Britain post-Brexit won't be a mythical land like Game of Thrones, says Heather Jameson. But there will be much to do. Why wait for Whitehall to come up with the answers when so many solutions lie at a local level?
Voters in local elections are seeking tangible action on the ground, argues Bob Neill, and local candidates recognising this reality will be rewarded for it at the ballot box
Stuart Adam and Thomas Pope of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IfS) estimate a quarter of the additional council tax liability created by cuts to council tax support is not being collected, causing problems for households and councils.
London Councils’ Pledges to Londoners set out the aspirations the 32 boroughs and the City of London have agreed to work on together to improve the lives of all the capital’s residents, says Peter John.
We are lurching towards schemes where we can deliver something good or extra just because there is a new 'one-off' pot of cash that can be exploited, says Adele Taylor.
Assessing the effectiveness of senior managers is not as simple as examining their track record, according to Blair Mcpherson. How do you separate out the effects of available resources, inherited talent, local circumstances, quality of the board and luck?
Andy Powell considers why only 44% of councils have a cloud infrastructure in place six years after the introduction of the Government's 'Cloud First' policy.
Councils need to administer a huge number of care contracts with a multiplicity of providers. Julian Pilling says using the right data and technology could help tackle fraud.
Tiffany Cloynes questions what legislation to impose a geographical limit on where councils can buy property would achieve – as a local authority already needs to ‘act reasonably in exercising its powers’
Each team needs a member 'who is a bit of a comedian, a mediator and peace maker, who takes the tension out of a situation and replaces it with a smile', says Blair Mcpherson
Dan Batterton argues that while ‘not only ticking the social value box’, the risk/return profile and income focus of the build to rent (BTR) sector makes it ‘a perfect match for Local Government Pension Schemes’.
The often-fierce debate about aviation capacity was intensified anew by the publication of the Davies Commission’s interim shortlist of options.
Having lost its empire, is UK too broke to pay for a place on the global top table? asks Jonathan Werran.
The next administration risks losing the momentum that has built up over the last five years and having to carry out remedial surgery on the efficiency agenda, to the detreminent of frontline services, warns Jonathan Werran.
