Covid - Page 7

By Professor Jim McManus | 31 July 2023

The local levers to achieve preventative change have often been badly understood by Governments a...

HEALTH

Building health security

By James Sweetland | 31 July 2023

A new report highlights how a top-down response hindered efforts to tackle the Covid pandemic in ...

BUSINESS

Workforce warning for pension scheme after survey

By Dan Peters | 27 July 2023

Almost a quarter (23%) of local government pension scheme (LGPS) employees feel they do not have ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils unprepared for lockdowns

By Martin Ford | 27 July 2023

Councils were unprepared for the Covid pandemic lockdowns, according to a survey by the Local Gov...

RECRUITMENT

#SameJobDifferentThinking

By Rebecca Davis | 26 July 2023

Rebecca Davis outlines the importance of reframing workforce challenges – and embracing ‘opportun...

RECRUITMENT

The Government's review of public sector productivity comes with risks

By Roger Russell | 26 July 2023

The Government has ordered a review of public sector productivity. Penna's Roger Russell says tha...

HUMAN RESOURCES

How long is a week?

By Aidan Rave | 24 July 2023

Despite the potential for negative headlines, councils cannot afford to ignore the potential bene...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

One size doesn't fit all

By Megan Streb | 24 July 2023

Megan Streb shows how evidence can be used to better tailor local growth policy, while emphasisin...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Local policy in uncertain times

By Dr Tom Arnold | 17 July 2023

Dr Tom Arnold says local policymakers are grappling with complex challenges in uncertain times, a...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Make it local

By Cllr Shaun Davies | 17 July 2023

As political parties draft their manifestos, we have a compelling story and evidence of how publi...

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