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

A crucial year
January 16, 2007
NLGN Director Chris Leslie argues that the government has an opportunity to revolutionise the way municipal power and money are controlled in Society Guardian

Pressure is on to share and save
January 8, 2007
If shared services are to achieve their potential, a more coherent strategy with strong leadership is needed to bring councils together says Anthony Brand in an article in Public Servant.

Don’t diss the districts
January 4, 2007
Article: Big isn’t necessarily beautiful, in this era of efficiency and shared services says NLGN Director Chris Leslie in Guardian Public.

Efficiency Drive
December 6, 2006

PPP Bulletin Anthony Brand, Researcher, NLGN NLGN’s Anthony Brand calls on the private sector to help increase authorities’ trust of shared services “Something must be done!” – the war cry of the British politician. In recent months it has been hollered increasingly in the direction of efficiency, cost savings and smarter procurement. This push has [...]