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What's in a name anyway?
So, online identity has been in the news recently (it's never out though is it?). A famous author has been caught bigging himself up on Amazon, whilst dissing his contemporaries,...
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Gavin Crosby
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  02 Hyd 2012
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No end in sight to high stress and low morale
Public Sector managers are stressed out and nearly half want to leave.But they won't. Autocratic and bureaucratic management styles are to blame.But are not likely to change.   Public...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  02 Hyd 2012
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Cutting non essential services
Some times it is the small things that improve an individuals quality of life. Something that is all to easy to miss when looking at the bigger picture. ...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  28 Medi 2012
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#OurDay – a good day had by all
I wanted to share a few quick thoughts on #OurDay yesterday. I know we’ll do a lot more analysis of things and we’ll present the stories of the day in a much more whizzy way than a blog from me,...
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Liz Copeland
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  28 Medi 2012
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Look at all the Doncaster #OurDay Tweeters!
Some info on a few of the tweeters at Doncaster who will be using the hastag #OurDay tomorrow on Twitter .. Diane Holgate Development Management Team Leader, Planning Doncaster Council Full...
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Knowledge Hub Team
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  26 Medi 2012
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Don't get old,don't be a woman and don't be black
The public sector used to lead the way when it came to promoting equal opportunities. We introduced polices, strategies and targets in relation to recruitment and service delivery. We aimed to be...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  27 Medi 2012
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It's not the consumers' job to know what they want
Despite the opposition of doctors and nurses the NHS reforms are going ahead. The criticisms of teachers in relation to Academies, Free schools and changes to the exam system are ignored. Senior...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  26 Medi 2012
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Get tweeting and get talking
Happy International Social Media Week everyone! Yes, it’s social media week this week and to celebrate, we’re encouraging council officers and councillors all over the country to take to...
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Knowledge Hub Team
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  25 Medi 2012
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#OurDay - Suffolk Trading Standards - how we use social media
Suffolk Trading Standards is the enforcement service that is responsible for protecting consumers and legitimate traders from scams and unfair trading. We are working to achieve a fair and safe...
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Knowledge Hub Team
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  25 Medi 2012
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Ann Kiceluk - the HR perspective from Aylesbury Vale for #OurDay
ANN KICELUK HEAD OF PEOPLE & PAYROLL/BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION DIRECTOR AYLESBURY VALE DISTRICT COUNCIL Twitter username - @AnnfromtheGong Ann leads Business Transformation and the HR,...
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Knowledge Hub Team
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  24 Medi 2012
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I told a little lie
Has the harsh financial climate , the year on year budget cuts and the service reductions made managers any better at giving bad news? I had a colleague, a very out spoken member of the senior...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  26 Medi 2012
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Cllr Tom Hunter-Watts - another #OurDay tweeting councillor!
I am a Conservative District and Town Councillor, who was first elected in May 2011. I represent Bedgrove Ward in Aylesbury, the town where I grew up and where I now work as a staff nurse. Since...
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Knowledge Hub Team
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  26 Medi 2012
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Brighton & Hove's Youth Employability Service-gearing up for #OurDay!
The Youth Employability Service (YES) is part of Brighton & Hove City Council, providing information, advice and guidance to young people aged 16 - 19 who are not in education, employment or...
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Knowledge Hub Team
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  26 Medi 2012
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Social media week
  I've been asked to contribute a blog to social media week, so here's a short taster of my work and how I came to be involved in it. I joined the LGA in November 2011 from the Cabinet...
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Ian Leete
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  24 Medi 2012
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Did she jump or was she pushed?
There have been a number of women resign from the Civil Service recently. The suspicion is that if not pushed they were encouraged to jump. Those less familiar with how things work at the top...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  21 Medi 2012
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How the LGA have shaken up local government public opinion polling
Back in 2010 the Government abolished the Place Survey – a statutory public opinion poll all English local authorities had to undertake. This freed us to decide on the polling we wanted to do...
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Neil Wholey
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  20 Medi 2012
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The Cost of Social Media
It has been a while since my last blog but here goes…..on 10th September I was lucky enough to attend Digital Futures, a free event hosted by Shropshire Council at Theatre Severn; the event...
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Richard Overy
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  27 Tach 2013
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Helping residents access online services
I’m writing this short blog in the hope that colleagues across the Knowledge Hub might be able to offer some specific and practical examples of helping people access online council services even...
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Liz Copeland
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  13 Medi 2012
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Using Khub with email (without logging in!)
