampden Park. I am Chairing the event and I set off at 6 am to get there in time.
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Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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