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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

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...

The challenge of radical change

By Abdool Kara | 14 July 2011

Abdool Kara looks at how, in politics, radical changes are not easy to implement when a party is ...

Pickles' moves on sustainability - a clever game?

By Abdool Kara | 06 June 2011

Abdool Kara wonders if Eric Pickles is playing a clever game by consulting on removing the duty t...

A rather sober SOLACE

By Abdool Kara | 03 November 2009

Abdool Kara reports on attending his first ever SOLACE conference.