Council bingo: why there’s more to successful local government than numbers

The coming year is likely to see a stronger focus on local government than at any point since the advent of devolution. There are two main reasons for this. The first is the recent cut in local authority funding, the second is the Commission on Public Service Governance and Delivery, whose report is shaping future decades of public service delivery in Wales.

In this pamphlet, Mike Hedges, currently an Assembly Member and previously Leader of Swansea Council, not only provides such much-needed caution against unthinking re-organisation but also – and this is the rarer part of the discussion – reflects on how they should be scrutinised and how their staff should be remunerated.

It is this fullness of vision and perspective which makes this such a timely read.

Language: English

Format: PDF

Cost: Free

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