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FINANCE
Coventry axes annual festival to save cash
By Dan Peters | 06 February 2026
Coventry City Council has taken the ‘difficult decision’ not to run its three-day annual music an...
LEGAL
Steering clear of the local government cover-up
By Patricia Grinyer | 04 February 2026
Patricia Grinyer warns that for in-house lawyers and section 151 officers professional duties mus...
REORGANISATION
What LGR means for the workers
By Heather Jameson | 26 January 2026
Local government reorganisation (LGR) is not all about the structures and politics – what about t...
LEADERSHIP
Pillars that unlock purpose, unblock barriers
By Andy Begley | 18 December 2025
Andy Begley lays out the four pillars he believes are essential to accelerating transformation – ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
In defence of growth
By Paul Marinko | 16 December 2025
Plymouth is home to the Royal Navy’s Devonport base and dockyard and at the heart of the Governme...
CULTURE
Thank You for the Music: how the public profits from venue legacy
By Amy Casterton | 01 December 2025
When investment informs both a purpose-driven programme and building design, venues will leave la...
CULTURE
If devolution is about identity, culture must be in the script
By Stephen Crocker | 24 November 2025
Culture must be part of the devolution playbook if the new Norfolk & Suffolk Combined Authority i...
TRANSFORMATION
Every place gains something from the City of Culture and Town of Culture
By Claire McColgan CBE | 11 November 2025
Claire McColgan explains why the UK City of Culture and the new UK Town of Culture are huge oppor...
LEADERSHIP
Reinvesting in corporate functions for council resilience
By Piali Das Gupta | 11 November 2025
Piali Das Gupta asks if the corporate centre is due to make a comeback in local government.
LIBRARIES
175 years after their creation, public libraries are still vital
By Isobel Hunter | 09 October 2025
This year marks 175 years of the Public Libraries Act. Isobel Hunter says that while we celebrate...
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