Communications

By Andy Allsopp | 28 March 2024

Andy Allsopp looks at the need for careful judgement from council communicators during the pre-el...

WHITEHALL

Councils 'struggling' to tackle cohesion threats

By Martin Ford | 25 March 2024

Councils are struggling to tackle threats to social cohesion due to a lack of support from centra...

FINANCE

Turning the tide on the 'post-politician' era

By Chris Criscione | 15 February 2024

Chris Criscione highlights some ways he believes local government can – slowly but surely – impro...

No chickening out

13 February 2024

There are epoch defining moments in life.

COMMUNICATIONS

Thinking critically in the Rubik's cube of place

By Neil Gibson | 13 February 2024

Neil Gibson, facilitator of ADEPT and Amey’s Pioneering, Action-orientated, Creative and Entrepre...

FINANCE

Oflog chair 'aware of the systemic pressures'

By Martin Ford | 05 January 2024

Chair of the Office for Local Government (Oflog), Lord Morse, has said he wants to ‘set the recor...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Beware the rise of conspiracy theories in our local politics

By Jessica Studdert | 08 November 2023

Conspiracy theories thrive in the absence of transparency and effective communication, says Jessi...

THIRD SECTOR

Councils try to tackle rising community tensions

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2023

Councils have taken a key role as they seek to tackle rising community tensions stoked by events ...

COMMUNICATIONS

The colour purple

11 October 2023

There are headaches all round at the regular meetings of councils’ communications chiefs, Diary h...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Council warning over asylum communication

By Mark Conrad | 03 October 2023

‘Limited’ Home Office communication over asylum – including poor data sharing - continues to stym...

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