It’s 175 years since England’s first municipal public health official was appointed, so how are local authorities performing at keeping people healthy? Professor Jim McManus takes the long view.
Chief executives and directors from the UK’s biggest cities debated their challenges and opportunities in a round table discussion organised by Core Cities UK and The MJ, supported by BT. Paul Marinko reports.
Despite bold pledges over the housing crisis, Michael Gove has accepted progress will not be as fast as originally planned. The levelling up secretary wants to build more homes – but only while involving local communities behind the developments, [..]
The new director of IPPR North, Zoë Billingham, speaks to Ann McGauran about taking on the role at a time of political and economic turmoil, and gives her verdict on how the Government’s flagship levelling up policy is shaping up.
Newly installed Association of Directors of Adult Social Services president Sarah McClinton tells Ann McGauran how she plans to ensure care workers receive the funding they require to do their best.
Chief executive of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Eileen Milner talks to Dan Peters about the need to build on the improved partnership working that emerged during the pandemic.
The pandemic has sparked a radical change in working patterns. Heather Jameson looks at wheher it would be possible to job share at the chief executive level
Heather Jameson finds that while local government officers in Japan are grappling with similar challenges to those in the UK, there is one stark difference – Japanese authorities have the power to make their own laws and raise their own taxes.
While local government has been distracted by austerity, what has happened to diversity? The MJ, Penna and North West Employers asked HR professionals where they were on equality. Heather Jameson reports.
The MJ and BT recently conducted a survey of local authority directors to find out how they believe 5G will affect their organisations. The conclusions formed part of the discussion at a roundtable debate. Martin Ford reports.
Earlier this year, Suffolk CC’s peer challenge report said the time was right to drive leadership further, and ‘be bolder’. So how are leader Matthew Hicks and chief executive Nicola Beach faring? Ann McGauran reports
Can Messrs Cameron and Clegg learn some lessons from local government where no overall control has been a feature for years? George Jones and John Stewart consider the options.
As coalition and Labour politicians discuss passing more powers to cities, Gareth Potts outlines the fiscal freedoms afforded to US cities and offers a compromise between the UK and American models
With adoption taking centre stage at the Queen's Speech, Kevin Williams explains why investment in carers and child support will pay dividends for councils in the future
