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FINANCE
Council looks to address £100m 'black hole'
By Ellie Ames | 01 November 2023
Somerset Council is considering measures, including reducing staffing and cutting services to sta...
FINANCE
Councils face £3bn funding gap, LGA warns
By William Eichler | 04 July 2023
Councils in England face a funding gap of almost £3bn over the next two years just to maintain se...
RECRUITMENT
Performance broadly maintained in first council four-day week pilot
By Ann McGauran | 09 March 2023
Early data from the first four-day week pilot at an English local authority is leading to a step ...
DATA
Real talk
By Jonathan Carr-West | 15 February 2023
With the rise of AI filtering through to all areas of society, Dr Jonathan Carr-West looks at its...
FINANCE
Let's use conversations to tackle misunderstandings about councils
By Adele Taylor | 11 May 2022
If we are to change people’s views about what local government achieves with the resources it has...
COMMUNITIES
We won't let our citizens down
By Lawrence Conway | 25 March 2020
Lawrence Conway says South Lakeland DC is 'asking our teams to be flexible about how they work an...
INFRASTRUCTURE
What have councils ever done for us?
By George Thorley | 06 November 2019
George Thorley sets the changing structures and responsibilities of local government in both Scot...
FINANCE
Councils looking to insource due to austerity - APSE report
By Martin Ford | 29 May 2019
Austerity has driven councils to insource more services, research has concluded.
BUSINESS
Social value should be compulsory, Lords suggest
By Hiba Mahamadi | 24 May 2019
Incorporating social value into financial decision-making should be compulsory for councils, it h...
REORGANISATION
Oxfordshire councils to extend joint working arrangements
By William Eichler | 16 April 2019
Two councils are considering extending their working partnership in a move they hope will trigger...
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