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central Government, rather than operating...

central Government, rather than operating in isolation with a plethora of different IT hardware and providers, looked at the shared services model and moved to a one product fits all for each Government department...

Read more (written 29th May). 1 response

councils stopped focusing on targets...

councils stopped focusing on targets? We did, and as a result we are answering customer correspondence in 5 days rather than 40. Sounds incredible, but it's true. It's not the full story, of course - we...

Read more (written 1st Jun). 2 responses

Charging for Care should be based on ability to pay?

Wouldn't it be better if...

The Big Care Debate actually led to a fairer system for all?. One of the ideas put forward in the new Green Paper "Shaping the Future of Care Together", which government...

Read more (written 20th Aug). No responses yet.

I worked in Local Government but am ...

I worked in Local Government but am now retired. I was a Chief Work Study Officer. My job was to increase productivity, first by bringing the work rate upto standard and then by giving a bonus of one third extra...

Read more (written 21st Aug). No responses yet.

Elections are for electors

Wouldn't it be better if our MPs were elected by the single transferable vote system of proportional representation? Then we might have a House of Commons that looked something like the one the voters actually...

Read more (written 21st Aug). No responses yet.

People got married for life, had children...

People got married for life, had children and looked after them. Didn't take mind altering drugs like alcohol and cigarettes, then they would have money, improving their lot and that of their children. Everyone...

Read more (written 23rd Aug). No responses yet.