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Paul O'Brien is chief executive of APSE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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