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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

The purpose of the Alliance for Useful Evidence

By Abdool Kara | 04 October 2012

Abdool Kara looks at the latest project by Nesta, the Economic and Social Research Council and th...

The factors of driving efficiency

By Abdool Kara | 15 August 2012

Abdool Kara looks at the factors that are important in providing efficiency within local councils.

The different approaches of local government reform

By Abdool Kara | 27 June 2012

Abdool Kara explains the different approaches the previous and current Government's have taken to...

Distinguishing good processes from good outcomes

By Abdool Kara | 24 May 2012

Abdool Kara says good politicians know that good outcomes cannot be divorced from good processes.

The benefits of the commitee system

By Abdool Kara | 13 April 2012

Abdool Kara looks at how a growing number of authorities are choosing the commitee system as a re...

The right way for the Health and Social Care Bill

By Abdool Kara | 07 March 2012

When to force change and when instead to build a force for change, is a tricky judgement for poli...

Reasons to be cheerful

By Abdool Kara | 18 January 2012

Abdool Kara says that despite the gloomy budget scenario there is plenty of activity in his area

It is important to maintain a standards regime

By Abdool Kara | 22 November 2011

Abdool Kara wonders how well councils can regulate their own standards.

MPs need local government

By Abdool Kara | 11 October 2011

Abdool Kara, says parliamentary parties need local government but act as if they do not want it.

A new Local Government Association

By Abdool Kara | 31 August 2011

Abdool Kara makes the case for an LGA as an advocate for better council services, rather than the...