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The public should know all we can about the business of the decision makers that affect our lives, our wallets and our democracy. This is a record of my efforts to try and improve the levels of transparency and accountability within Sheffield City Council and others. To shine a light on how decisions are made and where the money goes. If I can also help others to find their own voice and influence along the way, then that is a bonus.

Thursday 12 September 2013

Dec 13th, 2012 - Sheffield Live! Radio, "Nigel Slack discusses Council outsourcing of public services to private companies."

This post is in 2 parts. The first part is Nigel Slack's interview followed in the second part by Sheffield Labour Councillor Bryan Lodge, Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources response.

Nigel - "This was my first interview with Sheffield Live, continuing my efforts to bring the information I had been able to gather about ‘Public Services and Private Profits’ to a wider audience and to begin to generate a better informed debate on the facts about outsourcing, how it’s decided upon, how the contracts are managed and where the money goes. It is followed by an interview with Bryan Lodge, the Cabinet Member of the City Council responsible for Finance and Resources, in response to my interview."

Interview on Sheffield Live! radio.
Date of interview - December 13th, 2012.
Sheffield Live! interviewer - Laurence Peacock 
Interviewee - Nigel Slack 
Length 20 mins 29 secs
Link - Sheffield Live! radio - http://www.sheffieldlive.org/
Link - SoundCloud file -  http://soundcloud.com/laurence-peacock/nigel-slack-discusses-council
Contact Nigel Slack - nrslack@aol.com
Contact Laurence Peacock - info@sheffieldlive.org

"Nigel Slack discusses Council outsourcing of public services to private companies."






Interview on Sheffield Live! radio.
Date of interview - January 22nd, 2013.
Sheffield Live! interviewer - Laurence Peacock
Interviewee - Sheffield Labour Councillor Bryan Lodge, Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources
Link - Sheffield Live! radio - http://www.sheffieldlive.org/
Length -  
part 1 - 15 mins 50 secs
part 2 - 9 mins 54 secs 
part 3 - 8 mins 48 secs
Link - SoundCloud files x3
part 1 - http://soundcloud.com/laurence-peacock-1/councillor-bryan-lodge
part 2 - http://soundcloud.com/laurence-peacock-1/councillor-bryan-lodge-1
part 3 - http://soundcloud.com/laurence-peacock-1/part3
Contact Bryan Lodge - bryan.lodge@sheffield.gov.uk
Contact Laurence Peacock - info@sheffieldlive.org

"Councillor Bryan Lodge discusses outsourcing, transparency and council budgets. Part 1"


"Councillor Bryan Lodge discusses outsourcing, transparency and council budgets. Part 2"


"Councillor Bryan Lodge discusses outsourcing, transparency and council budgets. Part 3"