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Original Technorati articles tagged “local government”

• in Politics
  Texas City Saves $30 million by Using Lean Six Sigma
  A city in Texas announces large savings through use of lean six sigma.
  by cmimanagers / on Jan 28, 2012
• in Small Business
  Measuring Social Good - What WE Get For YOUR Money
  How do you decide what to invest charity money or public money to deliver social good? You need robust frameworks
  by hugie / on Jun 20, 2011
• in Politics
  Local Politics are Like Jerry Springer Episodes
  Local politicians need to stop the yapping and work for us, the taxpayers
  by sageone73 / on Aug 21, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “local government”

 

• Proposed fire cuts threaten the safety of residents in some London boroughs

  
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  The mayor should rethink proposals which will see Southwark lose a third of its firefighters Councils have borne the brunt of government funding cuts and have had to make painful decisions about where savings can be made or whether residents can stomach an increase in council tax. In Southwark, we have frozen ...
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• How to do leadership for successful public mutualisation

  
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  Mutualisation is not a quick fix for an ailing service but an organisational discipline embodying self-help, shared power, interdependence and joint rule-making Transition and change in public service mutualisation is under-researched, and poorly understood by policymakers, professional advisers and public service ...
  17 hours ago

• FDI into China rises in Jan-May: govt

  
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  Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose during the first five months of this year, the government announced on Tuesday, paced by strong increases from the European Union and United States. Incoming FDI, which excludes financial sectors, rose 1.0 per cent to US$47.6 billion (HK$369.4 billion) from January ...
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• EU, US leaders launch trade talks, France digs in on culture

  
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  The United States and the European Union launched talks on Monday to create one of the world’s most ambitious free-trade zones, as France again underscored its determination to protect its movies and culture. A trans-Atlantic free trade agreement was first considered three decades ago but was knocked down by France ...
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• Council chief executive says the north lacks the power to shape its own destiny

  
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  Leaders believe the north of England needs an intermediate power between national and the local government Leeds city councils chief executive, Tom Riordan, has called for Whitehall to have a much closer relationship with local government or face "huge unease and a backlash" from those in the north of England who ...
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• Council chief executive says the north lacks the power to shape its own destiny

  
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  Leaders believe the north of England needs an intermediate power between national and the local government Leeds city councils chief executive, Tom Riordan, has called for Whitehall to have a much closer relationship with local government or face "huge unease and a backlash" from those in the north of England who ...
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• State Council Passes Anti-Pollution Measures

  
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  Reuters reports that China’s cabinet approved 10 new anti-pollution laws on Friday , promising to reduce emissions per unit of GDP in key industries by at least 30 percent by the end of 2017. Companies will be required to improve their pollution control equipment and will face penalties for excess emissions, ...
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• Bristol pound is just one example of what local currencies can achieve

  
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  Councils in the UK and around the world are starting to recognise how local currencies keep money in their areas The budgets of local authorities are being cut while the needs of their populations remain the same. In this difficult financial environment, borrowing is rising. UK local authorities owed £81.8bn in the ...
  2 days ago

• Edward Snowden wrong about Hong Kong, some in territory say

  
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  HONG KONG — It’s probably for the best that Edward Snowden didn’t turn up at a weekend rally in support of him here in this former British colony. Having declared that he has faith in Hong Kong’s rule of law, and that he believes the courts and people of the semiautonomous Chinese territory will decide his ...
  3 days ago

• We cant take further spending cuts without losing vital services, councils warn George Osborne

  
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  More than 150 council leaders write to the Observer, warning the chancellor that they cannot absorb more cuts More than 150 council leaders – including 36 Conservatives – have warned George Osborne that vital services such as libraries, childrens centres and sports clubs will have to close if he imposes further ...
  4 days ago

• We cant take further spending cuts without losing vital services, councils warn George Osborne

  
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  More than 150 council leaders write to the Observer, warning the chancellor that they cannot absorb more cuts More than 150 council leaders – including 36 Conservatives – have warned George Osborne that vital services such as libraries, childrens centres and sports clubs will have to close if he imposes further ...
  4 days ago

• We cant take further spending cuts without losing vital services, councils warn George Osborne

  
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  More than 150 council leaders write to the Observer, warning the chancellor that they cannot absorb more cuts More than 150 council leaders – including 36 Conservatives – have warned George Osborne that vital services such as libraries, childrens centres and sports clubs will have to close if he imposes further ...
  4 days ago

• Give us back our public spaces so we can have access all areas | Will Hutton

  
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  Places such as Londons Canary Wharf would be more vibrant if we werent so restricted in what we can do there Canary Wharf is a daring development: more bankers now work in its offices than in the City of London. It has, with the Olympic Park, pulled Londons centre of gravity decisively eastwards. It is a tribute to ...
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• Give us back our public spaces so we can have access all areas | Will Hutton

  
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  Places such as Londons Canary Wharf would be more vibrant if we werent so restricted in what we can do there Canary Wharf is a daring development: more bankers now work in its offices than in the City of London. It has, with the Olympic Park, pulled Londons centre of gravity decisively eastwards. It is a tribute to ...
  4 days ago

• Greens attack stupid spending, rattle Key

  
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  Greens attack stupid spending, rattle Key by QoT Julie-Anne Genter of the Greens has been doing some stellar work on public transport, including this exposure last night of the utter fiasco that is “Drive Social” : The website is called Drive Social. It’s described as a “unique online experience that ...
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• Bills To Prevent Municipalities from Skimming DIA and Detroit Tax Money on Way to Governor

  
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  State lawmakers are a step closer to preventing municipal tax increment authorities from skimming funds from the Detroit Zoo and Detroit Institute of Arts millages, even as a Wayne County judge ruled it is legal for the agencies to do so. On Friday, a package of seven bills sponsored by state Rep. Eileen Kowall, ...
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• Launch of JoLoMo Retrospective Exhibition at new Clydebank Town Hall Gallery

  
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  Yesterday morning West Dunbartonshire Council and Museums and Galleries Scotland presided over the opening of a Retrospective Exhibition of the work of Argyll artist, John Lowrie Morrison – aka JoLoMo – in the splendid renewal of Clydebank Town Hall as a museum and gallery. The exhibition was officially ...
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• Top tips: how to engage with residents online

  
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  How can councils interact with residents through social media? Read the advice of our experts and share your own ideas John Popham is a social media consultant who runs surgeries around the north of England. We need to overcome risk aversion: Staff in local government need to be trusted with social media in the ...
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• Argyll and Bute Planning applications for week to 14th June 2013

  
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  Argyll and Bute planning applications for week to 14th June 2013 Any queries regarding any of the applications shoud be: emailed to: centralvalidationteam@argyll-bute.gov.uk or phoned to the Planning Enquiry Line: 01546 605518.
  5 days ago

• Detroit’s Financial Caretaker to Meet With Creditors

  
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  Kevin Orr, the emergency manager, will lay out a plan on Friday for tackling the city’s debt and begin talks that could determine if bankruptcy is necessary.        
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