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- As the only city to hold a mayoral referendum last May and vote in favour, Bristol confirmed its reputation as a city that marches to the beat of a different drum. The mayoral election in November reinforced this maverick status with electors decisively (albeit on a turnout of only 27.9%) electing Independent candidate George Ferguson as Mayor. Post written by Martin Scott.
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- Friday 23rd November 2012
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- As a councillor in Birmingham I represent Selly Oak which is a very heavily populated student area. About 1 in 3 of the residents there are students so having lived the student lifestyle there as it were, but also lived the settled lifestyle in that area as well, it's sort of given me a good knowledge of both sides of the community and how I can serve them both.
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- Monday 19th November 2012
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- Only one eligible voter in every three participated in the local elections in May 2012, the lowest turnout since 2000 and despite a context of austerity and swingeing public spending cuts. The recent elections for Police and Crime Commissioners saw turnout slump to a record low for a national poll, averaging at 15%. To quote a Guardian editorial, 'lack of engagement is the most eloquent of all the political messages… Blog post written by Catherine Durose.
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- Monday 19th November 2012
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- By the end of this month, 41 newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales will be facing the challenge of filling their diaries with appointments to help them get to grips with a role that is both new and controversial. Whatever their mandate from the electorate, their role will open up some very interesting possibilities around public involvement in policing. Blog post written by Ian Briggs.
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- Friday 16th November 2012
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- You probably caught Monday's headlines: "Country's largest authority hit by £757 million equal pay bill"; "Birmingham taxpayers face massive service cuts to pay for growing compensation bill"; "Council bankrupt if Government withholds borrowing permission". Written by Chris Game.
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- Tuesday 13th November 2012
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- The University Graduate School is pleased to announce that it has ten Doctoral Elite Researcher Scholarships which will commence in the 2013-2014 academic year.
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- Monday 12th November 2012
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- The elections on 15th November 2012 of 41 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) for the police force areas of England and Wales (outside London) represents the start of one of the biggest experiments in democratic governance. The new office of PCC, for which there is no known precedent in policing around the world, surely represents the most significant change in at least fifty years in how the police in England and Wales are governed and held to account. Written by john RAine and Paul Keasey.
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- Monday 12th November 2012
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- We are very keen to hear feedback from you about our Public Management programme. We are very grateful to anyone who is able to provide us with a few minutes of their time to complete a short survey regarding this, to help us capture your ideas and views.
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- Thursday 1st November 2012
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- I noticed recently that, among the links on the right-hand side of this page, we still listed the We Love Local Government blog – which, despite its having been wound up, in characteristic style, several months ago, rather pleased me. It deserves to live on, and, should its belatedly unveiled authors, Glen Ocsko and Gareth Young, happen to see this blog, they may take it as a small personal tribute to them and their … I was going to type 'baby', but that would make them filicidists … creation. Written by Chris Game.
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- Wednesday 31st October 2012
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- INLOGOV Director Catherine Staite, Catherine Mangan, Chris Lawrence Pietroni and Karin Bottom attended the SOLACE summit at The Welcome Centre in Coventry, 16 - 18 October 2012.
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- Tuesday 23rd October 2012