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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
National leadership has failed
By Polly Lord | 01 November 2022
Polly Lord says it is councils (again) who are stepping up to lead through the current crisis and...
PLANNING
Infrastructure is crucial to maximising sustainable growth
By Joanna Killian | 01 November 2022
Rishi Sunak’s administration will need to grow the economy quickly, and he could start on an almo...
HOUSING
Government priorities will not be achieved without strong local government
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 01 November 2022
Rishi Sunak will be aware there is a hugely powerful case for councils' funding to be protected, ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Rescuing the ship
By Jonathan Werran | 01 November 2022
The brand of compassionate Conservatism the new Prime Minister has outlined and has determined to...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
How Gove can resurrect 'levelling up'
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 31 October 2022
Chair of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA) Cllr Stephen Houghton has t...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Five local actions on SEND
By Al Thompson | 31 October 2022
Councils shouldn’t wait for funding and legislation to improve the experiences and outcomes for c...
FINANCE
It is time to stand up and say 'enough is enough'
By John Tizard | 31 October 2022
This is not the time for setting unbalanced budgets, but it is also not the time to act as if cou...
INFRASTRUCTURE
The clock is ticking on the big switch off
By Dan Davies | 28 October 2022
Time is ticking as councils drag their feet on the impending PSTN/ISDN, WLR switch off, but the p...
COMMERCIALISM
The tentative theory of the infinite queue
By Abdool Kara | 26 October 2022
Abdool Kara considers why a Government should invest in prevention when it will make no tangible ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Complaints matter more than ever
By Michael King | 26 October 2022
Local Government Ombudsman Michael King says that, while he is sympathetic to councils facing tou...
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