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Paul Lankester

Paul Lankester

Paul Lankester is chief executive of Stratford-upon-avon DC

Articles by Paul Lankester

The impact of government consultations on councils

By Paul Lankester | 06 September 2012

Paul Lankester explains how the number of government consultations and legislations have had an i...

Implementing 'last-minute.com law'

By Paul Lankester | 20 June 2012

Paul Lankester says councils have to be on emergency standby to deal with hasty Whitehall legal c...

The role of local government in the future

By Paul Lankester | 02 May 2012

Paul Lankester asks what is the role of local government in the future?

The transformation of councils

By Paul Lankester | 13 March 2012

Making savings and harnessing income opportunities as early as possible is important says Paul La...

The difficult decisions in local government

By Paul Lankester | 18 January 2012

Paul Lankester looks at how in local government balancing benefits against disadvantages of propo...

The impact of the Localism Act

By Paul Lankester | 29 November 2011

Paul Lankester looks at how the Localism Act will bring some of the biggest governmental changes ...

Don't forget the Open Public Services White Paper

By Paul Lankester | 11 October 2011

Paul Lankester reminds us that the deadline for responses to the White Paper is fast approaching.

The pace of change for council finance

By Paul Lankester | 02 August 2011

Risk is being transferred from central to local government in the proposed changes to resourcing ...

Taking time for pensions

By Paul Lankester | 21 June 2011

Paul Lankester considers the impact the Government's proposals on pension schemes will have on pu...

Voting for greater choice

By Paul Lankester | 26 May 2011

Paul Lankester makes the case for the greater use of technology in delivering elections and givin...