Partners in progress – or pretence?
November 26, 2007
Partners in progress – or pretence? (Public Service 6/6/07)
Not all partnerships are real – lots of claims of partnership working which are actually poorly managed and designed, and lack proper governance. Evidence-based approach is needed to sort this out.
Sub-regional projects bring local devolution closer
November 16, 2007
Sub-regional projects bring local devolution closer (PF 9/11/07)
Multi-Area Agreements to promote economic development. Aggregation & disaggregation – larger local government joint ventures, but devolved from Whitehall.
Spend early, spend less, by Graham Allen
November 1, 2007
Spend early, spend less, by Graham Allen (PF 1/6/07)
Early intervention programme in Nottingham, through Local Strategic Partnership, One Nottingham. Funding problems, and trouble turning pilot into region-wide programme. Arguments for aggregation – coordination into a coherent programme, simplify funding – currently lots of different sources.
