Opinion - Page 161

By Christine McAnea | 17 January 2023

There is an indisputable moral and economic case for the Government to deliver social care and wo...

SOCIAL CARE

Charities can't do everything

By Dan Corry | 17 January 2023

Responding to the scale of the crisis hitting Britain raises difficult issues for charities – and...

HOUSING

We need to make homes greener

By Paul Shevlin | 17 January 2023

Renters have little or no control over the energy efficiency of the homes they live in, yet are t...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Counties should not rest on our laurels

By Nicola Beach | 17 January 2023

While the financial strains for both councils and communities will continue to be the dominant is...

PENSIONS

'Build to Rent' investing allows LGPS to support Levelling Up agenda

By Doug Rowlands | 16 January 2023

Build to Rent (BtR) is an asset class that the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) should incr...

HOUSING

Tackling fuel poverty in the private rented sector

By Cara Jenkinson | 16 January 2023

Councils are calling for action to help them robustly enforce Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...

SOLACE

Bonne année French style

By Mike Bennett | 12 January 2023

The Mayors of communes in France host a fine civic tradition to welcome in the new year, celebrat...

FINANCE

Balancing Housing Revenue Account priorities

By Steve Partridge | 12 January 2023

Councils face a very difficult balancing act in relation to their Housing Revenue Accounts and ul...

EDUCATION

MATs are local and need to be civic players

By Jonathan Crossley-Holland | 12 January 2023

Research on multi-academy trusts highlights that most are locality based, despite 20 years of att...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The state we're in is one of déjà vu

By Heather Jameson | 10 January 2023

We need to talk about the state of the state, and confront the crucial issue of how we pay for pu...

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