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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Mobilising the power of local government, universities and businesses to deliver growth
By Jon Pickstone | 01 September 2025
Jon Pickstone looks at the importance of local government’s role working in partnership with universities and businesses to drive growth.
INNOVATION
Council buys rail transport operator
By Dan Peters | 22 August 2025
Dudley Council has bought the operators of Coventry’s fledgling rail transport system.
HR
Why the four-day week works for South Cambridgeshire
By Cllr Bridget Smith | 13 August 2025
Cllr Bridget Smith says South Cambridgeshire’s four-day week improved service delivery, staff wel...
INNOVATION
Looking for the evidence
By Ravi Gurumurthy | 06 August 2025
Local government should look to inject scientific rigour into new innovations, says Ravi Gurumurthy.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Economic development needs to be a central driver of reorganisation
By Caroline Green | 22 July 2025
Reorganisation is a rare chance to realign governance with how economies actually function, says ...
GOVERNMENT
Nine councils set to receive Government 'innovation squads'
By Paul Marinko | 16 July 2025
Nine councils set to receive ‘innovation squads’ as part of the Government’s ‘test, learn and gro...
LEADERSHIP
The truth about real leadership
By Pam Parkes | 09 July 2025
Meeting today’s challenges demands the same ambitious civic leadership as the last great age of m...
POLICY
Experts call for slice of AI cash
By Dan Peters | 02 July 2025
Councils should get a share of the £2bn announced for artificial intelligence (AI) in the Spendin...
TRANSFORMATION
A council on a mission
By Cllr Lisa Evans | 02 July 2025
Mission-based working is transforming Stockton-on-Tees by empowering communities and driving chan...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Frame the problem to design the solution
By Barry Quirk CBE | 03 June 2025
Barry Quirk applauds the Government’s focus on radical innovation, but says defining the issue to...
DEVOLUTION
McGuinness calls for devolution acceleration
By Joe Lepper | 23 May 2025
Labour’s North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has called on her Government to accelerate devolution by...
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