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IMPOWER INDEX
Exclusive: London borough is top for productivity
By Ann McGauran | 05 February 2026
Kensington and Chelsea LBC is the most productive council in England, the latest IMPOWER Index Top 10 has revealed.
REORGANISATION
Unpicking the Spelthorne strategy
By Heather Jameson | 23 October 2025
As the decision on reorganisation in Surrey is delayed, Spelthorne BC chief executive Daniel Moua...
INTERVENTION
Envoys sent in to indebted council
By William Eichler | 10 July 2025
Concerns about Warrington BC’s levels of debt have prompted the Government to send in four minist...
INTERVENTION
Ministerial envoys to be sent to Warrington
By Martin Ford | 08 May 2025
A team of ministerial envoys are to be sent to Warrington BC amid doubts over the council’s ‘will...
HOUSING
Westminster brings 'failing' commercial venture in-house
By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018
Westminster City Council is to bring its arms-length housing company back under direct control fo...
COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT
Market 'saturated' with council trading companies
By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018
Almost two-thirds of councils have established trading companies, new research has found.
FINANCE
Sevenoaks' rapid road to success
By Peter Fleming | 19 September 2018
Sevenoaks DC was the first authority to become financially self-sufficient – a model that many ot...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Councils deserve a better deal after Carillion's collapse
By David Hutton | 16 August 2018
Local government figures recently met to discuss the current state of commissioning and procureme...
FINANCE
Call for more councils to become social investors
By Martin Ford | 04 June 2018
Councils are being urged to ensure investments yield community benefits, in addition to generatin...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Cross-sector leadership – the way forward
By Steve Guest | 21 May 2018
Jessica Mullinger and Steve Guest look at the lessons that can be learned from the private and pu...
COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT
Councils spent £3.8bn on commercial property, study finds
By William Eichler | 12 April 2018
Local authorities spent nearly £4bn on commercial property assets between 2013 and 2017, a new st...
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