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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

A question of Clark vs Pickles

By Abdool Kara | 12 January 2016

How has communities secretary Greg Clark so far shaped up against his predecessor Eric Pickles? A...

Sound and vision

By Abdool Kara | 19 November 2015

Abdool Kara considers the importance of separating fact from noise on devolution

Government rushing exit payment cap

By Abdool Kara | 30 September 2015

Chief executive of Swale BC, Abdool Kara, argues the proposed exit payment cap has all the hallma...

Deals behind closed doors

By Abdool Kara | 05 August 2015

Chief executive of Swale BC, Abdool Kara, says local government would be foolish to accede to the...

Kicking out corruption

By Abdool Kara | 17 June 2015

What has Sepp Blatter got in common with local government? Quite a lot, Abdool Kara argues.

Fin de siecle blues

By Abdool Kara | 28 April 2015

Abdool Kara reflects on what he views as a malicious flurry of arbitrary official diktats issued ...

Collective responsibilities

By Abdool Kara | 10 March 2015

Abdool Kara sets out three example areas - New Homes Bonus, business rates and sector-led improve...

Growing financial independence

By Abdool Kara | 19 January 2015

Years of determined efforts with local partners has paid off and could put Swale BC in a position...

PluggedIn by Abdool Kara

By Abdool Kara | 10 June 2014

Swale BC chief offers ten top tips for the next DCLG secretary of state.

PluggedIN: Abdool Kara

By Abdool Kara | 25 April 2014

Swale BC chief on what The Co-operative Bank could learn from local government.