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Graeme McDonald

Graeme McDonald

Director of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives

Articles by Graeme McDonald

Let's begin to forge a new model of the state

By Alex Thomson | 15 December 2020

Joanne Roney becomes the new president of Solace from 1 January. Graeme McDonald says that at the...

Local government will continue to move mountains

By Graeme McDonald | 02 November 2020

Those working in the sector will be pushing themselves to breaking point to get through a difficu...

Now is the time to reflect, reset and reimagine the future of local government

By Graeme McDonald | 22 September 2020

It's all too easy to paint a bleak picture where local government professionals become the admini...

Capping the pace of change

By Graeme McDonald | 10 August 2020

While one part of central government is local for reorganisation and modernisation, the other cut...

Examining the forces that push problems downstream

By Graeme McDonald | 01 July 2020

The pandemic has created opportunities for learning, renewal, and new, better responses, says Gra...

Difficult questions lie ahead for Government and the sector

By Graeme McDonald | 19 May 2020

Graeme McDonald says we have some important decisions to make and a challenging new future to pla...

Our role will be refocused around resilience

By Graeme McDonald | 06 April 2020

Beyond the initial emergency response, we must ensure communities can emerge and re-establish the...

Infrastructure means more than counting cranes

By Graeme McDonald | 25 February 2020

Local government and wider public services have a challenge, says Graeme McDonald. How do we ensu...

Who do public servants owe their loyalty to?

By Graeme McDonald | 15 January 2020

Public servants' role in stewardship of institutions, publicly defining fact and sharing advice, ...

What will Boris do next?

By Graeme McDonald | 17 December 2019

The new Government will need the sector’s help if it is to stand a chance of delivering the party...