Blog from Paul O'Brien
- January 26, 2008
- East to West without a rest!
Full Association meeting in Edinburgh's Dynamic Earth Centre, next door to the Scottish Parliament. We get a good turnout with in excess of 50 delegates attending and we have one of the best debates in years. Bad start to the day when I receive a parking ticket outside my hotel, despite the fact I have paid at the meter.
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- January 25, 2008
- High expectations!
Held our one day policy seminar today in Manchester's Hilton Hotel - the tallest building in England outside of Canary Wharf. The Future of Local Government: Turning the strategic vision into front line service reality, was the title, and we had a good debate on the issues emerging.
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- January 24, 2008
- Housing and Regeneration Bill
Took the train down to Parliament today to give evidence to the House of Commons Council Housing Group Inquiry into the Housing and Regeneration Bill. The event was chaired by Austin Mitchell MP and a significant number of other MPs participated over the course of the day, including Gerald Kaufmann.
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- January 9, 2008
- Guardian and Custodians of Public Services
In London today to meet the Public Sector Editor of the Guardian, David Brindle, to discuss mutual opportunities. We chewed the fat and shared ideas and agreed a few opportunities to explore. David is going to provide us with some of his colleagues to chair sessions at some of our political fringe events and we are going to provide some opinions on key stories in public services.
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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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