It seems a good time to post a reminder about the email interface for Khub. We publicised this a while back but recently I've met a few people who were unaware of this feature. Notifications ...
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Michael MacAuley
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  12 Medi 2012
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The Superman effect
 It is always Sir Alex Ferguson who is held up as the successful role model. Any Public Sector manger would be thrilled to be held in such high regard by colleagues, hold such an impressive...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  01 Medi 2012
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Please do not adjust your set - what’s next for Khub?
  Following a short while for the initial release of Khub to settle down and get some of the bugs ironed out, we’re adding some more bits to Khub and changing some others. So what’s...
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Michael MacAuley
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  31 Awst 2012
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Katagelophobia
The fear of being ridiculed is much greater these days. Managers’ spans of responsibility have increased following the cull of management posts. So the chances of being caught out by a question...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  29 Awst 2012
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Time flies when you're inspired
It’s that time of year again when we start looking for new contestants and hosts for the Local Government Challenge competition. It seems to come around so quickly – it feels like only yesterday...
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Liz Copeland
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  29 Awst 2012
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And the gold medal for bureaucracy goes to...
Which is the most bureaucratic of all local government services? http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=20533
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  28 Awst 2012
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No U in team
You don’t have to be a cricket fan to recognise the situation. Your best player who thinks he can do a better job of running the team is bad mouthing you and team mates to the opposition. Clearly...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  23 Awst 2012
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How to choose who to promote
  There is no fool proof way to select people for promotion the proof of which is the number of fools promoted. There is a £ multi billion business based on getting the right people in the...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  21 Awst 2012
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The Directors handbook
How to gain and retain power Better to be feared than loved but ideally not hated The name of the game is manipulation being able to recognise the true motives of other people and using...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  20 Awst 2012
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Do extraverts perform better at interview or do they just think they do?
  It has long been recognised that in western society there is a cultural bias towards extraverts especially in the work place. A new bestselling book by the American author Susan Cain has...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  16 Awst 2012
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Clinical Commissioning Groups
It's been kept fairly quiet, but following the abolition of Primary Care Trusts on 31 March 2013 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) will become Responsible Authorities under the amended (via...
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Chris Williams
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  15 Awst 2012
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Purdah
We've received the following guidance from the Home Office around Purdah: Purdah   At the last Elections Panel in July, we took away an action to clarify the position around purdah. ...
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Chris Williams
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  14 Awst 2012
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The true legacy of the Games
The true legacy of the Olympic Games is not measured in world records or medals table but progress on a wider front. http://www.publicservice.co.uk/blog_story.asp?id=384
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  14 Awst 2012
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Opening up local government transactions - Not just data
In some circles, the term “transparency” seems to have supplanted “open government” which might imply the objective is for government to go on doing what it is doing now but in a more transparent...
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Mike Thacker
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  22 Awst 2012
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Consultation on Sustainable Procurement Bill
Take part in the consulation on the new Bill   http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/08/3295
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Andy Hay
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  13 Awst 2012
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Going for Gold
There will be those who try to persuade us that the success of Team GB can be emulated in the workplace. I will not be one of them. see article in the Guardian. ...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  11 Awst 2012
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Don’t tender for Healthwatch! Where markets do and do not have a role.
Councils up and down the country will be commissioning local Healthwatch organisations.  If it’s not too late, I’d like to suggest they think about alternatives to the tendering route. ...
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Adrian Barker
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  09 Awst 2012
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We are taking your title
  A few years ago there was considerable surprise at research findings which appeared to show people would rather have a more impressive job title than a pay rise. The research confirmed...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  06 Awst 2012
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It's not enough to succeed
It’s not enough to succeed. Others must fail. What’s so deliciously spiteful about this quote from Gore Vidal is the acknowledgment that in victory some delight in the defeat of others. If you’re...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  03 Awst 2012
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50 Shades of management from a women's point of view
You've read the book, you've seen the film or you've heard all about it on social media, well now ii's in the office...and its the same but different for women.  Grey suits, grey...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  19 Meh 2015
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Selling baked beans
When asked why they want to be a manager in local government candidates most often respond by saying they wanted to make a difference to people’s lives. May be they  do but public sector...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  27 Gorff 2012
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Trust in short supply
  You can’t be an effective leader if you don’t have the trust of your peers and the public. That is according to chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners writing in the Health...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  26 Gorff 2012
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Let’s get this party started
Yesterday was the first LGA Online Facilitators meet up.  Hopefully the first of many sessions which will include some virtual element that will involve the rest of the Online Facilitators...
