Greater certainty is needed on social care reform
The Spending Review was a missed chance to provide adequate funding and a firm basis for the reforms the Government has committed to bring forward, says Dr Eleanor Roy.
Opinion
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Spending review: Rishi delivered what we needed, stability
November 27, 2020
In a time of financial uncertainty, the chancellor's Spending Review delivered basic stability. Now county councils need to be at the heart of levelling up, says Cllr David Williams
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Spending review: The road ahead is still paved with uncertainty
November 27, 2020
The efforts of local government during the pandemic have been astounding, which makes the public sector pay freeze much harder to swallow, says Cllr Sharon Taylor.
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Seven reasons for hope
November 25, 2020
Seven projects were successful in What Works for Children’s Social Care’s ‘highly competitive’ first open funding round to support innovative practice. Dr Michael Sanders explains why they stood out.
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How Irish innovation is helping the green recovery
November 25, 2020
Smart traffic solutions are helping councils meet a range of sustainability objectives, says Enterprise Ireland's UK Local Authority Lead Laura Brocklebank.
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Editor's comment: Conferences and those pesky elections
Autumn must surely be on its way, which means only one thing – party conference season is here.
