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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
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Last updated:  27 Jul 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
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Last updated:  25 Jul 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
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Last updated:  24 Jul 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
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Last updated:  23 Jul 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
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Last updated:  20 Jul 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
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Last updated:  19 Jul 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
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Last updated:  19 Jul 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
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Last updated:  18 Jul 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
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Last updated:  16 Jul 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
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Last updated:  15 Jul 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
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Last updated:  12 Jul 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
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Last updated:  11 Jul 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
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Last updated:  10 Jul 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
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Last updated:  10 Jul 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
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Last updated:  09 Jul 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
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Last updated:  05 Jul 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
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Last updated:  05 Jul 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
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Last updated:  04 Jul 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
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Last updated:  03 Jul 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
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Last updated:  02 Jul 2012
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