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POLICY AND POLITICS
Solace urges Better Care Fund rethink
By Dan Peters | 22 April 2026
Council chief executives have called for an urgent rethink of how funds like the Better Care Fund...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Essex steps back from reorganisation legal challenge
By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2026
Essex CC has stepped back from a legal challenge to the Government’s reorganisation plans but cal...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Lancashire CC apologises for role in failings before Southport attack
By William Eichler | 14 April 2026
The chief executive of Lancashire CC has apologised for the authority's role in the systemic fail...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Torbay Council and NHS end social care partnership over costs
By Martin Ford | 13 April 2026
A social care agreement between Torbay Council and the NHS has broken down over financial concern...
HEALTH
Streeting's health experiment
By Matthew Taylor | 13 April 2026
The health deals recently handed to mayors could resolve flaws that have dogged the NHS since its...
FUNDING
When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
By Ben Page | 13 April 2026
When a council sells off art for ‘small change', it sends a signal to the public that the state i...
PLACE-MAKING
Shaping places that work for everyone
By Ann McGauran | 08 April 2026
Key Cities and architecture practice We Made That have set out five Rights to Place to ensure equ...
POLITICS
Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
By Dan Mead | 08 April 2026
Ahead of the May elections, Labour Together has set out a ‘big bang’ package it says will repair ...
FINANCE
Creating a sustainable future for local government finance is essential
By Tracy Bingham | 25 March 2026
The LGiU's annual State of Local Government Finance survey makes clear that councils cannot raise...
SOCIAL CARE
Beyond the safety net: Embedding prevention at the core of social care reform
By Tom Stannard | 20 March 2026
If we are serious about building sustainable public services and improving outcomes for our commu...
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