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DATA & DIGITAL
Collective working can resolve our communities' biggest issues
By Tony Clements | 11 February 2026
Tony Clements says that in order to meet the needs of citizens, councils need new methods, new ways of thinking and opportunities to take measured risks they wouldn’t have the capacity to do alone.
FINANCE
Councils cannot tackle economic gender disparities in isolation
By Jon Rowney | 11 February 2026
Jon Rowney says local government offers a positive vision that could help address economic gender...
PERFORMANCE
Is it time to inspect homelessness?
By Jack Shaw | 11 February 2026
The Government is already laying much of the groundwork for an ‘Ofsted for homelessness’, says Ja...
SIGOMA
There's no short cuts on the long road to recovery
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 11 February 2026
SIGOMA strongly backs the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods’ call for urgent action to sup...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Seeing the bigger picture
By Matthew Taylor | 11 February 2026
Matthew Taylor untangles the threads of the Government’s public service reform agenda.
ADCS
Children's placements: The case for national leadership and local delivery
By Rachael Wardell | 10 February 2026
Rachael Wardell says investment in not-for-profit, locally-led provision – with a clear framework...
FINANCE
Balancing optimism and realism in Wokingham
By Susan Parsonage | 10 February 2026
Susan Parsonage looks at how the revised financial settlement will impact local authorities such ...
REGENERATION
Why Britain's poorest neighbourhoods keep failing and what might fix them
By Mark Morrin | 10 February 2026
Mark Morrin says decades of regeneration and renewal have failed to deliver lasting change for th...
FINANCE
Local government now has clarity and a credible way forward on SEND
By Rob Powell | 10 February 2026
Rob Powell says he is ‘relieved and pleased that we now have a meaningful solution’ to English co...
LGA
This is a pivotal moment to influence the future direction of care and support
By Louise Gittins | 09 February 2026
Over the coming months, the LGA's constructive conversation and engagement responses will shape t...
WELLBEING
Prevention first: Why food insecurity must be addressed before crisis hits
By Vic Harper | 09 February 2026
Prevention is the only way to reduce the hardship caused by food insecurity at scale and support ...
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