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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Let children be seen and heard

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2015

For too long society has failed to listen to its youngest members and that must change, the new c...

FINANCE

How to deliver genuine change

By Laura Sharman | 14 July 2015

Local authorities must change the way they deliver efficiency and transformation programmes. The ...

WHITEHALL

It's all about the money

By Heather Jameson | 14 July 2015

Heather Jameson looks at the small print for the sector as the emergency budget provided a mixed ...

WHITEHALL

Procurement scrutinised

By Dan Corry | 08 July 2015

Payment by results may be contributing to the problems of public services rather than solving the...

FINANCE

A necessary tool for growth

By Lars M Andersson | 08 July 2015

Rapid urbanisation and new infrastructure development is at a critical point. Lars M Andersson ar...

FINANCE

Making the leap into municipal bonds

By Dan Peters | 08 July 2015

Developed through the Local Government Association as a means of reducing councils’ capital finan...

A new job, right out of the blue

By Michael Burton | 01 July 2015

The new Conservative chairman of the Local Government Association, Cllr Gary Porter, had his bags...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Time to get tough on CSE grooming

By Cllr David Simmonds | 01 July 2015

With instances of child sexual exploitation making major news headlines in recent times, Cllr Dav...

WHITEHALL

Committing to the Covenant

By William Lyn | 25 June 2015

Councils up and down the country are delivering great things for military veterans in support of ...

BUSINESS

The politics of mutuals

By Cllr Colin Noble | 24 June 2015

Craig Dearden-Phillips and Suffolk leader, Cllr Colin Noble, argue the local political hurdles fo...