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Paul O'Brien

Paul O'Brien

Paul O'Brien is chief executive of APSE

Articles by Paul O'Brien

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A plan for public health

By Paul O'Brien | 06 September 2016

The Childhood Obesity strategy was a let-down but councils still need to step up their work on pu...

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More than words

By Paul O'Brien | 13 July 2016

Paul O'Brien welcomes the rhetoric on devolution but says local government needs more than just k...

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A properly funded future?

By Paul O'Brien | 25 May 2016

Paul O’Brien warns cutbacks to liveability services risk costing the public purse dearly, given t...

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Home is where the heart is

By Paul O'Brien | 17 May 2016

Paul O’Brien says that while the Housing and Planning Act will bring in ‘hugely flawed’ reforms, ...

FINANCE

Lay the first stone

By Paul O'Brien | 06 April 2016

Paul O'Brien says current housing policy must be demolished and replaced with greater support for...

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In it to win it

By Paul O'Brien | 16 February 2016

With the Spending Review and finance settlement concluded, Paul O'Brien argues how and why counci...

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Did you make the cut?

By Paul O'Brien | 25 November 2015

Paul O'Brien asks how long it will take the public to feel the impact of local government funding...

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On the straight and narrow

By Paul O'Brien | 03 November 2015

With councils facing tough times, Paul O'Brien explains why greater honesty and consistency would...

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Is collaboration right for times of austerity?

By Paul O'Brien | 16 September 2015

Collaboration, often translated as partnership working has, in recent years, become one of the co...

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An alternative to the big six

By Paul O'Brien | 22 July 2015

With the average UK household currently spending around £1,200 on energy each year, energy prices...

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