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Interesting #localgov Friday afternoon fact: just discovered that councils have to value trees in monetary terms! #everydaysaschoolday 8:55 AM May 25th via web
Loving @Casserole_Club beta site.Shame lunch is well overdue and all the talk of homecooked foods making team hunger worse! #localgov #gov20 5:17 AM May 25th via web
themjcouk Sarah Messenger, head of workforce LGA: 214,000 headcount reduction; £1.4bn (9.7%) paybill cut-3rd year pay freeze #localgov #mjforum12 4:59 AM May 25th via web from Westminster, London Retweeted by BDOlocalgov and 3 others
Enjoyed seeing @Haypsych & @elmok26 2day.Good 2 hear about all exciting stuff going on @LBCroydon 9:23 AM May 24th via web
SIAAssociation £10m Investmt & Contract Readiness Fund launched this wk to help soc ventures access investmt + public contracts ow.ly/b7nbb 5:35 AM May 24th via HootSuite Retweeted by BDOlocalgov
Had interesting presentation on what REALLY drives customer satisfaction in #localgov: definitely NOT call waiting time- still our main KPI! 5:13 AM May 24th via web
coxtonycox An interesting idea - RT @robandale: Councils spend £70m on statutory notices in local press - what if 10% funnelled into #hyperlocal market 5:09 AM May 24th via HootSuite Retweeted by BDOlocalgov
One #localgov officer in our meeting yday: '#lgovsm is like word of mouth on steroids'. Like that analogy! 5:10 AM May 24th via web
Good #lgovsm chat w/ #localgov mgrs yesterday. Interesting 2 hear 1 council who still dont give internet 2 officers without an application! 5:08 AM May 24th via web
jonathanwerran @themjcouk in place in Walton Hall for Future Forum-the impact of the downturn on spending review year 3-follow us on #mjforum12 #localgov 3:57 AM May 24th via web Retweeted by BDOlocalgov and 2 others
GdnLocalGov Collaborative technology and tomorrow's public services: bit.ly/KcKfP8 #localgov 2:20 AM May 24th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BDOlocalgov
@rupsdr @jatnicholls Isn't that #cyberbullying Rupert? Looking forward to your #nhs tweets James! 8:14 AM May 23rd via web in reply to rupsdr
Terrible news for #digitalinclusion - broadband services to be withdrawn from Cumbrian communities #localgov tinyurl.com/co4cdwl 7:46 AM May 23rd via web
Great blog post by Valerie Pearce, B&HCC, on risks of organisational change overshadowing focus on citizens #localgov bit.ly/JGlUTh 5:54 AM May 23rd via web
Preparing our presentation on #lgovsm for #localgov contact centre benchmarking group tomorrow - looking forward to it! 6:08 AM May 22nd via web
Committee on Climate Change calls #localgov to use its influence over key emitting sectors - also a headline in our new report #socialsupply 1:15 AM May 22nd via web
RT: @guardianvideo UKSH - Pocket Physio gu.com/p/37k33/tf - we like this eg of #nhssm #nhs #socmed 10:11 AM May 21st via web in reply to guardianvideo
@rupsdr @surajbassi - nice bit of #health #innovation from UKSH here tinyurl.com/7h76y6a - their pocket physio app is a first in #nhs 10:03 AM May 21st via web
VivNiblett Something for #acelibraries to think about today: @nesta_uk's Geoff Mulgan on the importance of digital education bit.ly/KbNeH6 1:42 AM May 21st via HTC Peep Retweeted by BDOlocalgov and 2 others
WebTaniwha 24% of UK councils have reduced face-to-face visits by using social media. Find out more interesting stats stuartbruce.biz/2012/03/social… #localgov 7:13 PM May 20th via Twitter for iPad Retweeted by BDOlocalgov and 10 others

Name BDO LG Advisory Team
Location London, Manchester & Leeds
Bio Small team of experts working with local authorities - fascinated by the post CSR/Big society debate on localgov - views & comments here are our own, not BDO's.