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LOCAL ECONOMIES
Taking back control
By Sarah Longlands | 01 July 2026
Is Burnham’s vision of the productive state a licence for local government to take back control, asks Sarah Longlands.
REORGANISATION
The years ahead present a real opportunity to continue to build on Breckland's successes
By Maxine O'Mahony | 29 June 2026
As Maxine O'Mahony looks ahead to the years before transition, she believes 'some of our most exc...
REORGANISATION
Rebuilding localism from the ashes of structural reform
By Colin Copus | 25 June 2026
Steve Leach and Colin Copus say that as reorganisation accelerates, leaders should consider how c...
REORGANISATION
LGR will succeed or fail on the frontline
By Charles Edwards | 24 June 2026
Reorganisation must protect frontline delivery, retain local knowledge and simplify services, say...
NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH
Turning neighbourhood health from policy into practice
By Helen Bromley | 19 June 2026
The chairs of Cheshire and Merseyside’s All Together Fairer Board and Neighbourhoods Task and Fin...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Building prosperity that stays local
By Nigel Wilcock | 19 June 2026
From major infrastructure projects to urban regeneration, successful places are those that conver...
LOCAL COUNCILS NETWORK
Seizing the opportunity of local government reorganisation
By Cllr Richard Wright | 19 June 2026
Rather than recreating existing structures, councils should use reorganisation to transform servi...
REGENERATION
A new beginning for Bucks' town centre
By Stephen Broadbent | 18 June 2026
Buckinghamshire is shifting its focus to revitalise historic market towns, taking an innovative a...
POLITICS
Reed's policy brace as final whistle threatens to blow
By Heather Jameson | 17 June 2026
The plans outlined this week by communities secretary Steve Reed to crack down on private sector ...
PROCUREMENT
The social value 'black hole': ensuring the evidence follows the public sector promise
By Steve Butterworth | 17 June 2026
If we want social value to carry the weight it now commands in procurement, we must design for de...
HOUSING
Market-shaping councils, better housing outcomes
By Joanne Drew | 11 June 2026
Joanne Drew considers the role of councils in enabling housing delivery and shaping local housing...
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