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Simon Goacher

Articles by Simon Goacher

'Commercial' shouldn't be a dirty word in health and care

By Simon Goacher | 30 May 2017

Only by addressing the commercial realities of new health and care partnerships can organisations...

Aiding an unprotected species

By Simon Goacher | 18 January 2017

The pressures facing local authority statutory officers are now greater than ever. Simon Goacher ...

Where next for devolution?

By Simon Goacher | 10 August 2016

Will government demands for elected mayors in devolution deals survive in the post-Brexit shake-u...

We want our money back!

By Simon Goacher | 29 January 2016

Simon Goacher examines whether a legal challenge from councils over funding could force the Gover...

Ghost of Christmas yet to come?

By Simon Goacher | 04 January 2016

Simon Goacher looks ahead to 2016 and asks whether devolution truly has all the answers

Duty in the eye of the beholder?

By Simon Goacher | 17 November 2015

Spending cuts could transform the future of judicial challenges to council decisions. Simon Goach...

Devolution – a new false dawn fades?

By Simon Goacher | 30 April 2015

Simon Goacher hopes that whatever the outcome of the election, all party agreement on devolution ...

Public service transformation: how will services be delivered?

By Vincent King | 17 February 2015

Whatever the outcome of the general election, it is certain that funding constraints will continu...

Free and Fair Elections?

By Simon Goacher | 17 March 2014

Simon Goacher asks if postal votes on demand leave the electoral system open to abuse.