An online notebook
Just had a chance to have a run through the executive summary of the white paper Communities in Control, published today by the department for Communities and Local Government, with a highlighter pen and picked out a few juicy bits. I suspect most of my interest will be in Chapter 3: Access to Information, and … Keep reading
The Department for Communities and Local Government now has a Twitter feed, resplendant with a Hazel Blears avatar, as Simon Berry reports. More news coming out of CLG today to come later with the publication of the Communities in Control white paper, which I think will be appearing on the website here.
On the day that the results of a poll in London reveal that, while one in four Londoners would like to be a local politician, hardly anyone knows anything about them or what they do, Hazel Blears has a piece published asking for councillors to be given more control. First up, that survey. Reported on … Keep reading
I rather glossed over it at the time, because of the general excitement of the moment, but a remarkable thing happened a couple of days ago. A man called Dylan Jeffrey commented on this blog. Why is this so remarkable? Well, Dylan is a civil servant. What’s more, he was commenting as a civil servant. … Keep reading
I spent a most enjoyable time at the Department for Communities and Local Government today as a guest of Simon Berry, along with a rogue’s gallery of other bloggers and online networkers. It was a great chance to catch up with old friends and new acquaintances, as well as take part in some really interesting … Keep reading