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Solace

June 2014

  • Time to celebrate: making a bigger noise about the successes of politicians and public servants coul

    Breaking through voter apathy: how to make politics exciting

  • Flexibility, trust and creativity are good foundations on which to build a council team.

    Two to tango: council leaders should build creative relationship with staff

May 2014

  • Tandem Bicycle riding, Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

    Politicians and public officials will get along if they follow these five pointers

  • Two boys hold hands standing beside tree, Winnipeg, Canada

    Only collaborative leadership can make communities succeed

April 2014

  • Post office is seen in the Japanese countryside, Yamanashi, west of Tokyo

    Local government in Japan: a comparison with UK councils

    Many local authority areas in Japan have amalgamated in the last 15 years – it's a controversial policy

March 2014

  • Couples dancing the tango

    Public Leaders viewpoint
    Public service tango: how politicians and managers relate

    A new series will examine the complex partnerships required to create effective public services, say Joyce Redfearn and Lord Smith

February 2014

  • Woman holding a cigarette

    How local government can provide good leadership in public health

  • A school for children with learning difficulties

    Local government and learning difficulties: what you need to know

January 2014

  • Three adult graduates

    What local government needs to know about research

    New knowledge navigator programme will bring together local government and the research community

December 2013

  • Mature female students in computer class at adult education centre FE Camden London

    By investing in adult education, we can create stronger communities

  • Daswon's Heights Estate, East Dulwich, South London

    Why giving residents a say can lead to better housing policies

November 2013

  • Chess pieces

    Research will create policy that encourages local economic growth

    Henry Overman: LSE what works centre and the government will together drive evidence to the heart of policymaking

  • Doctor going through paperwork

    How evaluation can be used to improve public services

    Clive Grace: The way performance is measured by local governments across the world varies widely, but no area is now immune

  • Bricks in a wall

    We need to be more systematic about what works in local government

    To protect against cuts and safeguard local government, we need to invest in research and intelligence, writes Ian Carter

October 2013

  • 16 year old girl smoking drugs

    Many public services are flying blind and it's not acceptable

  • Derek Myers, chief executive, London borough of Kensington and Chelsea

    'Council chief executives should give less advice to politicians'

  • Bus queue with mobile phones

    Why public bodies are growing more distant from those they serve

  • Business handshake

    Council chief executives need to develop four new leadership skills

October 2012

  • Local houses

    Live Q&As
    Live discussion: local solutions to national problems

    Join us from 12pm to 2pm on Thursday 25 October to discuss who should be shaping local services

October 2011

  • Empty conference room chairs

    Public Leaders viewpoint
    Live coverage: SOLACE summit 2011

    Join the Guardian Public Leaders Network as we pull in some of the best comments, questions and insights from day two of the summit in Edinburgh

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