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PLANNING
'Quiet majority' favour local development
By Martin Ford | 21 August 2025
Councils have been urged to consult more widely on planning applications after newly-published re...
IMMIGRATION
More than £300m Ukrainian refugee funding unspent
By William Eichler | 19 August 2025
More than £300m given to English councils to help house Ukrainian refugees still sits in council ...
ARMED FORCES COVENANT
Working side by side with our local military
By Cllr Liz Leffman | 15 August 2025
The anticipated future expansion of the armed forces covenant legal duty only serves to bring gre...
YOUTH SERVICES
The challenge for decision makers is how best to listen to young people
By Graham Duxbury | 13 August 2025
Young people are indeed entitled – entitled to a say in the decisions we make now that will shape...
COHESION
Can Britain's cohesion drive stop the next riot?
By Paul Marinko | 13 August 2025
The Government’s cohesion taskforce promises a fresh approach to healing divisions – but councils...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Talking Total Place
By Helen Bailey | 30 July 2025
Helen Bailey reflects on the first iteration of Total Place, and says it is in the cracks between...
EQUALITIES
Land of opportunity
By Sarah Murphy-Brookman | 25 July 2025
The Opportunity Bucks initiative was set up to improve outcomes for those experiencing the most h...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Putting children front and centre
By Cllr Hannah Dalton | 23 July 2025
The District Councils’ Network has joined with the Staff College to create a route map for counci...
REORGANISATION
The politics of process
By Jonathan Carr-West | 23 July 2025
Local government reorganisation offers an opportunity to deliver better services – and it must be...
POLICY
'Community power key to pushing out populism'
By Neil Merrick | 22 July 2025
More participatory democracy and a genuine transfer of power to neighbourhoods and communities is...
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