This programme is now available to view on egovtv.tv, the online television
channel for public service modernisation. It looks at how cabinets work in
local councils. A panel of local council leaders who represent a cross section
of the political landscape share personal views and their authorities various
approaches to cabinet management. The discussion ranges over a number of key
issues including election versus appointment, performance management, succession
planning and new developments such as the emerging role of Deputies and
implications for the 2000 Local Government Act.

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The expansion of Local Area Agreements is a priceless opportunity to put local
communities in the ‘driving seat’, according to the think-tank the Local
Government Information Unit. The body believes the agreements will redefine the
relationship between councils and central government.

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Homes with state of the art fibre-optic technology, connecting residents with
schools and businesses will be central to the Oakgrove Millennium Community in
Milton Keynes. The first homes at the development could be available as early as
2007.

Read more on MILLENNIUM COMMUNITY A MODEL FOR HIGH-TECH HOMES…