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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

Localism, there really is no alternative now

By Paul Wheeler | 10 March 2015

There can be no rowing back from the imaginative drive for integration and collaboration put in m...

There's still room for improvement

By Paul Wheeler | 17 February 2015

In the wake of the Casey report on Rotherham MBC, local government must rebuild trust. Paul Wheel...

It's not that grim up North!

By Paul Wheeler | 10 February 2015

Paul Walker finds himself moved to siding with cities minister Greg Clark in opposition to Centre...

Have hope, be proud

By Paul Wheeler | 06 January 2015

Now is the time for local government to build up its profile and support and realise the potentia...

You talking to me about mansion tax?

By Paul Wheeler | 01 December 2014

Robert De Niro's bad fellow reaction to New York property taxes exemplifies how we have allowed t...

Grow your own PCCs

By Paul Wheeler | 03 November 2014

Use should be made of Police and Crime Commissioner role to drive devolutionary accountability wi...

Soapbox by Paul Wheeler

By Paul Wheeler | 20 May 2014

Councils will carry the can for the disastrous preparations for Individual Electoral Registration...

The choice of a new generation

By Paul Wheeler | 14 May 2014

Paul Wheeler reads the runes ahead of the 22 May local and European elections, and considers the ...

Soapbox by Paul Wheeler

By Paul Wheeler | 16 April 2014

BMA's fears on local government's use of public health budgets are based on an outdated medical v...

Soapbox by Paul Wheeler

By Paul Wheeler | 19 March 2014

Long-term outsourcing contracs are causing a needless amount of complexity in local government se...