LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Demand management

By Martin Reeves | 13 October 2014

Dr Martin Reeves believes demand management should be filled by a new contract between the local ...

FINANCE

Follow the Golden Spiral

By Barry Quirk | 13 October 2014

Barry Quirk applies the Fibonacci sequence to addressing the delicate balance between cost-cuttin...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Self challenge

By Mark Rogers | 07 October 2014

SOLACE president Mark Rogers previews the forthcoming annual summit to be held in Liverpool next ...

PAY

A very British COO

By Jonathan Werran | 06 October 2014

The role of chief operating officer (COO) has been embedded in private sector management structu...

FINANCE

Time to grasp the devolutionary moment

By Cllr David Hodge | 30 September 2014

Chairman of the County Councils Network, Cllr David Hodge, sets out the powers and fiscal freedom...

WHITEHALL

What does the reshuffle mean for local government?

By Michael Burton | 01 August 2014

What does the ministerial reshuffle and the departure of Sir Bob Kerslake mean for local governme...

SOCIAL CARE

The long road to wellbeing

By Heather Jameson | 17 July 2014

‘Many of our public services are no longer fit for purpose . . . nowhere more so than in social c...

Ageing population means austerity here to stay

By Michael Burton | 17 July 2014

The Office for Budget Responsibility looks ahead over the next half century.

Time is running out for budget saving options

By Michael Burton | 03 July 2014

Local authority chief executives and directors are increasingly concerned about how they will man...

Asset management – a strategic interpretation is necessary

By Steve Hanks | 26 June 2014

Steve Hanks outlines new approaches to ownership of physical assets could help local government p...