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TRANSFORMATION
EXCLUSIVE: Croydon concerns over transformation
By Dan Peters | 08 September 2026
Croydon LBC’s corporate management team and commissioners have privately expressed concerns about the council’s transformation pace, focus and outcomes, a leaked document has revealed.
DEVOLUTION
Devolution is transforming transport and more in the Liverpool City Region
By Richard McGuckin | 07 September 2026
As the Liverpool City Region moves ‘to take control of buses, refresh our entire transport fleet,...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs
By Lee Peart | 02 September 2026
Plans to exclude councils from ICBs have been scrapped by the Government.
REORGANISATION
Turning a new unitary into a home
By Michael Coughlin | 26 August 2026
Michael Coughlin says reorganisation offers councils a rare opportunity to redesign structures, c...
PLACE-MAKING
Finding a proper place in our future
By Dr Helen Paterson | 25 August 2026
Northumberland CC’s chief executive Helen Paterson is developing an evidence-based think-piece on...
REORGANISATION
Building a lasting legacy through reorganisation
By Manjeet Gill | 07 August 2026
Reflecting on her experience in Wiltshire, Manjeet Gill says strong leadership and trusted relati...
ANDY BURNHAM
Park the cynicism for Burnham's constitutional shift
By Heather Jameson | 06 August 2026
It will be down to Prime Minister Andy Burnham to make sure dropped bedpans no longer reverberate...
REORGANISATION
A generational chance to rethink digital government
By Martin Ford | 22 July 2026
As local government undergoes widespread reorganisation, Oracle and The MJ held a timely round ta...
LEADERSHIP
Talent: A challenge councils are not solving
By Sandra Farquharson | 21 July 2026
With fewer than 5% of the workforce under 25, Sandra Farquharson argues that councils must stop t...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Ditch the red tape for relational working
By Anna Randle | 20 July 2026
Wigan’s relational approach shows how culture, trust and partnerships deliver better outcomes and...
ASSURANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Independent assurance panel fails to update council progress
By Dan Peters | 14 July 2026
An independent assurance panel formed to ‘support, challenge and advise’ Cheshire East Council’s ...
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