Innovation

By Karen Fuller | 15 February 2023

Karen Fuller sets out Oxfordshire CC’s experiences of preparing to pilot social care charging ref...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Playing the postcode lottery

By Tim Pope | 17 January 2023

Tim Pope says the postcode lottery argument should be used locally to develop breakthrough innova...

FINANCE

Time to get serious about inclusive growth

By Ben Lucas | 10 January 2023

Despite the problems confronting local places, Ben Lucas believes there are grounds for optimism.

WHITEHALL

Future Forum North: Build individual relationships with mandarins

By Paul Marinko | 02 December 2022

Councils need to build individual relationships with Whitehall civil servants if they want to ach...

Council leaders welcome innovation programme call

By William Eichler | 23 November 2022

Council leaders have welcomed a call to build on the children’s social care innovation programme.

FINANCE

Data focus for LRF innovation fund

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2022

Officials have published updated information on the Local Resilience Forum (LRF) Innovation Fund.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Everything, everywhere, all at once

By Jonathan Werran | 28 September 2022

Jonathan Werran asks if the political need for a short-term fix on growth policy obscures the eco...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Steps towards a smart city

By Ashley Feldman | 08 August 2022

Ashley Feldman says smart cities have brilliant and sometimes unexpected benefits if done right, ...

WHITEHALL

Unpaid carers promised fresh support

By Mark Conrad | 05 July 2022

Councils were this week urged to bid for pilot cash from a £25m innovation fund to develop locali...

BUSINESS

Unlocking public services' potential

By Dominic Campbell | 28 June 2022

Our public services should be the envy of the private sector, and it is up to us to unleash our o...

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