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Councillors must get stuck in with investments: Local Government Chronicle

Councillors urged to get more involved in fund investment decisions By Paul Gosling Local government administration of pension funds is strictly regulated. But does this drive councils’ pension fund committees to concentrate on what the regulations tell them to do, at the expense of the big picture? A recent survey by fund advisors Mercer found […]

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Mea culpa! : Getting my Malin confused with my Fanad: Financial Times

Financial Times

I got it wrong – Fanad Head is the one on the North West Donegal, while the Malin peninsula is another description for Inishowen. A Financial Times reader put me right. Losing direction in scenic Donegal Published: July 12 2008 03:00 From Mr J.R. Max Wheel. Sir, Paul Gosling seems to have imbibed a

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Questions of Cash: NPower pays up: The Independent

The Independent

Questions of cash: NPower pays up for its broken promises By Paul Gosling Saturday, 12 July 2008 I have been away from home for a period and my direct debit payments to NPower have led to me overpaying £750 for electricity and £100 for gas. I phoned NPower repeatedly, but my promised refund

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Time for PSNI to re-evaluate progress: Derry Journal

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

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‘Public service industry’ report

Unison

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.

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What to do about social enterprise failures?: Co-operative News

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

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Community and character: Financial Times

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

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Questions Of Cash: Nectar helps to finally get the ball rolling: The Independent

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

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IT failure leaves £130m uncollected: Public Finance

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

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Injecting Democracy: Local Government Chronicle

Local Government Chronicle

Making the NHS locally accountable by Paul Gosling Councils’ health overview and scrutiny committees were supposed to act as a system of local NHS accountability and improve co-ordination between local NHS bodies and council services. But a series of just published reports casts doubt on whether this working effectively. A Health

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Questions of Cash: When banks fail you: The Independent

The Independent

Questions of cash: When customer care is not up to scratch by Paul Gosling Saturday, 28 June 2008 Q. I bought a car in March for £20,000, and the dealer suggested I pay using my debit card. I phoned my bank, Alliance & Leicester, warning it of the transaction. I had to answer

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In breach of trust?: Co-operative News

Co-operative News

The Paul Gosling Column The conversion of NHS trusts into largely autonomous foundations trusts (FTs) has split the co-operative movement. On the one hand, prominent co-op figures – notably Co-op Party sponsored MP, David Taylor – have bitterly opposed the creation of FTs as a move towards privatisation. On the other, the Co-operative Party

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