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Abdool Kara

Abdool Kara

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

Articles by Abdool Kara

NHS sustainability 'very difficult' without a long-term social care settlement

By Abdool Kara | 06 February 2019

A series of significant National Audit Office reports on local services have emerged so far this ...

Like Mariah Carey, it may be prudent to not want a lot for Xmas this year

By Abdool Kara | 12 December 2018

Despite a number of minor successes, the position of the sector as it approaches the end of the y...

Let's explore obvious ways of reducing uncertainty

By Abdul Kara | 21 November 2018

Searching for certainty in an uncertain world may be a fool's errand, according to Abdool Kara. B...

Stop trying to explain away poor performance

By Abdool Kara | 01 August 2018

The sector needs to be more open and honest about poor performance, writes Abdool Kara.

Local government is 130 years old, but will it see its next decade?

By Abdool Kara | 29 May 2018

The NHS's 70th birthday has been given significant news coverage, but Abdool Kara warns local gov...

Government must strengthen its oversight and assurance mechanisms

By Abdool Kara | 10 April 2018

Readers of a certain age will vividly remember the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William ...

The words 'light touch' should never refer to public expenditure

By Abdool Kara | 06 February 2018

Abdool Kara on local enterprise partnership accountability and transparency.

Abdool Kara: Councils are being economical with the truth

By Abdool Kara | 15 November 2017

Different council groups are lobbying for a bigger proportion of government funding as ministers ...

Act as a united sector on commercialisation - or face regulations

By Abdool Kara | 13 September 2017

If local authorities act with individual self-interest in the pursuit of commercial ventures, the...

Uncertainty and a lack of DCLG capacity is hampering progress

By Abdool Kara | 26 July 2017

Abdool Kara looks at the uncertainty facing local authorities and the depleting capacity in centr...