Scrutiny

By Rebecca Gilbert | 12 October 2023

With the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill going through its final parliamentary stages, Tiffany...

SOLACE

The problem with Best Value

By Barry Quirk CBE | 18 September 2023

The Government’s new Best Value draft guidance targets the right issues, but in too many areas it...

PENSIONS

Plotting a course for the pensions workforce

By Ian Colvin | 11 September 2023

Ian Colvin says while there is no one answer to the challenge of recruitment and retention withi...

LEGISLATION

Building control: staying on top of the changes

By Lorna Stimpson | 23 August 2023

With the launch of the new building safety regime in October, council chief executives must ensur...

INNOVATION

Getting on the road to success

04 July 2023

The final article in The MJ’s series on improvement looks at the five key ways most leaders avoid...

FINANCE

A week in the life of a section 151 officer

By Tracie Langley | 04 July 2023

Tracie Langley has had a technically challenging and fulfilling week, 'but I am feeling the full ...

Getting on the road to success

04 July 2023

The final article in The MJ’s series on improvement looks at the five key ways most leaders avoid...

FINANCE

Power through partnership

By Tom Riordan | 04 July 2023

More than a decade after the Commission on the Future of Local Government, and as we advance towa...

SCRUTINY

Doing better next time

27 June 2023

The latest in The MJ’s series of articles on avoiding organisational failure looks at eight ways ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The trust question

By Sir Bob Neill | 26 June 2023

Sir Bob Neill says it’s time to rebuild faith in politics and the ability of the democratic proce...

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