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RoJo

@CouncilManagers

LG Observer by day, fitbit wearer by night. Secretly tracking the fitness of local government.

 Somewhere in England
Joined March 2015
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BBC Radio wanted to have me on today to debate a climate-denier in the context of the drought/heatwave. I said NO. I told them it was a disgrace that they still give climate-deniers airtime at a time like this. I won’t be part of such charades any longer. Please RT if you agree.
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Privileged & inspired to hear 2 members of this org tonight talking about Palestinian/Israeli reconciliation theparentscircle.com/Home.as…
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Ever been interested in press releases, or part of your job to read them or write them? This is a classic... gov.uk/government/news/state…
Statement from International Development Secretary Priti Patel

Statement from International Development Secretary Priti Patel

International Development Secretary Priti Patel said:

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This is phenomenal teapawt.net/robgmacfarlane/status/… – at Paddington, London
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Take a minute out of your lunch to hear a beautiful rendition of Seamus Heaney's Postscript by Ireland's ambassador to the UK @DanMulhall
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Health Minister Nicola Blackwood is moved to tears after hearing MPs describe how their lives were affected by their parents' alcoholism.
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This is very good blog (disclosure: author used to work for me) on role of low-income Americans in Trump victory resolutionfoundation.org/med…

Four decades of discontent Trumps a strong 2015 for US jobs and pay in the race to the White House...

Election post-mortems are dangerous things. Nearly as dangerous as elections themselves for the mental well-being of those involved. The biggest danger follows election results that few predicted –...

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Shocking. French traffic police have just pulled this woman over. #BurkiniBan #TerroristsDoNotLoungeOnBeachesIdiots
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Harold Bodmer: a nice guy who rose to the top of his profession theguardian.com/social-care-… Great tribute to a lovely man.
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what difference has the Care Act made to #carers ? new report by @CarersTrust carers.org/care-act-carers-o…
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I can confirm that this is a genuine email. And I can confirm its accuracy in all parts teapawt.net/sunapology/status/7487…
The Sun Apologies (@SunApology) profile pictureThe Sun Apologies@SunApology1 Jul 2016
In The Sun today: Kelvin MacKenzie has published an email supposedly sent to him by Alastair Campbell. 🔥🔥🔥
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Osborne abandons 2020 budget surplus target bbc.co.uk/news/business-3668…
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan breaks Eid fast with the Archbishop and the Chief Rabbi. I love this picture so much.
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Replying to @RoyLilley
This is interesting: blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexitvote/2…
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If a service run by @MKMRogers and @peter_hay can't make it work I don't think setting up a Trust is likely to be the answer. – at Coventry, England
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Love this as a reason to change, from @NHSEngland 's Neil Churchill at #StateofCaring
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@localgoveditors weekend read: Slicing the #businessrates cake buff.ly/1NFF3kF
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Chronicles by @PikettyLeMonde includes outline of his "r>g" 5 yrs before Capital @paulmasonnews says: ‘a revelation’
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I'm enjoying follow the money but that's drama not grim reality teapawt.net/councilmanagers/status…
RoJo (@CouncilManagers) profile pictureRoJo@CouncilManagers1 Apr 2016
Swedish Noir, aka the future shape of England's public services. conta.cc/1ZQuRwK @RoyLilley #localgov
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Cross-promotion in local government futurelocalgov.wordpress.com… via @joderina HT @felly500 @CouncilManagers thoughts ..
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