LG CHALLENGE

Competitors warm up for the LG Challenge 2025

By Virginia Ponton | 23 December 2024

Michael Barrett and Virginia Ponton set the scene for the LG Challenge 2025, when 10 participants...

CARE QUALITY COMMISSION

Hillingdon LBC celebrates adult social care inspection success

By Sandra Taylor | 18 December 2024

Sandra Taylor says Hillingdon LBC’s CQC ‘good’ rating in its adult social care inspection reflec...

INTERVENTION

Liverpool strides to walk alone

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2024

The leader and chief executive of Liverpool City Council talk to Heather Jameson about the author...

LEADERSHIP

Should they stay or go?

By Blair McPherson | 17 December 2024

It’s understandable that a long serving CE would want to protect their legacy and leave on a high...

LEADERSHIP

Future Forum North: Values should start at top

By Martin Ford | 06 December 2024

MJ AWARDS

Reluctant chief who became a winner

By Michael Burton | 05 December 2024

Maxine O’Mahony, winner of The MJ’s Achievement Awards 2024 chief executive of the Year award, in...

LEADERSHIP

Regeneration: The revival of the municipal architect

By Holly Lewis | 03 December 2024

Holly Lewis takes a look at the role of the modern town or city architect and, learning lessons o...

REORGANISATION

Bright dawn for reform

By Greg Clark | 03 December 2024

Greg Clark sees a ‘positive and exciting’ future for local government as reorganisation looms on ...

DEVOLUTION

Elected mayor 'stumbling block' warning

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2024

Ministers’ insistence on a directly-elected mayor for areas seeking fresh powers is ‘fast appeari...

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Local leaders are powering up for a revolution

By Christopher Hammond | 20 November 2024

A century on from the first electricity revolution, Christopher Hammond hopes the launch of a new...