Innovation

By MJ reporter | 12 August 2015

Almost half of England’s local authorities have set up a housing development company or are consi...

BUSINESS

Sheffield pioneers new approach to tackling high-cost credit

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2015

Sheffield has become the first city in the country to pioneer a new approach to tackling high-cos...

Shifting the council into gear

05 August 2015

At long last, an over-stressed Diary might get some sleep this summer!

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

A voice for social change in Whitehall

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2015

Local government creates cultures open to learning, collaboration and response, says Lyn Romeo, E...

WHITEHALL

Improvement results finally made public

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2015

Smith Square has finally made public its consultation on the future of sector-led improvement – f...

WHITEHALL

Don't forget public in devolution rush

By Simon Burall | 29 July 2015

The timetable set by George Osborne in his Budget for the first wave of councils to secure devolu...

BUSINESS

Be brave with risk

By Tracie Evans | 28 July 2015

In order to gain greater benefit, you do have to take more risk, writes chief operating officer a...

HEALTH

A few points to build on

By Robin Butler | 27 July 2015

The Government is going in the right direction to solve the housing crisis, but needs to go faste...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

The time to get serious is now

By Alison O’Sullivan | 27 July 2015

There is a looming crisis in children’s services resulting from spending cuts, warns Alison O’Sul...

FINANCE

Agents of change?

By John Tizard | 27 July 2015

The Government is intent on local authorities outsourcing more but there are alternative ways to ...

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