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The Emperor’s new clothes? A few naked truths about the need for radical reform of our sector’s legal foundation stone, the Local Government Act 1972
[The original version of this article was first published in The Clerk Magazine (SLCC), July 2023] Readers will no doubt be familiar with Hans Christian Andersen’s tale ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’. You may recall the story of an Emperor and legions of courtiers proudly and publicly proclaiming the finest of (imaginary!) clothes until a child…
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Ah, so THAT’s the problem?! notes from the SLCC Management In Action conference, Kennilworth, June 2022
I recently had the honour of presenting a ‘What’s the Problem’ workshop as part of the second day at the SLCC Management In Action conference (MIA) in Kenilworth on Friday 10th June 2022. The workshop was intended to update colleagues on progress made atthe 7th April ’22 ‘Supporting Local Council Clerks’ workshop in London andto…
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How do you do what you do to me? I wish I knew…
In Professor Steven Griggs’ excellent article ‘Movers and Shakers: Reflections on the Leadership Challenges Facing Local Council Clerks’ (The Clerk, Vol 52, no1, January 2022) he suggests that Local Council Clerks are increasingly performing leadership through movement in both space and time. Steve’s article included a call-to-arms for further dialogue over what it is that…
Mornington Crescent: The Taunton variation 