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Taking back control
LOCAL ECONOMIES

Taking back control

By Sarah Longlands | 01 July 2026

Is Burnham’s vision of the productive state a licence for local government to take back control, asks Sarah Longlands.

POVERTY

Lessons from Swansea: A collaborative approach to addressing poverty stigma

By Amanda Hill-Dixon | 11 June 2026

Amanda Hill-Dixon sets out evidence-informed actions for councils to reduce poverty stigma throug...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Developing strong local partnerships is critical if the Department of Education is to achieve its objectives

By Emma Willson | 08 June 2026

Effective partnerships, clear accountability and stronger evidence are essential if central and l...

EMPLOYMENT

Finding a NEET solution

By Tom Stannard | 02 June 2026

The interim report of the Milburn Review revealed the stark reality of youth unemployment. Tom St...

LEGAL

Southport Inquiry: a damning verdict

By Martin Ford | 23 April 2026

The inquiry into the devastating knife attack that claimed the lives of three young children in 2...

AI

Councils can't deliver better public understanding of AI without resource

By Susan Oman | 10 April 2026

Better AI awareness is needed both inside and beyond the council in its communities, says Susan O...

INEQUALITY

London is a city becoming increasingly unequal for those raising children

By Indi Miller | 09 April 2026

London’s ‘child-free’ centre is creating an increasingly unequal experience of growing up in the ...

PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM

Places: a call for more coterminosity

By Dr Catherine Howe | 18 March 2026

Catherine Howe asks: What if, instead of tussles over public sector reform between places and Whi...

SEND

Government announces £4bn SEND overhaul

By Joe Lepper | 23 February 2026

A £4bn ‘generational’ overhaul of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support has b...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Start as you mean to go on

By Dawn Plimmer | 15 September 2025

Best Start in Life Plans could be a once in generation opportunity, argues Dawn Plimmer of Collab...

FINANCE

IFS: SEND review needs to offer long-term solution

By Joe Lepper | 12 September 2025

The forthcoming Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) review needs to offer a long-te...

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