SERVICE DELIVERY
Forging the future
By Martin Ford | 25 June 2025
With the sector in crisis and the need for radical change, fundamental questions are being asked about what local government is for. Martin Ford reports.
WHITEHALL
Helping folk stay afloat
By Chris Naylor | 25 June 2024
Chris Naylor says his intuitively simple vision is for a neighbourhood-based preventative state –...
WHITEHALL
Service cuts likely, think-tank warns
By Ellie Ames | 21 June 2024
Councils could be forced to cut back service provision if cost and demand pressures continue to g...
FINANCE
Removing the local barriers that stop older people from flourishing
By Natalie Turner | 20 June 2024
In the context of councils’ need to make cost savings, Natalie Turner looks at how local authorit...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A Faer Point
By Martin Tucker | 15 May 2024
There are fewer levers for council leaders to pull in their areas. Visible services are reduced a...
DATA
The time for answers
By Cllr Shaun Davies | 07 May 2024
Last week, The Times used Oflog data to produce league tables, realising local government’s fears...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Let's have a real conversation about money
By Rachael Shimmin | 07 May 2024
We need a serious, grown-up conversation about what kind of state we want, what kind of state we ...
SERVICE DELIVERY
Jon Snow you know nothing
By Blair McPherson | 12 April 2024
Blair McPherson explains how his bid to explain the daunting complexities of how local government...
HEALTH
Clear and present danger
By Derek Allen | 03 April 2024
Public protection services have enormous benefits for communities – but they are in crisis. Derek...
TRANSFORMATION
A duck by any other name?
By Anthony Noun | 02 April 2024
‘Co-production’ has been one of the big buzzwords in public services for several years – but how ...
FINANCE
Reimagining council operations: Hunt vs. Logic
By Claire Agutter | 25 March 2024
Claire Agutter says councils can navigate financial challenges by adopting robust strategic plann...
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