The latest articles written by Abdool Kara

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Abdool Kara is executive leader for local services at the National Audit Office and former chief execuitve of Swale BC

Abdool Kara says the National Audit Office continued to perform its public duty of supporting acc...

Unless there is unexpected largesse in the chancellor’s autumn statement, who will bet against th...

Of course, we need to prevent accidents and injuries, writes Abdool Kara, 'but might there be a r...

Councils not planning to meet today’s housing need, let alone that of generations to come, are no...

At the least the new Government requirement for productivity plans will give a platform for autho...

The sector wants to make economic development services a statutory duty for councils. Abdool Kara...

Like Liam Byrne’s 2010 note to his successor suggesting there was no money left, an incoming gove...

Abdool Kara says Total Place 'remains to many an idea that has the potential to square the circle...

As we prepare to scrap Local Enterprise Partnerships, Abdool Kara asks what will we do next to dr...

The increase in risky business models in local government has led to the litany of high-profile f...