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		<title>Local or regional? The future of local government in Wales</title>
		<link>http://waleshome.org/2011/09/local-or-regional-the-future-of-local-government-in-wales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hedges AM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating regional consortia of local authorities brings real benefits, argues Labour AM Mike Hedges, drawing on his extensive experience of local government]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Delivering the message</title>
		<link>http://waleshome.org/2011/08/delivering-the-message/</link>
		<comments>http://waleshome.org/2011/08/delivering-the-message/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daran Hill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gwenda Thomas AM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Davies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leighton Andrews AM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pembrokeshire]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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?]]></description>
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		<title>A chance to challenge complacency, under-performance and senseless bureaucracy</title>
		<link>http://waleshome.org/2011/06/a-chance-to-challenge-complacency-under-performance-and-senseless-bureaucracy/</link>
		<comments>http://waleshome.org/2011/06/a-chance-to-challenge-complacency-under-performance-and-senseless-bureaucracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl Sargeant AM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning Carl Sargeant issued a stark warning to local government in Wales. Here's what he had to say]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>No more Mr Nice Guy</title>
		<link>http://waleshome.org/2011/03/no-more-mr-nice-guy/</link>
		<comments>http://waleshome.org/2011/03/no-more-mr-nice-guy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daran Hill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anglesey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carl Sargeant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Welsh Assembly Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ynys Mon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://waleshome.org/?p=19095</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Trust people to manage their affairs</title>
		<link>http://waleshome.org/2011/02/localism-in-wales/</link>
		<comments>http://waleshome.org/2011/02/localism-in-wales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[local government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the day that the Welsh Conservatives launch their Assembly manifesto pledges, the party's local government spokesperson explains what real localism should mean in Wales ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tackling poverty behind the scenes</title>
		<link>http://waleshome.org/2010/11/tackling-poverty-behind-the-scenes/</link>
		<comments>http://waleshome.org/2010/11/tackling-poverty-behind-the-scenes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayley Richards</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cuts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Later today the Welsh Assembly Government tables next year's budget for Wales - but cutting local authority budgets will put vital social justice projects in danger]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is Sargeant&#8217;s big tent better than Cameron&#8217;s Big Society?</title>
		<link>http://waleshome.org/2010/10/is-sargeants-big-tent-better-than-camerons-big-society/</link>
		<comments>http://waleshome.org/2010/10/is-sargeants-big-tent-better-than-camerons-big-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gwilym Morris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carl Sargeant]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Housing benefit cuts – all stick and no carrot?</title>
		<link>http://waleshome.org/2010/10/housing-benefit-cuts-%e2%80%93-all-stick-and-no-carrot/</link>
		<comments>http://waleshome.org/2010/10/housing-benefit-cuts-%e2%80%93-all-stick-and-no-carrot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Puzey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, nine major Welsh charities and membership organisations have united to condemn the UK government’s proposed cuts to housing benefit and local housing allowance in Wales - here they explain why]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Draft the Sargeant</title>
		<link>http://waleshome.org/2010/09/draft-the-sargeant/</link>
		<comments>http://waleshome.org/2010/09/draft-the-sargeant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willy Nilly</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carl Sargeant]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://waleshome.org/?p=13931</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Carwyn Jones' cleverest decision on becoming First Minister may well be giving one of his cleverest allies a chance to shine]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can Local Authorities save £200m per year?</title>
		<link>http://waleshome.org/2010/09/who-fancies-a-job-trying-to-save-200m-per-year/</link>
		<comments>http://waleshome.org/2010/09/who-fancies-a-job-trying-to-save-200m-per-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cuts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lead story on BBC Wales today reveals that our local authorities predict budget shortfalls of £200m per year for 3 years, and the necessary cuts range between 5% and 20%. Inevitably, the headlines focus on the fear. Depending who you quote its either &#8220;frightening&#8221; or &#8220;painful&#8221; or worse. The impact on local economies (such [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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