Communities

By John Rooney | 04 September 2019

The 2019 Japan Local Government Study Tour looked at how the country plans for – and recovers fro...

ENVIRONMENT

Green, green grass of #HOME

By Cllr Karen Shakespeare | 03 September 2019

Kevin O’Keefe and Cllr Karen Shakespeare explain how an asset management plan is transforming Dud...

WHITEHALL

Home Office defends settled status postcode checker after criticism

By Dan Peters | 02 September 2019

The Home Office has insisted it ‘constantly reviews’ the functionality of its services to support...

PLANNING

Help to Buy and the future of demand

By John Keyes | 15 August 2019

John Keyes says the housing industry has a collective responsibility to prepare for Help to Buy’s...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Co-designing the West Midlands' future democracy with young people

By Brigid Jones | 14 August 2019

Cllr Brigid Jones says this week - which includes International Youth Day - is a fitting time to ...

COHESION

Council chief says protest 'was not in any way aimed at people of Indian heritage'

By Ann McGauran | 12 August 2019

The chief executive of Luton BC Robin Porter has said he is reassured a march in the town followi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Social enterprise can play a part in reshaping our high streets

12 August 2019

Nicola Steuer explains how the School for Social Entrepreneurs and its partners are using a new f...

Good lives for good people

By Anna Hartley | 06 August 2019

Working at a neighbourhood level, Wakefield Council is forging a better future for its residents ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Reforming social care is a 'whole society problem'

By Jonathan Carr-West | 24 July 2019

Dr Jonathan Carr-West asks if strengths-based approaches to caring for older people could actuall...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Rewards of cross-party collaboration

By Kathy O'Leary | 17 July 2019

Kathy O'Leary says that with trust in national politicians at an all-time low, local government i...

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