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Paul O'Brien

Paul O'Brien

Paul O'Brien is chief executive of APSE

Articles by Paul O'Brien

Homes fit for the nation

By Kate Henderson | 09 June 2015

Kate Henderson and Paul O’Brien explain the findings of a new research report, Housing the Nation...

Housing the nation

By Paul O'Brien | 03 June 2015

Paul O'Brien calls for a new deal on housing - and for strong political leadership to make this h...

Calling collaborative innovators

By Paul O'Brien | 14 April 2015

People with the skills for new public governance exist within local government, and senior manage...

Dawn of a new era

By Paul O'Brien | 30 March 2015

There’s a new breed of local government keen to make its mark in Northern Ireland and eager to em...

Sharing means caring

By Paul O'Brien | 24 March 2015

Local government is no stranger to the 'shared economy', which chancellor George Osborne champion...

Time for scrutiny

By Paul O'Brien | 25 February 2015

Fifteen years on from the Local Government Act 2000, it is time to revisit local political struct...

Contractor conundrum

By Paul O'Brien | 06 January 2015

The recent Public Accounts Committee report on contract management showed talk of corporate renew...

Keeping it together

By Paul O'Brien | 01 December 2014

The next five years are going to test some of the fundamental principles of local government, so ...

Spanish main opportunity

By Paul O'Brien | 13 October 2014

Barcelona's ambitious energy from waste management programme is a sustainable strategy British co...

PluggedIn - Paul O'Brien

By Paul O'Brien | 03 July 2014

APSE chief executive on the importance of ethics and reclaiming local democracy to improved servi...