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Quick picks from Communities in Control

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Dave

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. … Continue reading →

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Another government twitterer

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Dave

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 … Continue reading →

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Communities in ‘Control’? Meh.

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Dave

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 … Continue reading →

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Three cheers for Dylan Jeffrey

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Dave

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? … Continue reading →

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Digital government and not being boring

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Dave

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 … Continue reading →

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