Opinion - Page 22

By Andrew Carter | 28 February 2025

Giving places power to raise their own money is a logical next stop for devolution, especially in...

FINANCE

Let's make the case for investing in local government

By Ali Griffin | 27 February 2025

Even in this tough environment, we have countless examples of what the sector is capable of and w...

REORGANISATION

LGA can't please all of the people all of the time

By Heather Jameson | 27 February 2025

Heather Jameson says the Local Government Association is a 'real family, with all the bickering, ...

FINANCE

Managing pension funds is a local distraction

By Tracie Langley | 27 February 2025

Local authorities should be focusing on building better communities and delivering great services...

DEVOLUTION

Connecting the dots across a new landscape

By Elle Dodd | 27 February 2025

Elle Dodd offers a vision of the collaborative relationships, partnerships and leadership needed ...

LG CHALLENGE

Vision of success in Bucks

By Ben Augustine | 26 February 2025

The first Local Government Challenge of 2025 got off the ground at Buckinghamshire Council when c...

SEND

Baking in inclusivity

By Andy Smith | 26 February 2025

Building a truly inclusive education system must be the first step in addressing the challenges i...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A fresh vision for care leavers

By Katharine Sacks-Jones | 26 February 2025

Katharine Sacks-Jones gives her view of the Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill an...

ELECTIONS

Mired in elections muddle

By Ian Miller | 26 February 2025

Ian Miller wonders if ministers were either confused by or kept in the dark about plans that, wit...

DEVOLUTION

Want devo? Why not rework Whitehall, too...

By Evie John | 25 February 2025

It’s only by reimagining all forms of government that we can expand on the transformation hinted ...

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