Skills

By Matt Prosser | 27 June 2022

Without intervention and investment we are headed towards a situation of crisis, with gaps in our...

HEALTH

Burnham attacks Whitehall bidding culture

By Michael Burton | 21 June 2022

Central Government wastes more money than local government because of the bidding culture, Greate...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Survival skills in a candidate-short market

By Jonathon Sheppard | 15 June 2022

With a lot of movement within the sector since the pandemic began, Jonathon Sheppard assesses the...

INNOVATION

Time for bold action on devo

By Adam Hawksbee | 14 June 2022

As Whitehall pulls power into the centre, it erodes local bodies’ capacity and capability, says A...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Grasping the spirit of Chamberlain

07 June 2022

After 150 years, local government is still talking about former Birmingham mayor Joseph Chamberla...

EDUCATION

International approaches to addressing NEETs

By Anna Round | 06 June 2022

The UK’s NEET (not in education, employment or training) rate of 14% has changed very little in 2...

DEVOLUTION

Devolve powers to tackle jobs crisis, council leaders urge

By William Eichler | 17 May 2022

Local authority leaders have called on the Government to devolve more powers to councils to free ...

Green jobs are the route to shared prosperity

By Graham Duxbury | 10 May 2022

Groundwork’s Growing Green Careers report sets out a number of principles designed to address bot...

DIGITAL

Closing the digital skills gap

By Simon Collinson | 04 May 2022

Simon Collinson looks at how to widen the talent pool and bridge the digital skills gap in the UK...

MANAGEMENT

Leaning in to leadership in districts

By Bill Cullen | 04 May 2022

The DCN staff development programme has been relaunched after a pause during COVID. Bill Cullen s...

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