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FINANCE
County council leaders issue 'bleak' finance warning
By William Eichler | 23 March 2023
County councils need to make £1bn worth of savings to cope with ‘unprecedented’ financial pressur...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The Budget recognises local leaders are a key growth driver
By Cllr Tim Oliver | 16 March 2023
The chancellor’s Budget is a clear indication that councils are viewed as crucial in leading econ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Support county highways to boost productivity
By Simon Edwards | 14 March 2023
If we are to create a more equal and prosperous country then the chancellor could do a lot worse ...
PLANNING
Counties' infrastructure funding faces cuts, report claims
By Mark Whitehead | 28 February 2023
Funding for infrastructure in county areas could be cut under new planning reforms, council leade...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Top-down asylum plans are a catastrophe in waiting
By Heather Jameson | 21 February 2023
Barely a week goes by without a council discovering a Home Office plan to relocate asylum seekers...
FINANCE
Three in four plan maximum tax hike
By Martin Ford | 13 February 2023
Three-quarters of upper-tier local authorities that have published their budgets will increase th...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Tackling the long-term pandemic of economic inactivity
By Simon Edwards | 08 February 2023
There is a dearth of people to fill job vacancies, says Simon Edwards. 'While national policy wil...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Let's make greater use of technology in social care
By Jon Rallings | 01 February 2023
In the midst of a recruitment and retention crisis, councils need to keep dedicated social care s...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Counties should not rest on our laurels
By Nicola Beach | 17 January 2023
While the financial strains for both councils and communities will continue to be the dominant is...
FINANCE
District concern in wake of finance settlement
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2022
Concern over funding for districts has been voiced following the announcement of the provisional ...
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