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There's been a lot of activity in recent weeks coming out of the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) ranging from opening up public sector spending to staff and the public taking over the delivery of services.
In the week that a new poll has revealed that public levels of satisfaction and involvement in local authorities have declined significantly we find out that the secretary of state for communities and local government is marching ahead with his Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity....
The new national LGInsight poll on council reputation offers some stark warnings and new opportunities for local and central government communicators.
This is not the first time I've written about the NHS and its communication challenges - and probably won't be the last. However, for reasons which will become clear, I did think one key decision made by the NHS in London last week was worth noting.
Just before Christmas, the Communities and Local Government Select Committee launched an enquiry into the Government's proposed changes to council publicity rules.
2011 has started badly for public service. It appears that many local authorities are rubbish at collecting rubbish and the police and health service have faced significant criticism for their communication of a range of issues.
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