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Tackling inequalities requires combining the Local Outcomes Framework with deeper insight and lived experience
PERFORMANCE

Tackling inequalities requires combining the Local Outcomes Framework with deeper insight and lived experience

By Jon Rowney | 17 June 2026

Local government has a critical role to play in the new Local Outcomes Framework , 'not only in responding to the data, but in interpreting it and framing it within stories about our places', says ...

POVERTY

Lessons from Swansea: A collaborative approach to addressing poverty stigma

By Amanda Hill-Dixon | 11 June 2026

Amanda Hill-Dixon sets out evidence-informed actions for councils to reduce poverty stigma throug...

CORE CITIES UK

Core Cities UK: International work continues to play a big role in UK city governance

By Cllr James Lewis | 10 June 2026

The declaration Urban 7 city leaders have agreed will feed directly into the talks that world lea...

EMPLOYMENT

Finding a NEET solution

By Tom Stannard | 02 June 2026

The interim report of the Milburn Review revealed the stark reality of youth unemployment. Tom St...

WELFARE

Practical steps to prevent poverty

By Claire Cameron | 28 May 2026

Clear lessons for local areas have emerged from a pilot study in east London to embed welfare and...

HEALTH

Using the 'evidence pie' for better local government decision-making

By Amy Lloyd | 21 May 2026

The Evidence Pie provides a clear and adaptable model to help embed evidence-informed decision-ma...

INEQUALITY

London is a city becoming increasingly unequal for those raising children

By Indi Miller | 09 April 2026

London’s ‘child-free’ centre is creating an increasingly unequal experience of growing up in the ...

COUNCIL TAX

A steady erosion of support: thirteen years on from the localisation of Council Tax Support

By Rebecca McDonald | 08 April 2026

Broader budget pressures are making it increasingly difficult for councils to maintain support th...

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

A North Star guiding tough decision making

By Cllr Caroline Woodley | 02 April 2026

By embedding an anti-racist and anti-discriminatory mindset into commissioning, procurement, and ...

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The truth about poverty

By Cllr Una O'Halloran | 23 March 2026

Leader of Islington LBC Una O’Halloran explains how the council is handing power to local communi...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

The first steps to getting young people working

By Ben Lucas | 03 March 2026

Ben Lucas says devolution of youth unemployment services is key to economic growth.

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Director of Legal and Governance

£109,000

The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job

Cumbria Combined Authority

Executive Director of Finance

£131,000

The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job

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£108,015 - £118,000 pa

Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job

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