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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

PluggedIN: Abdool Kara

By Abdool Kara | 05 March 2014

Swale BC voices concerns about the standards of evidence applied to public policy-making.

PluggedIN: Abdool Kara

By Abdool Kara | 15 January 2014

Swale BC chief would appreciate greater consistency from DCLG in 2014.

PluggedIN: Abdool Kara

By Abdool Kara | 03 October 2013

New Homes Bonus saga is an example of the danger of policies with limited shelf-life, comments Sw...

Money Matters: The leaf that hides the truth

By Abdool Kara | 21 August 2013

Ficuscarica is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ficus, from the family Moraceae, whose l...

The profligate expenditure in local government.

By Abdool Kara | 26 June 2013

Abdool Kara looks at how councils are trying to be more financially efficient.

Dismantling the power of local councils

By Abdool Kara | 22 May 2013

Abdul Kara on how the government is looking to reduce the influence and existence of chief execut...

Councils tapping into the social research base

By Abdool Kara | 04 April 2013

Abdool Kara on how he's joined the SOLACE foundation as a trustee, supporting the workstream on e...

Learning from Lincoln

By Abdool Kara | 28 February 2013

Abdool Kara on the lessons that can be learnt in the art of politics, from watching the film Linc...

The complexities within Whitehall

By Abdool Kara | 16 January 2013

Abdool Kara on the complex approach Whitehall has adopted on the West Coast Main Line procurement.

Looking at the bigger picture within local government

By Abdool Kara | 14 November 2012

Swale BC chief, Abdool Kara, makes an evolutionary leap into natural selection for local government.