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YOUTH SERVICES

Ask young people first: what a new town taught me about planning for the next generation

By Saeed Atcha | 02 November 2026

Saeed Atcha looks at what happened when Ebbsfleet Development Corporation asked more than 300 young people what kind of place they wanted, and what councils can take from it.

REWIRING LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Councils must prove their relevance

By Barry Quirk | 21 October 2026

As the sector awaits the arrival of a devolution White Paper expected to contain a blueprint for ...

LEADERSHIP

Rewiring the State: Why collaborative leadership matters for local government

By Alison Whiteley | 16 October 2026

Collaborative leadership and cross-sector partnerships are essential to delivering better local p...

FINANCE

The route out of EFS

By Owen Mapley | 15 October 2026

Exceptional financial support to councils must become a bridge back to sustainability, says Owen ...

AUTUMN BUDGET

Autumn Budget: Funding counties' growth

By Steve Broadbent | 14 October 2026

Counties hold the key to growth and public service reform, but the Budget must match ambition wit...

PROCUREMENT

Procurement should be judged by outcomes, not process

By John Simons | 28 September 2026

Effective procurement frameworks should help councils turn ambitious plans into deliverable outco...

The analogue landline switch-off: why councils must act now to protect their communities

By Professor Sultan Mahmud | 24 September 2026

With the UK’s PSTN switch-off approaching, councils need to identify hidden analogue dependencies...

REGENERATION

MJ Regeneration: A Budget to build from

By David Blackman | 17 September 2026

Chancellor John Healey’s commitment to regional economic growth predates the Burnham Government b...

DEVOLUTION

MPs versus mayors: The battle to be local champions

By Pete Robbins | 08 September 2026

Pete Robbins looks at the tensions between MPs and mayors vying for the affections of their voters.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Concerns raised over Reform UK council's JCB trial

By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026

Concerns have been raised over Reform UK-led Suffolk CC’s decision to trial a pothole-fixing mach...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution is transforming transport and more in the Liverpool City Region

By Richard McGuckin | 07 September 2026

As the Liverpool City Region moves ‘to take control of buses, refresh our entire transport fleet,...