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Mark Rogers

Mark Rogers

Mark Rogers is chief executive of Birmingham City Council and chair of SOLACE

Articles by Mark Rogers

An encouraging outcome

By Mark Rogers | 01 July 2015

Mark Rogers introduces a new care service co-commissioned by Birmingham City Council.

No excuses and no apologies

By Mark Rogers | 24 June 2015

One of the most endearing attributes of the people I admire most is their natural propensity to g...

Friends of mine

By Mark Rogers | 26 May 2015

This partnership malarkey is becoming too complicated for a simple soul like me who just wants to...

Don't be an App

By Mark Rogers | 28 April 2015

We need to recognise that the scale and pace of change are conspiring unkindly to expose our buil...

Fear and loathing in St Albans

By Mark Rogers | 30 March 2015

SOLACE president Mark Rogers relates what he heard at this year's Future Forum - and what it poss...

Tackling evil at its root

By Mark Rogers | 03 March 2015

SOLACE president Mark Rogers calls for shared responsibility, shared accountability and unity at ...

The Commitments

By Mark Rogers | 09 January 2015

What kind of New Year resolutions should a chief executive make? Birmingham City Council chief ex...

Next year's model

By Mark Rogers | 08 December 2014

Birmingham City Council chief executive Mark Rogers gives a trenchantly tongue in cheek look at w...

Something wicked this way comes

By Mark Rogers | 11 November 2014

Public accountability is sharpening as the cash gets tighter and tighter, which means 'wicked' is...

Learning from Malala

By Mark Rogers | 13 October 2014

Local government can take inspiration from Birmingham schoolgirl and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mal...