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FINANCE
The big picture is clear – we must work through this together
By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 July 2025
Jonathan Carr-West looks at what the fair funding review consultation reveals – or doesn’t – abou...
AI
AI is the greatest tool councils have at their disposal
By Alexander Iosad | 02 July 2025
By championing AI, councillors of all colours can put local authorities on the path to becoming e...
REORGANISATION
Now for the fair funding fireworks
By Michael Burton | 25 June 2025
The Government has finally grasped the nettle of fair funding by producing a controversial draft ...
FINANCE
Council tax hikes will do the heavy lifting
By Kate Ogden | 17 June 2025
Surprisingly, local government wasn’t at the end of the queue for the chancellor’s cash – or at t...
SOCIAL CARE
Streeting urges NHS to 'work better with local government'
By Michael Burton | 12 June 2025
Health and care secretary Wes Streeting has promised mayors and council leaders ‘a seat at the ta...
SPENDING REVIEW
Spending Review: Reeves back fair pay agreement
By William Eichler | 11 June 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed a fair pay agreement for social care workers in the Spending ...
REORGANISATION
MHCLG floats post-reorganisation social care partnerships
By Dan Peters | 03 June 2025
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has suggested social care partn...
STRONGER THINGS
Building thriving societies – it's easy as ABCD
By Cormac Russell | 28 May 2025
Cormac Russell, headline speaker at New Local's Stronger Things festival at London's Guildhall on...
SOCIAL CARE
Care coalition calls for significant social care funding in Spending Review
By Lee Peart | 22 May 2025
A coalition of stakeholders has called for significant investment in social care in the Spending ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Auditors call for action on delays to children's care cases
By William Eichler | 21 May 2025
The proportion of children who are subject to care proceedings who have had to wait over a year t...
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