Comments on: VIEWPOINT: Why social services will dominate the mayoral agenda, eventually https://thechamberlainfiles.com/viewpoint-why-social-services-will-dominate-the-mayoral-agenda-eventually/ Politics, LEPs and economic development in the West Midlands Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:13:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: VIEWPOINT: Why social services will dominate the mayoral agenda, eventually-Marc Reeves-The Chamberlain Files | Yes to a Birmingham Mayor https://thechamberlainfiles.com/viewpoint-why-social-services-will-dominate-the-mayoral-agenda-eventually/#comment-36 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:47:57 +0000 http://thechamberlainfiles.wordpress.com/?p=448#comment-36 [...] What usually then happens is that the director of social services (or whatever the post is currently named) falls on his or her sword, and an interim director is flown in to sorts things out. They fail and leave eventually, and a permanent director is appointed again after the original fuss has died down, and the cycle begins again. Read More [...]

]]> By: Why Birmingham needs an elected mayor in its story – guest post by Gisela Stuart « The Chamberlain Files https://thechamberlainfiles.com/viewpoint-why-social-services-will-dominate-the-mayoral-agenda-eventually/#comment-35 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:26:06 +0000 http://thechamberlainfiles.wordpress.com/?p=448#comment-35 [...] from crisis to crisis.  The Council’s social care services are under intense pressure.  Its children’s services stand condemned and under a formal Government notice to improve.  The Housing Department has been slammed by [...]

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