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COUNCIL TAX
Council tax rebate won't fix a long-broken system
By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2022
The chancellor’s decision to give a rebate of £150 to those in council tax bands A-D 'has done a ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
You can't level up from Whitehall
By Sarah Longlands | 07 February 2022
The Levelling up White Paper spent a lot of time talking about ancient history, but will do littl...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Inflation's a concern for councils and residents
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 01 February 2022
Councils and residents are facing severe price rises that will hit the more deprived hardest, say...
COUNCIL TAX
Supporting Wandsworth's residents through difficult times
By Cllr Ravi Govindia | 01 February 2022
Wandsworth LBC is freezing council rents along with heating and hot water fuel charges from April...
PAY
Council staff need support through the cost of living crisis
By Mike Short | 31 January 2022
In the context of the cost of living crisis, the workers who supported communities through the to...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Amid current political chaos, levelling up cannot be overlooked
By Dr Arianna Giovannini | 26 January 2022
Rhetoric about levelling up is high – but the Government has been missing in action and inequalit...
POVERTY
Cost of living crisis needs fixing – fast
By Heather Jameson | 26 January 2022
Local government will have to brace itself for the rising tide of need, going back to offering su...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
Our golden chance to improve the lives of children
By Charlotte Ramsden | 19 January 2022
The levelling up agenda provides us with the chance to tackle the rising number of children livin...
DIGITAL
Narrowing the digital divide
By Andrea Watts | 19 January 2022
Andrea Watts explains how Sefton’s partnership with Digital Advantage delivers innovative work ex...
DEVOLUTION
Birmingham has a bold vision for levelling up
By Cllr Ian Ward | 13 January 2022
The levelling up White Paper must show how double devolution can deliver opportunities for every ...
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