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By Paul O’Brien | 08 November 2022

When the going got tough during the pandemic, local parks and green spaces were seen as the jewel...

WHITEHALL

Inflation may drive increased insourcing

By Dan Peters | 03 October 2022

Councils may be propelled to bring services back in-house to escape contracts tied to inflation a...

WHITEHALL

Leadership candidates both pledge to protect green belt

By Chris Mahony | 18 August 2022

The final two candidates in the Conservative Party leadership’s race have pledged to either revie...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

'Perfect storm' warning over supply chain pressures

By Dan Peters | 07 June 2022

Supply chain pressures are mounting up on local government, with place directors warning of a ‘pe...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Planning for the Future

By Fiona Howie | 07 June 2022

Paul O’Brien and Fiona Howie outline the key findings from a report that argues the UK will not m...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Let's work together on the most important agenda of our time

By Paul O’Brien | 25 May 2022

Paul O'Brien says policy on permitted development rights 'continues to work against a co-ordinate...

PLANNING

A Queen's Speech without jewels

By Mo Baines | 18 May 2022

Councils are at the forefront of demand when people pushed into poverty seek their support, write...

HOUSING

Think big, act local, start now

By Paul O’Brien | 29 March 2022

Communities will look to their local authority for further support with the cost of living crisis...

THIRD SECTOR

Social value must not be a tick box exercise

By Mo Baines | 08 March 2022

Mo Baines says councils should not simply apply the principles of the Social Value Act to outsour...

SCOTLAND

Councils demand to know more about deposit return scheme

By Martin Ford | 09 February 2022

Councils are unsure about the full implications of deposit return schemes ahead of their rollout,...

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