Communities for local Government

How best can we increase opportunities for communities to hold local public officials and representatives to account?   BEST to get SMART:- (Specific – Measurable – Achievable – Relevant – Timely).   This is a well used techinque in most businesses.  Considering some public service and local councils are dealing with budgets ...

How can social housing tenants be given more choice and voice ? Every social housing tenant deserves good quality accommodation and low maintenance costs and excellent service from the landlord, be it private let or council owned.   Sadly it is not always the case.  The result of not having a best provision means a wide variety of ...

Co-ordinating social, economic and physical regeneration?   Addendum ideas:-   I am extremely encouraged by the quality of comments coming forward on the forum pages  This is a most wide visioning piece of work - ianj, your comments are certainly welcomed.  What an opportunity is would be for Government if somehow they ...

One has to recognise that people have to take ownership of their community and recognise the relationship between enterprise as a wealth generator and also as a social function.  Work is so much more than a tool to grow GDP. We have separated the two particularly with the development of large corporate businesses.  The Government is ...

What are the best means of coordinating social, economic and physical regeneration? Much good work is being done in communities -  but we have probably more barriers that any generation in dealing with what are big issues as local citizens. It is required for people to be able to get help, support, encouragement and a shoulder to ...

What is the role of government in encouraging and supporting citizens to be active ? The government role is  INVEST – INVEST – INVEST  helping citizens to build healthy communities:- Here are just 10 simply ideas based on investing in activities that would impove the community quality of life:- 1) INVEST is Can Do Health.  Ours ...

How can government at all levels work together to tackle worklessness and promote enterprise in the most deprived areas? I was lucky enough to travel around the world, visiting Asia, New Zealand, Australia, Poland and many european coutries west of that poverty clad country – of yes, and the good old U.S.of.A.  What would our ...

The first part of the question really needs putting into reality context.  I have a great admiration for many of our current local leaders.  I see people with busy lives finding time to give as councillors, magistrates and as volunteers at the fantastic events we have celebrating our communities,  I love racial ...

I have become personally very active in Hull over the past three years and without question the most significant contribution to my becoming active has been a 10 week evening class called How Your City Works run by the Community Empowerment Network. This course has seen over 400 graduates from the city and is now being replicated in 12 local ...