MJ Awards: Shining the light for disabled youngsters

31 October 2013

Derby City Council, winner of The MJ Achievement Award 2013 for Children’s Services, has joined w...

MJ Awards: Hackney's clean machine

25 October 2013

As one of the host boroughs, the eyes of the world were on Hackney during the London 2012 Olympic...

FINANCE

Sawford: 'The answer lies with councils'

By Heather Jameson | 24 October 2013

When both the Government and the shadow cabinet reshuffled earlier this month there were a number...

Spending choices

By Dan Corry | 24 October 2013

The party conferences showed the parties gearing up for the next election.

Briefing: National Children and Adults Services Conference 2013

16 October 2013

This year’s National Children and Adults Services Conference in Harrogate made the headlines.

WHITEHALL

Briefing: Reshuffle October 2013

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

Jonathan Werran analyses what last week’s reshuffle means for the coalition, and how the oppositi...

HEALTH

Briefing: SOLACE 2013

By Michael Burton | 16 October 2013

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham last week told council chief executives that a national care...

MJ Awards: How Merton worked its magic

By Heather Jameson | 16 October 2013

When Merton LBC embarked on a ‘journey to excellence’ it redesigned its operating model to be bus...

MJ Awards: The message in Staffordshire is engagement

16 October 2013

When Staffordshire CC launched its Family First reorganisation it made sure the council's communi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

New ideas can solve an old problem

By Steven Howell | 16 October 2013

Steven Howell assesses a report examining how local authorities can realistically help promote ec...