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Paul Wheeler

Paul Wheeler

Paul Wheeler is director of the Political Skills Forum and writes on local politics

Articles by Paul Wheeler

Our national state and its agencies are incapable of responding to a crisis

By Paul Wheeler | 09 June 2020

We need a slimmer, more strategic central state and one that relies on local initiative and capac...

Local government has earned its place at the debate table

By Paul Wheeler | 29 April 2020

Local government’s heroic efforts over the last few months have earned it its place in the public...

Political control of our councils matters

By Paul Wheeler | 10 March 2020

Paul Wheeler looks ahead to the elections expected in May and the parties' political prospects – ...

Government must now connect with the 'just about managing'

By Paul Wheeler | 05 February 2020

This government has made many commitments, especially to the new Tory heartlands of the Midlands ...

Support right across the political divide

By Paul Wheeler | 04 December 2019

In the middle of a ‘brutal’ General Election campaign, Paul Wheeler pays tribute to the Local Gov...

More diversity among recent US election candidates bodes well

By Paul Wheeler | 04 December 2019

Attempts to increase the range and diversity of election candidates in the US build on the work o...

'If you want to see my achievements look around you'

By Paul Wheeler | 23 October 2019

It is the four political offices at the LGA who have ensured consistent political support and the...

Lessons from the collapse of Bury FC

By Paul Wheeler | 11 September 2019

The sad demise of Bury FC will hopefully provoke a long overdue debate on how English football is...

Time to wake up

By Paul Wheeler | 20 August 2019

Paul Wheeler says the ‘slow death of capable local political leadership’ is hopefully a wake-up c...

'Mean, nasty, brutish and short'

By Paul Wheeler | 24 July 2019

A recent reunion of the original cast of the late Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) has l...