Opinion - Page 18

By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2025

If the growth mission is the big priority on this side of the pond, 'what action is the Governmen...

REORGANISATION

Mapping local government reorganisation

By Ben Pykett | 22 January 2025

Katie Johnston and Ben Pykett consider the balancing act of local government reorganisation, and ...

AI

Councils risk missing out on the transformative potential of AI

By Leo Hanna | 21 January 2025

Central government must recognise the importance of local government in their plans for AI-assist...

PENSIONS

Decoupling the accounts is the way forward

By Cllr Neil Swannick | 21 January 2025

The Government’s proposal to publish and audit the accounts of the Local Government Pension Funds...

REGENERATION

Earning and belonging

By Sadie Levi | 21 January 2025

To truly revitalize and maximise the potential of towns we must think about how local people and ...

AI

Expanding on the growing role of AI in the public sector

By Cllr Ian Parry | 17 January 2025

Following the Government’s announcement of an AI Opportunities Plan, Ian Parry says Staffordshire...

DEVOLUTION

The makings of a fascinating year

By By Abdool Kara | 17 January 2025

Abdool Kara looks to the year ahead as 2024 closed with a flurry of government actions for the se...

UNIONS

Time to reverse course?

By Paul Bell | 17 January 2025

Unison’s Paul Bell looks at the impact of LATCs and evaluates the long-term risk to council workf...

GRENFELL INQUIRY

Lessons in resilience from the Grenfell tragedy

By Rob Wahl | 16 January 2025

Resilience has to be an intrinsic part of every department so that when a crisis hits, the respon...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Building a brighter future for our children

By Andy Smith | 16 January 2025

Child poverty, a sector wide recruitment and retention crisis, and a ‘broken’ SEND system could f...

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