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Michael Norton
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  27 Gorff 2012
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What does a fair inspection look like?
They even got the name of the school wrong. They had us down as unitary council instead of a county council. They didn’t seem to know we had become a Foundation Trust. If they couldn’t get the...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  25 Gorff 2012
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Are you getting your share of happiness?
  How much happiness should you expect? Are some people in some parts of the country happier? How do we know? Does it matter? Well the government thinks it does and believes happiness can...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  24 Gorff 2012
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This is how racism takes root
    Great article in todays Guardian. The different ways the media covered two cases of men grooming children for sex show how shockingly easy it is to demonise a whole community ...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  23 Gorff 2012
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Stuck in the middle
  Getting that promotion can stress you out but not getting that promotion can give you a heart attack according to recent research. As budgets were cut, services reduced and staff made...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  20 Gorff 2012
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The art of conversation
I’m fed up with jargon. Now, don’t get me wrong, I know I have been guilty of using jargon myself in the past, but I’m trying to make a conscious effort not to. When I started this job just...
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Liz Copeland
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  19 Gorff 2012
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Becoming a Jedi Master. The secret art of cultivating online communities
This is a nicelittle slidepack from Luis Suarez who's a Community Builder and Knowledge Manager.  Not the Liverpool centre forward. There's some great stuff in here and covers all the...
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Michael Norton
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  19 Gorff 2012
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Few racists but a lot of racism
   I have come across very few racists in Local Government but both at work and socially I have heard racist comments and inappropriate “jokes”. I explain this by the fact that people...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  18 Gorff 2012
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How well is this country doing? The Happy Planet Index and Costa Rica
  How well is this country doing? We're in a double dip recession. We know that because GDP fell by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012. So if it had risen by 0.1% would we have been...
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Adrian Barker
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  16 Gorff 2012
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Public sector closet racists
  In the public sector racists aren’t skin heads who shout vile abuse and threaten violence. They are middle aged men and women in suits who are charming and intelligent but who have no...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  15 Gorff 2012
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Death in a hostle
  There was a time when Social Services inspected their own Homes, a time before whistle blowing procedures, a time when complaints from relatives were trivialised. The absence of damming...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  12 Gorff 2012
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What if you are a racist and just don't know it?
John Terry England and Chelsea footballer says he is not a racist he gives money to charities in Africa which is as convincing as saying some of my best friends are black. JT was upset at being...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  11 Gorff 2012
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Sound advice from Tom Riordan at Leeds City Council on social media and the resilience of local government
I was delighted to meet Tom Riordan (Chief Executive of Leeds City Council) for the first time at the LGA's 2012 Annual Conference and even more pleased that he agreed to give an interview. ...
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Sarah Jennings
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  10 Gorff 2012
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Outsourcing the only game in Town
Recently the Times news paper ran a pullout section on the current big thing in business which in case you didn’t know is outsourcing. This is not new I hear you say and you’re right, small scale...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  10 Gorff 2012
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Police stop and search figures proof of racism?
Is it fair to site the Police stop and search figures as proof of racism? Police forces are up to 28 times more likely to use stop and search powers against black people that white people. Is...
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Blair McPherson
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  09 Gorff 2012
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Uptake of social media amongst councillors - interview with Cllr Tim Cheetham
I had the pleasure of catching Cllr Tim Cheetham at the LGA's 2012 Annual Conference to talk about progress in the uptake of social media amongst councillors since last year. (He also gave me...
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Sarah Jennings
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  05 Gorff 2012
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Maintenance release 6.3 scheduled for tonight
I thought an update on what would be included in tonights maintenance release would be useful for those who are interested.   In terms of email: message notifications will be...
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Michael MacAuley
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  05 Gorff 2012
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How should the community safety manager role change post-PCC?
One of the benefits of having a national role is the opportunity to spend time with some of the best thinkers from across the sector. In the past couple of days I’ve met with two women who are...
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Chris Williams
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  04 Gorff 2012
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Organising a zoo?
  Last night I attended and hosted one of David Gurteen’s Knowledge Café. If you have not been to one, its well worth the evening and it’s free to attend. The facilitator for the session...
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Michael Norton
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  03 Gorff 2012
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LGA's annual conference in numbers
The LGA's Annual Conference is over for another year and we're all exhausted but elated with how it went. We're particularly pleased with the online elements which make us even more positive...
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Sarah Jennings
Diweddarwyd ddiwethaf:  02 Gorff 2012
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