The latest articles written by David Walker

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David Walker is former director of public reporting at the Audit Commission

A Fabian pamphlet calls on Labour to commit to a new Place Audit Office (PAO) within the National...

John Tizard and David Walker make the case for a new way of auditing how public money is spent th...

Time will tell if outsourcing has had its day as a significant money saving option for the sector...

After the fall of Carillion, and with social care providers on the brink, John Tizard and David W...

Perverse public perceptions are a problem, writes David Walker as he examines what can be done to...

Migration is becoming a local issue more than ever, and as David Walker says, councils need more ...

David Walker explains that although public services may be shrinking, they must get smarter

David Walker raises the debate over the fiscal sustainability of the growing ageing workforce, an...

With the election fresh in the mind, David Walker says the UK can learn lessons from the Swedes i...

‘Town hall Pravdas’? No. Information is the lifeblood of local government and constricting its fl...