Archive for July, 2008
Time for PSNI to re-evaluate progress: Derry Journal
A personal view
by Paul Gosling
It looks as if we will not have too long to wait before policing and justice are devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive. This raises the question of how well the PSNI meets the demands of modern policing and whether further reform is needed to make it an efficient and fair [...]
‘Public service industry’ report
Unison has published a press release, anticipating a report it is about to distribute, written for it by me.
The report, which should be published in the third week of July, analyses the development of the so-called ‘public service industry’ and considers who benefits. The Unison press release is available at www.unison.org.uk.
What to do about social enterprise failures?: Co-operative News
The Paul Gosling column
Ealing Community Transport – ECT – is one of the largest social enterprises in the UK. The parent company has evolved from simply providing community transport, into a business with a multi-million pound turnover and interests in a range of trading sectors.
“Over 25 plus years, ECT has evolved into a highly complex [...]
Community and character: Financial Times
Community and character
By Paul Gosling
Published: July 5 2008 01:07 | Last updated: July 5 2008 01:07
With miles of empty silver beaches, several of the best golf links in Europe and house prices a third of those in Dublin – Donegal has, understandably, become a favourite for second-home owners. And after a sustained period of depressed [...]
Questions Of Cash: Nectar helps to finally get the ball rolling: The Independent
Questions Of Cash: Nectar helps to finally get the ball rolling
By Paul Gosling
Saturday, 5 July 2008
Q. Nectar offered me a free treat last year and I chose its offer of a sphereing session. But when I tried to book this with SphereMania, I was informed the voucher was only valid for one person and it [...]
IT failure leaves £130m uncollected: Public Finance
IT failure leaves £130m uncollected
Domestic rates worth £130m have not been collected in Northern Ireland because of IT failures, auditors have found.
‘Some basic functionality of a new IT system has not been adequate to meet operational needs,’ says a report from the Northern Ireland Audit Office.
As a result, the Department of Finance and Personnel’s accounts [...]
