Restoring the Balance
March 29, 2007
Lyons is right to argue that changed behaviour - a new culture of governance - is the key to change. But cultural change needs a vision to guide it. Dick Sorabji, The MJ

Will Councils have pride in Lyons?
March 22, 2007
Gordon Brown has the final verdict on Lyons final recommendations. He says he wants a ‘new politics’ to emerge. Rejuvenating local democracy would be an excellent start. Chris Leslie, Yorkshire Post

Brown’s Future is Real
March 15, 2007
CSR07 is the Chancellor’s blueprint for transformation into the next Prime Minister. The evidence so far is that the guiding rule for the next successful Prime Minister will be devolution. Dick Sorabji, LGC

Redesigning Regionalism
March 5, 2007
There is clearly a need for a regional approach to planning and economic development which should supplement the work of local authorities. Chris Leslie in Yorkshire Post

Economical with the locality?
March 1, 2007
Can the public sector really influence whether economic growth occurs, or whether a community is regenerated, or whether jobs are created? Chris Leslie, The MJ

Gordon’s New Machinery of Government?
February 23, 2007
The imminent transition from Blair to Brown has sparked increasing speculation about the downstream consequences for the machinery of Government. Chris Leslie in Public Servant.

Yorkshire’s Voice in Parliament
February 19, 2007
Yorkshire’s voice is woefully under-represented in the current House of Lords, which is populated largely by those from the gentrified postcodes around SW1. Chris Leslie in Yorkshire Post.

Is 2007 the year to start sharing?
February 14, 2007
Shared services can help to design systems in the most practical and helpful way for citizens, creating more responsive and easier to use services. Anthony Brand in Public Sector Executive