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Regional rugby: time for change
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Something of the night
February 2, 2012 10:02 -
Judgement time … almost
February 2, 2012 09:02 -
Greece is the word
February 2, 2012 07:02 -
This is league tables
February 1, 2012 07:02
Posts Tagged ‘Carl Sargeant’
Local or regional? The future of local government in Wales
Creating regional consortia of local authorities brings real benefits, argues Labour AM Mike Hedges, drawing on his extensive experience of local government
Delivering the message
What does the current “war of words” between Pembrokeshire County Council and the Welsh Government tell us about relations between central and local government in Wales?
A great idea is not enough
Can the Welsh Government learn from the success of Facebook as it seeks to improve public service delivery? Surprisingly, yes
A chance to challenge complacency, under-performance and senseless bureaucracy
This morning Carl Sargeant issued a stark warning to local government in Wales. Here’s what he had to say
The quietest day in Welsh politics – not
A new title and a new team – the new Welsh Government is formed and as one man leaves it he indicates he will also leave another post. Today was a big day in Welsh politics
No more Mr Nice Guy
This week has been ground breaking in terms of the relationship between central and local government in Wales – and says much about the tone to come
Is Sargeant’s big tent better than Cameron’s Big Society?
For a political generation the Welsh public sector has ‘luxuriated in a warm bath but now we will now have to do with a cooler shower’. How do we cope?
Draft the Sargeant
Carwyn Jones’ cleverest decision on becoming First Minister may well be giving one of his cleverest allies a chance to shine
The Anglesey Angle
A FEW months ago I wrote a column which put Anglesey Council centre stage and reflected on the problems there. Anyone who has followed any of the shenanigans in Wales’s most dysfunctional Council will surely have breathed a huge sigh of relief when a new alliance was formed to run the Council last month. The [...]
Anglesey: An island unto itself
The local government minister yesterday issued one of the most strongly-worded calls for reform ever issued by the Welsh Government, aimed at the continually troublesome Anglesey Council. Is there anything in its past to suggest it will take heed?
Opportunity in adversity
In the first of a new weekly column focusing on the public sector and public services, the newly appointed Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, Carl Sargeant AM, explains how joint working between the Welsh Government and local councils is the key to surviving the budget squeeze
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