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WHITEHALL

The central truth behind Boris's local promises

By Heather Jameson | 21 July 2020

How long will it be before central Government starts to notice that the best way to intervene at...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

COVID-19 testing is anything but strategic

By Vic Rayner | 21 July 2020

Vic Rayner says local Public Health England teams still rely on care homes to manually update the...

SOCIAL CARE

Long-term care in the wake of COVID-19

By Baroness Sally Greengross | 21 July 2020

Baroness Sally Greengross says the care home sector should not have been ignored in planning for ...

MANAGEMENT

Leaders and laggers in a post-COVID world

By John Knight | 21 July 2020

In a post-modern world of local government we may well be looking at the survival of the fittest ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Closing the gap

By Ann McGauran | 21 July 2020

Jenny Coles, president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services, gives Ann McGauran...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Moving to warp speed on transformation in Walsall

By Heather Jameson | 21 July 2020

Walsall MBC’s chief executive and leader talk to Heather Jameson about how the borough’s transfor...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Trust in the public realm really matters

By Jonathan Carr-West | 21 July 2020

Trust in public institutions cannot be rebuilt if different levels of government are seeking to d...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Enjoy summer as it's not looking good for the rest of the year

By Paul Wheeler | 21 July 2020

The Government seems to have fallen in love with the idea of big unitary councils and elected may...

PLANNING

Delivering homes and communities fit for the future

By Julian Lockwood | 21 July 2020

Lessons from the pandemic have given councils ‘a once in a generation’ opportunity to reform outd...

FINANCE

Minister hints at leisure centre support

By Martin Ford | 21 July 2020

Further Government support for leisure centres is being looked at following lobbying from councils

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