Opinion - Page 119

By Andrew Carter | 26 August 2023

The party conferences should offer some insight into policy, says Andrew Carter, but what will th...

WHITEHALL

Agile action on the road to reform

By Bob Neill | 26 August 2023

The whole process upon which local government funding is based, including the formula determining...

HOUSING

Government must get its act together on housing supply

By Cllr Nesil Caliskan | 24 August 2023

Homelessness rates will rocket unless the Government deals with the fundamental issue of housing ...

LEGISLATION

Building control: staying on top of the changes

By Lorna Stimpson | 23 August 2023

With the launch of the new building safety regime in October, council chief executives must ensur...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Devolution: keeping it local, making it work

By Trevor Holden | 23 August 2023

The current drive to move things to upper tier authorities in two tier areas runs a real risk of ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Pioneering a new approach to children's social care in Somerset

By Chris Luck | 22 August 2023

A new partnership in Somerset is supporting the county’s most complex looked-after children and c...

PLANNING

Right idea, wrong tools

By Holly Lewis | 21 August 2023

Holly Lewis explains why she believes expanding Permitted Development Rights in town centres is a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Collaborative growth engines

By Tim Pope | 21 August 2023

Irrespective of the model for delivering the functions of LEPs, transferring responsibility into...

SOCIAL CARE

National Partnership Agreement needs strong engagement and sustainable funding

By Cllr David Fothergill | 21 August 2023

Without careful planning, the ‘Right Care, Right Person’ approach risks adding to the burden on p...

HEALTH

The reality of council finances remain: the system is broken

By Heather Jameson | 16 August 2023

What is surprising is the IFS report which concluded that council funding is broken was commissio...

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