Scrutiny

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...

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...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Scotland's police must account locally

By George Thorley | 05 June 2023

Details of the Strategic Partnership Agreement for Policing recently signed with COSLA are still ...

AUDIT

Teesworks project under scrutiny after corruption allegations

By Mark Whitehead | 17 May 2023

A major project to transform the former Redcar Steelworks site into a manufacturing hub is under ...

FINANCE

New audit framework within weeks

By Martin Ford | 16 May 2023

A new framework to bolster local government audit will be brought forward within weeks.

SCRUTINY

Effective politicians are comfortable in their own skin

By Claire Kober | 10 May 2023

Good political outcomes are not secured by alpha males exerting brute force and iron willpower, s...

SCRUTINY

Standing up for the vulnerable

By Ann McGauran | 25 April 2023

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ new president John Pearce speaks to Ann McGa...

LEGAL

Let's go legal

By Ben Cox | 18 April 2023

Penna’s Ben Cox outlines the findings from a panel in which the group looked at the ever increasi...

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