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EDUCATION
Beyond the call of statutory duty
By James Farr | 01 October 2025
James Farr explains why combined authorities should go the extra mile to tackle the post-16 educa...
SOCIAL CARE
Crafting solutions for social care
By Craig White | 01 October 2025
Social care commissioning teams are under increasing pressure, juggling huge demands while dealin...
PENSIONS
Pulling councillors back on side on pensions
By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2025
Communities secretary Steve Reed's announcement that councillors can re-enter the Local Governmen...
REORGANISATION
Beyond winning and losing: leadership lessons for LGR
By Max Wide | 01 October 2025
Max Wide explores the leadership choices posed by reorganisation and reflects on how collaboratio...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Dear secretary of state – part 2
By Steve Leach | 01 October 2025
As the new secretary of state Steve Reed settles into his new role, Steve Leach and Colin Copus t...
MAYORS
Metro mayors show what real change looks like
By Andrew Carter | 30 September 2025
Andrew Carter says that as national politicians debate abstract promises, metro mayors are delive...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Dear secretary of state - part 1
By Dr Simon Kaye | 30 September 2025
Secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, Steve Reed, has a lot on his pl...
REORGANISATION
Ministers' question time
By Jonathan Carr-West | 30 September 2025
Jonathan Carr-West looks at the reorganisation proposals submitted to the Government, and the que...
HOUSING
When it comes to new towns, smart has trumped brave
By Jackie Sadek | 29 September 2025
The report from the independent New Towns Taskforce is a plan that might actually work, 'and loca...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
Outgoing DCN chair calls for genuine devo
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 29 September 2025
As he steps down from his DCN role, chair Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen reflects on four turbulent years...
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